Diaoyutai State Guesthouse's "Diaoyutai Cuisine" is famous all over the world. The dishes are mainly developed by the State Guesthouse, the Palace Museum and the First Historical Archives of China, which jointly study ancient books, and mainly focus on the meals of yongzheng emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi. Such as shark fin fishing rice, small beef, royal black mushroom liver sauce soup, Buddha jumping wall, steamed hot and sour mullet egg soup and Manchu-Han banquet, are all first-class delicacies. Feng Shusen also gave an example that impressed the reporter. He said that the state banquet was a "golden fishing wing", and the shark's fin in it was as thick as noodles and delicious.
The reporter is still curious: "So, do all heads of state like to eat a Manchu-Chinese banquet?"
He said with a smile, "Not really. When the Manchu-Han banquet was in the Qing Dynasty, the political significance was greater than the food. At that time, Kangxi put Manchu and Han dishes on the table at the same time, which meant that Manchu and Han families were close, so the state banquet was the most precious. With the accumulation of experience, the presentation of dishes has become increasingly rich. "
Generally speaking, the national cuisine of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse has three aspects: inheriting the palace cuisine to reflect the highest standard of cuisine; Absorb the eight folk cuisines of Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and Huizhou, and learn the dishes of western countries, especially halal food and Indian dishes.
"Before the Fuehrer arrives for a visit, we will learn about Fuehrer's diet and living habits from the relevant units, and then prepare various dishes according to his requirements."
the highest standard of protocol is to continue the living habits of the head of state in the country, not to change them. "The heads of state's visit is very compact. What we can do is to let them get the most comfortable enjoyment, not change their habits!"
even, some heads of state will "bring their own" chefs. At this time, the chef of the State Guesthouse will try to cooperate with the requirements and let the other party use the best kitchen utensils and stoves to achieve the goal of "taking good care of the guests"!
Feng Shusen admits that this is a job with high political content and great pressure. He also often tells employees that since the work is related to the diplomacy and future of the two countries, I hope you will pay attention to the details carefully to avoid complications.