Manchu–Han Imperial Feast
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Manchu–Han Imperial Feast | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Mǎnhàn quánxí | | |
Bopomofo | ㄇㄢˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ | |
Wade–Giles | Man³han⁴ ch'üan²hsi² | |
Wu | ||
Romanization | Moe上hoe去 zie平zih入 | |
Hakka | ||
Romanization | Man²⁴hon⁵⁵ qion¹¹qiag⁵ | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | Mun⁵hon³ cyun zik⁶ | |
Southern Min | ||
Hokkien POJ | Buánhàn tsuânsi̍k |
Transcriptions | |
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Revised Romanization | Manhan jeonseok |
McCune–Reischauer | Manhan chŏnsŏk |
Transcriptions | |
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Romanization | Mankan zenseki |
The term Manchu–Han Imperial Feast (
History
Qing dynasty
When the
Another legend is that the Kangxi Emperor wanted to resolve disputes between Manchu and Han peoples, so he held a banquet during his 66th birthday celebration (with 66 being a special number in Chinese culture, see Chinese numerology). The banquet consisted of Manchu and Han dishes, with officials from both ethnic groups attending the banquet together.[3]
There is also another theory that this kind of feast never existed in the history, but was a xiangsheng sketch comedy instead, which included a long list of various dishes.
Preparation
The meal comprised six banquets over three days with over 300 dishes. Altogether there are said to have been 196 main dishes and 124 snack dishes, for a total of 320 dishes sampled over three days. Depending on how the dishes are counted with the samples, at the absolute minimum there were 108 dishes.
The meal
It is said that there were "Thirty-Two Delicacies," referring to exotic ingredients used for the banquet. The "Eight Mountain Delicacies" includes such dishes as camel's hump, bear's paws, monkey's brains, ape's lips, leopard fetuses, rhinoceros tails, and deer tendons. The "Eight Land Delicacies" includes several precious fowls and mushrooms, and the "Eight Sea Delicacies" includes
Some of the dishes:
- Snowy Palm: bear claw with sturgeon[3]
- Golden Eyes and Burning Brain: brains
- Monkey King and Shark: goat brain
- Monkey brain
- Egg tart
- Wensi Tofu
- Dezhou braised chicken
- Peking duck
- Shark fin soup
- Edible bird's nest
- Dried sea cucumbers
- Ye wei
Utensils
The utensils, like the food, were lavish; the majority of utensils were finely crafted bronzeware and
In popular culture
The imperial meal was re-enacted in the movie
In modern times, the Chinese term "Manhan Quanxi" can be used as an idiomatic expression to represent any feast of significant proportions. As an example, various media outlets may refer to a dinner gala as "Manhan Quanxi", while in China there are also numerous cooking competitions which make use of the aforementioned name,[4] while not specifically referring to the original meaning of the imperial feast. The name is also used extensively in product names in the food industry, such usage evident as brands of sauces and instant noodles by various companies.
An abridged version of the Cantonese version of the imperial meal was depicted in Mister Ajikko, where the dessert: Almond Tofu dessert is used as a contest against the expert in the dish: A corrupt monk in the Cuisine Temple.[5]
An inspiration of the imperial meal was re-enacted in Kung Fu Panda Holiday.
A fictional Japanese version of the imperial meal was depicted in The Last Recipe.[6]
In the anime Kore wa Zombi Desu ka? (English: Is This a Zombie?) the mute character Eucliwood Hellscythe, who communicates by writing messages, demands that the main character make her dinner; then follows up this demand by demanding a "Manchu Imperial Feast."
Replicas
There have been attempts since 1720 to replicate the original Manhan Quanxi and in the late 1980s, a certain replica meal[
See also
Further reading
- Chang, Michael G. (2017), "12", Of Feasts and Feudatories: The Politics of Commensal Consumption at the Early Kangxi Court, Leiden: Brill, pp. 307–329, ISBN 9789004353459
- Kuang, Lanlan (2017). "China's Emerging Food Media: Promoting Culinary Heritage in the Global Age". Gastronomica. 17 (3): 68–81. .
External links
- Man-Han Banquet-China Story (2019).
References
- ^ . Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ISBN 0-520-21289-4.
- ^ ISBN 1-85984-203-8.
- ^ 红厨帽快车-新闻中心 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Episode 57 of Mr. Ajikko (Japanese with Chinese subtitles)
- ^ "The Last Recipe: Kirin no shita no kioku (2017)". IMDb. 3 Nov 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Chang, Jianhua 常建華, “Sheng Qing Yangzhou de chengshi shenghuo: yi Yangzhou huafang lu wei zhongxin 盛清揚州的城市生活:以揚州畫舫錄為中心”, in Sheng Qing shehui yu Yangzhou yanjiu 盛清社會與揚州研究 Feng Mingzhu 馮明珠(ed.), 227–258, Taipei: Yuanliu chubanshe, 2011.