What are the categories of banquets

"When it comes to state banquets, there is nothing mysterious, it is high specification,

ceremonial heavy." Once in the Great Hall of the People to participate in the production of state banquets a retired chef, a word out of the state banquet "essence"

What is the state banquet, state banquets is the head of state or the government in order to entertain guests of state, other dignitaries, or in the important holiday for the hospitality of people from all walks of life and the formal banquets held.

In fact, _in terms of the dishes themselves, _the dishes served at the State Banquet are really not special at all State Banquets are generally located in the Great Hall of the People and Diaoyutai, _but the Great Hall of the People bears to be more, _here the banquet hall can accommodate 5,000 people at the same time. The recipes for state banquets are generally light and mixed with vegetarian dishes. _Basically fixed at four dishes and one soup, _this is still the year Premier Zhou set the standard, _has been continued to this day.

The dishes of the State Banquet, _ gathered the local dishes from all over the country, _ by several generations of chefs, finishing, improving, refining and become, _ the main consideration to the chief, foreign guests can eat, _ like the State Banquet of the Sichuan cuisine, _ less numbness, spiciness, greasiness, _ Suzhou, Wuxi and other places of the dishes, _ less sugar, _ all in the original local dishes, _ on the basis, _ to do the improvement. _

Nowadays, _the cuisine of the state banquet,_ has been called "Tang Cuisine," _with light and soft, _tender, crispy, and fragrant; with salty as the main flavor, _and milder and more stimulating flavors as a secondary one. It is said that this style of cooking is very adaptable and can basically satisfy the taste requirements of most guests from China and abroad. _As in Chicken Nuggets with Sea Cucumber,_ it can be both roasted and steamed.

But the names of the dishes are very "primitive", _ except for a few "introduced" local dishes to retain the original name (such as Buddha jumped over the wall, rich crab pincers, peacock open screen, magpie plum, etc.), _ most of the dish name: or flavor plus raw materials, cooking methods or raw materials, ingredients plus the main ingredients. _such as spicy chicken, green onion

Burnt sea cucumber, asparagus abalone, etc.. _This pragmatic naming, _dish name plain, _is a characteristic. _One is that eaters take a look at the menu that can be known what dishes. _The second is to avoid too fancy, _so that the name and the dish, _through chiseling, _name does not match, _while in the foreign activities, _and can be conducive to the name of the dish when translated accurately. _[Cuisine of our country]

Nowadays the state banquets, _generally according to the different tastes of Chinese and foreign guests, _as well as the records of the banquets in recent days, _arrange different recipes. _

Manchurian-Hanchurian banquet

Manchurian-Hanchurian banquet is a grand feast in which the flavors of the Manchu and Han peoples are used together. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, when the Manchus entered the Central Plains, the Manchus and the Han Chinese began to merge, and there was a situation in which the Manchus and the Han were used together in the imperial palace. _Man Han Banquet is the Qing Dynasty royalty, _officials can only organize the banquet, _general folk rare. The scale is grand and noble, the program is complex, the Manchurian-Chinese food is precious, the North and South flavors are used before, the dishes amount to more than three hundred kinds, and there is the reputation of the most ancient banquets in China. _Beijing imitation food restaurant now bear the system of Manchu-Han banquet. _

Confucius Banquet

Confucius is the place where Confucius was born and his descendants live. It is a typical place of residence for the great families of China and the birthplace of China's ancient culture, and has flourished for more than 2,000 years, serving both family and government functions. The Confucius Mansion has hosted all kinds of folk banquets, and has also welcomed emperors and ministers, and has hosted all kinds of banquets, and has set up the great achievements of banquets in our country. Confucius believed that "etiquette" is the highest social norms, and "etiquette" is one of the basic forms of expression of the feast. The Confucius House Banquet is a model of ancient banquets in China, with its comprehensive etiquette and rigorous program.

Whole Duck Feast

First created in Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. _ Characterized by the banquet all Beijing duck as the main ingredient cooking all kinds of duck dishes, _ *** more than a hundred kinds of hot and cold duck dishes to choose from. _With the same main raw material to cook a variety of dishes composed of feast is one of the characteristics of China's banquets. _Nationally famous feasts are: Tianjin's whole sheep seat, Shanghai's whole chicken seat, Wuxi's whole eel seat, Guangzhou's whole snake seat, Suzhou and Hangzhou's whole fish seat, Sichuan's bean curd seat, Xi'an's dumpling feast, Buddhism's whole vegetarian seat and so on. _

Burnt Tail Feast

Ancient feast. _Specializing in banquets held in the Tang Dynasty, it is a typical representative of our country's celebratory banquets. _"Burning tail" a word originated in the Tang Dynasty, _ there are three sayings: one said that the beast can become a person, _ but the tail can not be changed without, _ only burned; two said that the new sheep into the flock, _ only burned off the tail in order to be accepted; the third said that the carp jumped on the Dragon Gate, _ there must be a fire in the sky burned off the tail in order to become a dragon. _These three say all have the meaning of promotion and renewal, _this feast is named "burn the tail feast". _