Luoyang water banquet was first popular in the folk, the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian, Luoyang water banquet was introduced to the palace, accompanied by other delicacies, made of the palace feast. Later, its preparation method was spread to the folk, and only then did it form today's specialties. Luoyang water feast, composed of 24 pieces, referred to as "three eight seats". At the opening of the first 8 cold dishes on the wine, divided into 4 meat and 4 vegetarian, followed by 16 hot dishes, all served in different types of blue and white sea bowl.
Luoyang water seat features: a meat and vegetarian, vegetarian meat to do, a wide range of materials, the sky birds, underground beasts, the sea fish, the ground in the vegetables can be included in the seat. Can be based on the economic situation of the person who set up the table, can be simple or complex, abundance and frugality by the people. Secondly, there is soup and water, with a variety of flavors, sour, spicy, sweet and salty. Thirdly, there are strict rules for the order of serving dishes, reasonable matching, careful selection of materials and appropriate fire. Luoyang water table, and is divided into high, medium and low three grades, according to the situation.
Luoyang Peony Bird's Nest is the highlight of Luoyang Water Seat and the most famous dish in Luoyang. According to legend, when Wu Zetian was in power in the Tang Dynasty, a dozens of kilograms of carrot grew in a vegetable field in Luoyang, and the local officials offered it to the palace as a tribute. Wu Zetian saw it, the dragon heart is very happy, think this is the praise of heaven on her political achievements, and then ordered the imperial chef to use it as a dish. Radish is not a rare object, it is the main dish is not what special flavor, the imperial chef after a lot of thinking, decided to cook it and the palace of the mountain treasures. Wu Zetian ate, think the dish flavor is very fresh, almost and bird's nest comparable, then gave the name "swallow vegetable". From then on, a radish with mountain treasures dishes on the palace's imperial menu, become the best hospitality for VIPs.