In China there's a saying: People's life mainly relies on the food. That means without food people are diffficult to live. Chinese people in ancient times loved doing research for the cuisine, and till now people have enthusiasm with the food. This book introduces the Origins of Qing Dynasty Imperial Dinners, Special Delicacies Throughout Chinese History, Food and Drink Customs, and Regional Specialities.
Table of Contents
The Origing of Qing Dynasty Imperial Dinners Kangxi's Autumn Hunts and the Birth of the Manchu-Han Banquer Qianlong's culture under the Empress Dowager Cixi Special Delicacies Throughout Chinese History A Thousand Years of Mutton Cookery Flower Foods of the Confucius Mansion Tang Dynasty Cuisine-Luoyang Water Banquer Song Dynasty Cuisine-the Fan Restaurant Ming Dynasty Cuisine on Nanjing's Qinhuai River Qing Dynasty Cuisine-the Manchu-Han Banquer Red Mansion Dinners Food and Drink Customs Food and Drink at Chinese New Year Beijing Temple Fair Snacks Wuhan's "Walking Breakfasts" and Night Market Guangzhou Teahouses Vegetarian Food in the Manjusri Temple Eating and Drinking in An Ethnic Dai Village "Walking Marriages"and Lugu Lake Fish Cooking Outdoorn on the "Men's River" Regional Specialities
