2014.01.31 Chinas new passion for food museums 1. The Chinese have always loved food, and have lately begun to display a keen interest in their culinary heritage. This has spawned a crop of new museums all about food, and the many ways it has been cooked across the centuries. 2. The round table is set with a banquet of more than 40 dishes, including legendary delicacies such as a whole bears paw, surrounded by the tongues of little fish, steamed civet cat with pears, and birds nest soup. It looks so appetising - but unfortunately none of it is edible. This entire, gorgeous spread, rotating slowly before my eyes, is made from painted plastic. Its a museum reconstruction of dishes from the most famous meal in Chinese history, the Man-Han banquet of the Qing Dynasty court which is said to have represented the pinnacle of the culinary skills of the Han Chinese and their Manchu conquerors. bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25960041
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:02:52 +0000
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