all kinds of delicacies. Although it has been more than half a year since the peace was made, Emperor Akihito did not hold the abdication ceremony until the end of last month and handed over the position of the Emperor to Emperor Naruhito. On the afternoon of November 1th, Emperor Akihito and his wife cruised in a convertible and received the blessings of the people along the way. This is also the last ceremony in a series of ceremonies called "enthronement ceremony".
The emperor and his wife held a "banquet" in the palace to entertain domestic and foreign guests attending the ceremony. Including Prince Charles of England, Hassanal of Sultans Of Brunei and King Carl XVI of Sweden, attended the dinner.
The banquet dishes are mainly Heshi, following the dishes of Akihito when he ascended the throne 3 years ago. Traditional Japanese cuisine is used to show hospitality. Dishes include high-grade ingredients, such as snapper, matsutake, beef and so on. The palace hall (equivalent to the kitchen) said, "I hope the guests can enjoy the unique Japanese food."
The dinner consists of nine dishes cooked by Gao Qiao Qingtai, chef of Prince Gallery in Tokyo. In order to ensure uniform appearance, all plates must be measured with a ruler before production to ensure neat shape.
appetizers: steamed snapper, abalone,? ? ? ? Liver. Cold dishes: smoked salmon, shellfish. Baked food: beef rolls with asparagus. Warm food: Steamed shark's fin and maitake in a tea bowl. Fried food: Fried crab, fish with sand and chicken. Staple food: Assorted rice with bamboo shoots and mushrooms. Soup: Yi Shi lobster clear soup with pine mushrooms. Fruit: strawberry, honeydew melon and papaya platter. Dim sum: and fruit.
in order to take care of the tastes of special guests, the organizer also prepared vegetarian and halal menus, and asked each guest's preferences and taboos in detail in advance. In addition, although whales, dolphins and puffer fish are a kind of high-quality food, they have always been controversial and will not appear at dinner. The banquet lasted for 4 days and received nearly 2 domestic and foreign VIPs.
nowadays, state banquet-level dishes have long been a mystery.
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