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[red_alchemist]

hello.. this is just a query? does anyone here know anything about the imperial man han banquet? and, does anyone have any information regarding the chefs employed at the imperial kitchens at that time? thank you soo much. ^___^

[General_Zhaoyun]

The Man-Han Banquet is the most expensive meal you can have in China, where you're treated like an emperor. It also represents the pinacle and ultimate enjoyment of chinese cuisine and food culture.

The meal was actually modelled after every detail dishes served to the Imperial Qing emperor, so you can expect to eat up to 3 days. Prior booking is required.

It was said that when the Manchu conquered China, they wanted to create a banquet that served to have harmony with the han, so they created this banquet that combines both han and manchu dishes, thus so-called "Manchu-Han Banquet 满汉全席".

The minimum number of dishes for Man-Han banquet is 108 . It requires 3 days to complete the entire meal. According to Beijing's imperial Hotel, the banquet was categorized into 6 types.

If you can read chinese, there is a detail article about this banquet at http://zhidao.baidu....tion/25381.html



You can try Man-Han Banquet in some restaurants in Beijing for e.g. Fang Shan 仿膳

It's very expensive to try the Banquet. It generally costs about US$3,000 for the entire banquet.

[red_alchemist]

uhmmm.. thankies!!!

but.... uhmm... i'm really sorry for this question but.... are there any known information about any of the chefs during those times? Like who did this kin dof dish or something...?

thanks and i'm really sorry for asking this question....

[yuner]

I recently heard one of my friends talking about it, and I was just wondering if anyone has a complete list of all the dishes?

Xie xie

[Ashura]

I don't think there is a definite definition. It's basically a lot of dishes cooked in the Jing style on the table. You can call any meal Man Han Quan Xi if you have enough dishes I think.

The current Jing style cooking comes form imperial style of cooking, and basically every meal in the palace was a Man Han Quan Xi. It was originally used when the royal familiy threw a feast for all the officials in the court, that's why the name.

Edited by Ashura, 12 October 2006 - 11:08 PM.

[Gary Soup]

I don't think there is a definite definition. It's basically a lot of dishes cooked in the Jing style on the table. You can call any meal Man Han Quan Xi if you have enough dishes I think.

The current Jing style cooking comes form imperial style of cooking, and basically every meal in the palace was a Man Han Quan Xi. It was originally used when the royal familiy threw a feast for all the officials in the court, that's why the name.

The Chinese article referenced in the post above (three posts above yours) appears to have a list in Chinese.

Edited by Gary Soup, 16 December 2006 - 12:07 PM.

[sima old bandit]

The meal was actually modelled after every detail dishes served to the Imperial Qing emperor, so you can expect to eat up to 3 days. Prior booking is required.

I take it you do not sit there for 3 days but just go at meal times for 3 days?