A banquet is a banquet held because of custom or social etiquette. Also known as banquet, banquet and cocktail party, it is a form of combining social activities with diet. People can not only enjoy the art of food, but also enhance interpersonal communication through banquets. A whole set of dishes at a banquet is called a banquet. Because banquet is the core of a banquet, people often regard these two words as synonyms.

According to the nature, specifications and standards of banquet dishes, they can be divided into high-grade banquets, ordinary banquets, vegetarian banquets and halal banquets.

1, High-end Banquet A high-end banquet is a banquet with delicacies or local products as raw materials and dishes carefully cooked by famous chefs. Such as "swallow-wing banquet", "shark's fin banquet", "all-sheep banquet" and "Manchu-Han banquet". It is required that its color, fragrance, taste, shape and utensils are all good, the restaurant environment is elegant and luxurious, the tableware is exquisite, and with the high-quality banquet service, the guests can enjoy both spiritually and materially.

2. Ordinary Banquet An ordinary banquet is a banquet composed of dishes made of ordinary raw materials such as pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, eggs and aquatic products. Because it is economical, the quality of dishes can be high or low, the quantity can be more or less, the cooking methods are varied, and it is a very suitable banquet form for the public. General wedding, birthday, reward, farewell, reunion, etc.