ALL NOVEL Chapter 246
Chapter 246: Manchu and Han Banquets
The time has finally come to the start of the “Forbidden City National Cooking Competition”.
All the participating chefs gathered in the Forbidden City, Tong Yu and other dark cooking people, Liu Angxing and others, Hu Jun and others, chefs from all over the world gathered together.
A group of people came to the scene of the competition – the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony, also known as the Hall of Golden Thrones, is a palace building in the Forbidden City in Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The upper load-bearing eaves are on the top of the hall, and there are 3 layers of white marble steps below, which are painted with golden dragons.
It is about 64.24 meters long and 37 meters wide, with a construction area of 2377 square meters and a height of 26.92 meters. Together with the platform base, it is 35.05 meters high. It is one of the largest existing wood-frame buildings in China.
Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony is a large square, where many cooking stations are temporarily set up, and the chefs gather in this vast square.
Outside the Golden Palace, there are important officials such as Master Longman, Admiral Li, and Dragon Chefs.
Not only Erina, Sōma and others, but even Tong Yu was the first time they came to the Forbidden City, and they were all shocked by the majesty of the palace.
“Is this, this is one of the most magnificent buildings in China, the Forbidden City? It always feels more imposing than Tōtsuki Academy.”
Sōma’s words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Nakiri Erina, the commander of the school.
“Hmph, one is an ancient building and the other is a modern building. Each has its own characteristics. It’s stupid to compare each other.” Erina said with a cold snort, clasping her hands.
“Oh, don’t be angry, Lord Commander, I just sigh.” Sōma said.
“But then again, how do so many people compare? And I don’t know what themes will come up… Hisako looked around and said.
Just when he was talking about this, I saw a very imposing person walking out of the Golden Palace, coming to the position in front of him and talking loudly.
“First-class chefs from China, welcome to the imperial capital, in order to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the “Forbidden City National Cooking Competition” hosted by the emperor today is planned and carried out by our palace chefs. I am the chief chef of the internal dining room, and I am also the commander of Chef Long. My name is Zhu Yuan.
It turned out that it was Zhu Yuan, the current manager of the imperial kitchen.
Zhu Yuan can be said to be the No. 1 existence in the bright cooking world. As the leader of the dragon chef, his strength has long reached the realm of perfection. It is most suitable for him to preside over this national cooking competition.
This time, “The winner of the “Forbidden City National Cooking Competition” will be appointed as the Dragon Chef, and can obtain the treasure of the royal kitchen, the legendary kitchenware Yulong Pot”.
The reward is the same as the one announced before, it is the title of Yulong Pot and Dragon Chef, no matter which one it is, it makes people crazy.
But it is not so easy to get these two rewards.
This time, “the competition is almost the same as the assessment of the special chef. It is divided into two preliminaries and finals. So, let me announce the theme of the preliminaries now.”
Zhu Yuan said and gestured to several dragon chefs next to him, and soon the other two dragon chefs pushed the huge scroll down towards the stone steps.
I saw four big characters written on the scroll – Manchu and Han banquet!
“All the Manchus are seated!
“House, it’s actually full of Manchu and Han!”
Full banquet in Manchu and Han Dynasty, a court feast in Qing Dynasty. It not only has the characteristics of court dishes, but also the essence of local flavors; it highlights the special flavors of Manchu and Han dishes, and is an almost indispensable dish for barbecue, hot pot and shabu-shabu. It is a treasure and the highest realm of Chinese cuisine culture.
…for flowers…
The Manchu and Han banquets were originally a kind of banquet in which the Manchus and the Han people sat together during banquets in the Qing court. There are generally at least one hundred and eight kinds of dishes served at a Manchu and Han banquet, which are eaten in three days.
The Manchu-Han full feast dishes are salty and sweet, meat and vegetarian, with a wide range of materials, fine materials, and all-encompassing delicacies from mountains and seas.
It can be said that the Manchu-Han Banquet is a cuisine that accommodates the essence of Chinese cuisine. Each dish has high requirements, and it can also effectively test the cooking level of the chefs.
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Seeing that the assessment was based on the theme of the Manchu and Han banquets, a group of chefs were all surprised.
“A full feast of Man and Han, there are a total of 108 dishes, which can be eaten by everyone in the palace for three days and three nights.”
“The subject is really difficult.
Some chefs, who just came to join in the fun, have begun to back off.
And Tong Yu nodded secretly, because the theme was the same as he expected, and he was preparing for this month to instill information about the Manchu and Han banquets for Erina and others, and also let them cook.
In fact, Erina and others also know the plot behind this.
Don’t forget, they are also loyal fans of comics, and they also know a little about the plot behind them, so they also knew in advance that the theme of this time is the full banquet of Man and Han.
Not only the theme of the preliminaries, but also the final final.
Therefore, Tong Yu and others had a huge advantage from the beginning, and everything just had to go according to the original plan.
(To be continued..) Chuan