Confucius said, "You can never get tired of eating delicious food and stewing delicious food." . The saint also told everyone that we must strive for perfection in diet, and we should never bother to taste the most delicious food.
At first, I thought it was a contradiction. Since eating a simple meal is a kind of enjoyment, why pursue the supreme realm of food? However, at Confucian banquets, we can find that they are inextricably linked.
The delicacy mentioned by saints is not a vulgar thing that can be valued, but a wonderful realm contained in a beautiful taste and a mysterious mystery hidden in a harmonious environment. No matter how luxurious the banquet is, it will eventually become boring. Only profound culture can last forever.
First, the realm of Confucianism: a pulse of books flows for thousands of years.
Although the Confucian banquet opened soon, it has become a minor celebrity, and many diners have nicknamed it "Little Confucius House".
When you arrive at the Confucian banquet, you will feel that the Shandong cuisine restaurant with Confucian culture as its soul will spread Confucius' thoughts and Confucian culture to every corner.
From Dacheng Dragon Column at the entrance, to Ruby Library in the lobby, from the far-reaching greed to Kuiwen Pavilion, the grandeur of Confucian culture is displayed everywhere with tangible landscapes. Every scenic spot culture will leave the deepest impression on diners, such as the publishing house that you can see as soon as you enter the door.
A row of copper cans hung, and water gurgled down and poured into the cans. There is an axe at the waist of the can. When the water is shallow, it is safe and stable. Once the water is full, it will roll over and diarrhea. This monitor is said to be an instrument used by the ancients to irrigate farmland, but Confucius learned a mysterious philosophy from it: full of losses and moderate gains. In other words, "complacency will lead to damage, while humility will benefit." This may be the earliest version of the popular "empty cup idea". At first glance, I suddenly realized.
In addition, the "Holy Map" distributed in various business districts is the earliest stone carving comic book in ancient times, which vividly reproduces some scenes of Confucius' preaching and teaching before his death in an illustrated way. The jade books of Kirin, the rites and music of the ancestral temple, the retreat of poetry and books, the observation of ceremonies and the biography of filial piety all tell an intriguing story. Many customers who come here stop to watch in front of the monument map and read a sense of satisfaction in the long river of culture from their faces.
The name of the private room is also closely related to Confucius and Confucian culture. Zhongyong Hall, Analects Hall, Shangshu Hall, Shijing Hall, Sanhuan Hall, Siwei Hall, Jiusi Hall, Libu Hall, Fangs, Teachers' Temple, Dunshan Hall, Chongren Hall, Liuyi Palace, etc. The core ideas and classics of Confucius are vividly displayed.
The Confucius Banquet has a special cultural commentator who can explain the cultural allusions about Confucius in detail like a tour guide. Under the guidance of the service staff, I seem to have traveled around the world with Confucius for thousands of years. Some people can't help but sigh: "A meal of Confucianism is better than ten years of study."
The Scholars: A Five-flavor Drama of Unity of Form and Spirit
If the Confucian banquet is compared to a person, those elegant halls and intriguing cultural attractions are gorgeous and exquisite robes; The colorful dishes on the dining table are full of savings and unparalleled brilliance for men.
The dishes of Confucian banquet take literature as the flavor, literature as the name and literature as the shape.
Choose Renanli, Bailu Yiren, Yangguan Sanyi, Kuanren Gathering, I am worried about four flavors, cultivate one's morality and keep one's family together, write jade books of Kirin, know people's beautiful eyes, attract people to court, be a gentleman's lover, have a feast with a crown, write a monkey's head with a royal pen, and write poems in harmony-all these dishes are full of poetry. Of course, it is possible to understand what it is in a short time. It doesn't matter. Every waiter at the Confucian banquet can explain the name of the dish and the cultural story behind it in detail for you. First, harmony without difference.
