The menu of this state banquet is not a legendary "gluttonous meal", but a few relatively simple and exquisite Hangzhou specialties: clear soup of Tricholoma matsutake, pine nut mandarin fish, shrimp in Longjing, orange stuffed with cream crab, Dongpo steak, fruits and vegetables of four seasons, and some cold dishes, snacks and fruit ice cream. Drinking is 20 12 year Changyu dry red and 20 1 1 year Changyu dry white.
How is the menu selected?
△ Xizi Hotel (data map)
There is no doubt that the G20 Summit will be held in Hangzhou, and the state banquet hosted by world leaders will focus on exquisite hangzhou dishes. In April this year, relevant departments of Hangzhou took the opportunity to welcome the G20 Summit and held the hangzhou dishes Cuisine and Service Skills Competition at the hangzhou dishes Museum in China. The most striking thing is that the contest selected 20 dishes with the most Hangzhou characteristics, including 16 dishes and 4 snacks.
Most of these dishes are famous historical dishes in Hangzhou, but some new cooking skills are incorporated, which makes them more contemporary. Chefs say they are ready to make foreign friends forget the wonderful taste of Hangzhou. What do these classic hangzhou dishes have?
Which of these classic hangzhou dishes have you eaten? If you are the chef tonight, which dish do you want Obama, Putin and other leaders to taste most?
Set the saddle on the right horse. What kind of tableware should be used to match the dinner dishes that can be called "national beauty and fragrance"
It is understood that the "West Lake Feast" tableware design team used in the G20 State Banquet is from Shanghai, and its design and creation are inspired by water and natural landscape. The whole set of porcelain reflects the keynote of G20 State Banquet with "West Lake elements, Hangzhou characteristics, Jiangnan charm, China style and world power".
The pattern of tableware for state banquet is created by the "green landscape" meticulous brushwork with freehand brushwork, which is rich in traditional cultural aesthetic elements. The layout is subtle and precise, and the artistic conception is fresh.
All pattern designs are taken from the real scene of the West Lake. For example, the series of tea and coffee porcelain utensils is inspired by the lotus and lotus shapes of the West Lake, and the lid of the pot is like a water drop.
Stroll around the west lake, the most memorable bridges, large and small. The logo pattern of this G20 Summit uses 20 lines to depict a bridge-shaped outline. Bridge, in this set of state banquet tableware, is not only reflected in the pattern, but also integrated with the elements of bridge in the shape of the appliance.
The hemispherical lifting design of the cold dish platter originated from San Tan Yin Yue, one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. The height of the handle is 5.5 cm. In order to truly restore the shape of the three pools and the moon, craftsmen need to carve six 0.3 cm windows on the handle with a diameter of 1.5 cm. The creative design of the upper part of the top cover comes from the "Man Long Gui Yu", which is based on the natural snuggling of osmanthus flowers in Hangzhou and bamboo in Jiangnan.
The soup cup adopts double-layer constant temperature to ensure that the hot soup can keep the temperature. The shape design of the soup cup is inspired by the treasure ship of the Maritime Silk Road, and the handle of the soup cup cover is a simple bridge hole shape.