It's really average. I was chatting with an old master who entered the Great Hall in' 68 (or' 69). He said that the dishes cooked in the Great Hall were changed according to the tastes of the leaders, depending on the tastes of the people above, not the general public, and the dishes eaten by the people above should be less oily, less salty, less spicy and less naked according to the doctor's advice.
At the same time, the State Banquet in the General Assembly Hall banquets for ten thousand people, and at the same time, it should be acceptable to every participant. Whether it is delicious or not is not the first priority. The first thing is to let the participants eat it before making changes in the dishes.
Therefore, the food in the General Assembly Hall, regardless of western food in Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Huaiyang, tastes peaceful. In order to eat less oil and less open fire, and to serve ten thousand people at the same time, the state banquet dishes are mainly prepared by stewing and steaming.
As for the dishes, they are: moderate (the characteristics of the cuisine are faded), healthy (less oil, even less gutter oil), safe (no bones, no allergic ingredients), and all people can eat them (not too spicy or salty), but they are tasteless and tasteless, which is a model of the cuisine of veteran cadres and conforms to the concept of governing the country. After all, this is not a place to fill the stomach and satisfy the taste buds. Eight words are given to the state banquet: be steady and steady, don't make waves.
I checked the menu of a state banquet: cold cuts, saffron bean curd soup, Buddha jumping wall, crispy prawns, veal with herbs, fried fresh vegetables with chicken fir, stewed skirts with bamboo shoots, western-style desserts, fried rice with foie gras, fruit platter, three-color tofu almonds, bread and butter. When you see the menu, you should be able to feel that the dishes of this veteran cadre are basically soft and tender, and there will be no such situation as knocking your teeth or chewing.