The birth of the new China and the establishment of the people's political power are new symbols of national independence, rejuvenation and development, as well as a grand event that lasts for a long time and attracts worldwide attention. On such a festive day, what should be the first state banquet for Chinese and foreign guests? Please look at a precious menu of that year.
Cold dishes: osmanthus duck, oil chicken. Peach kernel mushroom, shrimp and bamboo shoots, cucumber oil dragon, spiced smoked fish, Zhenjiang cuisine.
Hot dishes: steamed chicken with straw mushroom, fresh mushroom cabbage, braised carp and stewed lion head.
Main wine: Fenjiu
A snack: fried spring rolls, bean paste buns, steamed dumplings with vegetables and meat, and thousand layers of oil cakes.
From today's point of view, this menu is at best the specifications of ordinary people's banquets. When party member came to town, President Mao Zedong repeatedly taught us: We came to Beijing to study for the exam, and we should not be Li Zicheng. It is with this belief that we have carried forward the consistent style of hard struggle and maintained the unchangeable nature of sharing weal and woe with the people, which is the most powerful magic weapon for producers of * * * to defeat the enemy at any time. Even founding ceremony's dinner party is full of such mental outlook and rigorous style.
At that time, the production of state banquets, from the choice of chefs to the determination of menus, was personally examined and approved by Premier Zhou Enlai. Considering that the guests attending the banquet came from all corners of the country, Premier Zhou Enlai decided that Huaiyang cuisine was salty and sweet, which was suitable for both north and south. The chef has nine chefs and has been preparing for three months. At that time, the state banquet began at 7: 00 pm on October 1, lasted for two hours, and sixty tables were set. One detail may be unexpected to many people. Mao Zedong, the founding leader, was temporarily occupied that night and did not attend the feast.