Introduction of Manchu-Chinese banquet menu
Man-Han Banquet is a huge banquet that combines the dietary characteristics of Manchu and Han people in China. It originated from the court of Qing Dynasty. Originally, it was a birthday banquet for Kangxi's 66th birthday, aiming at resolving the disharmony between Manchu and Han. Later generations followed this tradition and added delicious food, which was extremely luxurious. Famous banquets in the Qing Dynasty include Mongolian princes' banquet, courtiers' banquet, birthday banquet, thousand banquets and nine white banquets. Generally, there are 108 kinds of dishes at Manchu-Han banquet, which are salty and sweet, with exquisite meat and fine materials, highlighting the special flavor of Manchu-Han banquet, barbecue, hot pot and shabu-shabu, and showing the characteristics of Han cooking such as roasting, frying, frying and roasting, which is the treasure and the highest realm of Chinese food culture. Generally, there are at least 108 kinds of dishes (54 kinds in South China and 54 kinds in North China) at a Manchu-Han banquet, and they are all eaten in three days. It is a treasure of China's food culture.