Harmony is different-this dish is also called spinach cake. When spinach and jelly are mixed together, they will produce different colors and different textures. Mustard and sesame paste are mixed in small ingredients to produce different flavors. It is in line with a famous saying of Confucius: gentlemen are harmonious but different, and villains are not harmonious.
Second, there are three stacks in Yangguan and three stacks in Yangguan-the specialty dishes of Confucian banquets and Confucian cuisine. It tastes salty and fresh, crisp outside and tender inside. Shrimp, fish and chicken are carefully selected and mixed with seaweed to form three colors, red, white and green lines, which show three precepts. Confucius said: A gentleman has three precepts, youth abstains from lust, middle-aged abstains from strife and old abstains from greed.
Third, Confucius Tofu Confucius Tofu-A story tells the origin of this dish: In order to send tofu to Confucius' home for a long time, tenants are used to adding eggs and other miscellaneous grains to tofu to reflect the uniqueness of tofu. When Qianlong went to visit Confucius in Qufu, Confucius arranged a tofu feast to commemorate the emperor and praised Confucius' tofu.
Four, six art cakes six art cakes-Confucius advocated the six arts of ritual, music, shooting, imperial, calligraphy and counting all his life. Liuyi cake is made according to the etiquette system of Confucius in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, mastering the six laws, shooting strange things, traveling to other countries, compiling the Spring and Autumn Annals and understanding the principles of nature. Moral: six styles and six skills, six products and six flavors, six in one, versatile, with both ability and political integrity. Represents the beauty of good luck and harmony.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) ... to be continued! The taste of Confucianism: wine is both civil and military, as an objective substance, it is a changeable spirit, hot as fire; It lingers like a dream; It is as soft as brocade; It's everywhere. Located in the lobby on the first floor of the Confucian banquet, Yiwenyiwulu Distillery fully embodies the profound wine culture and is praised by the guests as a "drinker" with both civil and military skills.
Twelve golden vintage wine-raising orders support the fun of playing with wine.
How happy we are to meet friends from afar! Reward: a glass of VIP wine; All men are brothers within the four seas. Reward: Mr. deskmate has a drink for everyone; A beautiful and virtuous woman is a good spouse of a gentleman. Reward: Ladies have a drink each. Every word of enthusiastic drinking can taste Confucius thought and Confucian culture. Confucius' Four Cultures:
1, Confucius stewed sea cucumber:
This dish is the first of Confucius' Manchu-Han banquet dishes. It is made of high-grade raw materials such as Stichopus japonicus, which is unique to Shandong, and then chicken and duck are added and stewed for a long time. The characteristics of the dishes, the soup is rich and delicious, and the entrance is mellow and nutritious. This dish is also one of the four major dishes of Confucius Banquet. The picture is being updated. ...
2. Fairy Duck:
Fairy duck is one of the four major items of Confucius banquet. It is characterized by rotten soup and fresh meat. There is an allusion to the origin of this dish: when Confucius' 64th grandson Kong Fanpo became well-known in Shaanxi, he made this dish accompanied by a chef to celebrate his master. Because there was no clock at that time, three incense sticks were burned to calculate the time when cooking this dish. Later, Kong Fanpo praised this dish with a mantra: "Steamed ducks smell three spices, and immortals eat meat and drink soup." The picture is being updated. ...
3. Confucius crispy rice:
This dish is one of the four famous dishes of Confucius Banquet. There is a story about the origin of this dish. According to legend, the mother of Kong Xiangke, the 75th generation of the Duke of Feast, liked crisp, rotten, smooth and tender dishes very much, so she asked her chef to choose a variety of raw materials to make this dish. The characteristic of this dish is that it keeps the original flavor of the dish and conforms to the healthy diet of modern people.
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4, seaweed balls:
This dish is one of the four famous dishes of Confucius Banquet. According to Confucius Archives, seaweed meatballs are a necessary dish for Confucius Festival, which means reunion and beauty, and are deeply loved by the feast duke.
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