When it comes to it? Man-Han banquet? Naturally, we will think of the famous grand banquet that rose in the Qing Dynasty and had 18 dishes in total. Therefore, no matter from the number of these dishes or the types of these dishes, it is not easy to prepare such a banquet. Therefore, it is certainly not every day to make a banquet with such a complicated process like this. As for what kind of occasion, will such a banquet with the highest specifications be put on? We can think about this problem from different kinds of Manchu-Han banquet.

when it comes to the formation of the embryonic form of Manchu-Han banquet, we can trace it back to the period after Manchu entered the customs. It is said that at that time, the Manchu set up an organization in charge of banquets modeled after the Han system. As a result, various kinds of rich cuisines have gradually developed. As for the specific formation of the Manchu-Han banquet, we can trace it back to the Qianlong period, because it has nothing to do with Qianlong? Gourmet of the Qing Dynasty? Has an inseparable relationship with the identity.

When the Manchu-Chinese banquet gradually matured, Manchu-Chinese banquet styles with different names were formed. The first is the Mongolian pro-vassal banquet, which, as the name implies, is a banquet set up by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to entertain the Mongolian relatives who married the royal family. Therefore, on the occasion of entertaining Mongolian marriage relatives, the emperor will let the servants put on the highest Manchu-Chinese banquet; The second is the courtiers' banquet, which is said to be held on the 16th day of the first month, the day after Shang Yuan. It refers to a banquet attended by people who have made meritorious deeds in the Ninth Qing Dynasty, and the emperor can also commend and win over some competent ministers through this banquet. Therefore, when entertaining competent ministers, the emperor will also put on the highest standard Manchu-Chinese banquet; The third is the longevity banquet, that is, the highest-standard Manchu-Chinese banquet will be put on the birthday of the emperor and empress; The fourth is a thousand banquets, that is, more than 6 elderly people celebrate the emperor's birthday and attend the royal banquet; The fifth is the Nine White Banquet, in which the emperor put on a Manchu-Chinese banquet to entertain envoys. The last one is a seasonal feast, which means that every seasonal festival, the palace will also put on a Manchu-Chinese banquet to celebrate. Man-Han banquet? As an important symbol in the history of Chinese food culture, it plays a key role in the formation of our modern cuisines, that is, the eight major cuisines.