Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse State Banquet

Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is famous for its "Diaoyutai Cuisine" state banquet. The dishes are mainly developed by the State Guesthouse, the Palace Museum and the China No.1 Historical Archives, and are mainly the meals of Yong Zhengdi and Empress Dowager Cixi. Such as shark fin fishing rice, veal, royal black mushroom liver sauce soup, Buddha jumping wall, steamed hot and sour mullet egg soup, and Manchu-Han banquet, are all first-class foods. Feng Shusen also gave an example that impressed the reporter. He said that the state banquet is "golden shark's fin", and the shark's fin in it is as thick as noodles and delicious.

The reporter is still very curious: "So do all heads of state like to eat a Manchu-Chinese banquet?"

He smiled and said, "Not really. When the Manchu-Han banquet was in the Qing Dynasty, political significance was greater than food. At that time, Kangxi put the Manchu-Han banquet on the table at the same time, which meant that the 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 is inherited from three aspects: inheriting the palace cuisine and reflecting the highest standard of cuisine; Absorb eight folk cuisines from Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and Huizhou, and learn western cuisines, especially Muslim cuisine and Indian cuisine.

"Before the Fuhrer's visit, we will first learn about the Fuhrer'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 at home, not to change it. "The Fuehrer's visit is very compact. What we can do is to give them the most comfortable enjoyment instead of changing their habits! "

Even some heads of state "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 cookers to achieve the goal of "taking good care of the guests"!

Feng Shusen admits that this is a job with a high "political component" 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.