1. There are 108 kinds of official cuisines. According to historical records, the Manchu-Han banquet originated in the Qing Dynasty. Because there were few large-scale wars in North Korea in the Qing Dynasty, the monarch's life at that time was relatively stable, and he paid more attention to pleasure, eating, drinking and having fun. At that time, there was a man named Zhang Dongguan, a chef in the Qing Dynasty. When a royal family got married, he made a banquet in Guanglu Temple. He used everything that flew in the sky, ran on the ground and swam in the water at the Manchu-Han banquet, and the result was well received by the ministers and monarchs at that time. Later, whenever the royal family held large-scale activities and banquets, the royal dining hall would be filled with banquets to show respect for courtiers and show the face of the royal family.
Second, everyone can taste the Manchu-Han banquet together and show its charm. Man-Han banquet was originally a dish that everyone ate together. It includes bird's nest, ham, poultry, fish and various local delicacies. When the emperor holds birthday banquets, family banquets and holiday banquets, he will use Manchu-Han banquet. This feeling of gathering delicious food from all over the country is very good and makes the royal family like it very much.
Moreover, the chefs recruited by the royal family and the exclusive Manchu-Chinese banquet were all devoted to Manchu-Chinese banquet, which shows the monarch's love for this way. Man-Han banquet was a reward for courtiers at that time. Of course, emperors also love this kind of food, but it is unnecessary and wasteful for a person like Cixi to eat 108.