Confucian banquet is a kind of high-level banquet specially prepared by the feast duke for receiving distinguished guests, appointing a monarch, mourning days, birthdays, weddings and funerals. The dishes are mainly northern dishes. Since then, Confucian banquets have gradually gathered the essence of all parts of the country and become an important part of Shandong cuisine. The raw materials of Confucian cuisine are expensive camel's hoof and bear's paw.
There are also local specialties, such as fish and shrimp in Weishan Lake, which are commonly used in Confucian cuisine. Confucian banquets are divided into five major banquets: the birthday banquet is mainly to celebrate the birthday of the feast duke and his family. The delicacies at the banquet are very particular, and the names of the dishes have their own meanings. The main products that have been passed down to this day are: longevity fish, longevity peach and so on. A flower banquet is a banquet held when the duke's son or young lady gets married. Confucius has always married a noble family, and the flower banquet is naturally noble and decent. This kind of banquet especially highlights the word "West", and the name of the dish is appropriate, elegant and generous. There are also Yuanyang chicken, phoenix shark's fin, and taking it to court.
A wedding banquet means that everyone who has suffered from the closure, attack, winning a son and other festive events in Confucius' House should hold a banquet to congratulate him. This kind of banquet often highlights the festive atmosphere, and the dishes are so exquisite and auspicious. The dishes handed down to this day are: fried chicken, Four Joy Meetballs and so on. The welcome banquet is a high-level banquet to welcome the holy driver and entertain the princes and ministers. This banquet has the highest specifications, and there are many delicacies on the table, among which the most luxurious is the Manchu-Han banquet in Qing Dynasty. Home cooking is a banquet used by Confucius to receive relatives and friends, and the dishes often change with the seasons. In addition to the internal kitchen and external kitchen, there is also a small kitchen built by yourself to cook for yourself.
The main courses of Confucius Banquet are: fairy duck, first-class sea cucumber, dried meat of Confucius, mandarin fish with flower baskets and first-class tofu, which can be tasted in all hotels in Qufu. Fairy duck, also known as steamed duck, is a big dish with a long history at Confucius banquet. According to records, when Confucius' 74th grandson Kong Fanpo was appointed as the magistrate in Tongzhou, Shanxi, one day his attendant chef cooked a steamed whole duck. The meat is rotten and boneless, the soup is delicious, fat but not greasy.
he immediately asked about this dish, and the chef replied: steamed in a cage, with fragrance inserted, the aroma is all ripe. Kong Fanpo was deeply surprised by what he said. He was even called the immortal duck, hence the name, and became a popular delicacy. Basket mandarin fish is shaped like a flower basket, with exquisite craftsmanship, delicious fish and tender and delicious meat. It is an auspicious dish in Confucian banquets, which means more than wealth.