Chinese people have worshipped Mount Tai since ancient times, and there is a saying that “If Mount Tai is stable, so is the entire country.“Emperors and monarchs of the past dynasties mostly carried out rituals and sacrifices in Mount Tai, and left many food allusions, such as the Mount Tai Fengshan Sacrifices Royal Banquet.It was a sumptuous feast heldby the emperors at a time when the world was peaceful, the government and people were harmonious, and the grains were abundant.
In 2016, the banquet was selected as a representative project of Shandong provincial intangible cultural heritage, featuring a long history, rich cultural deposits, exquisite cooking skills and a wide variety of dishes. The banquet is mainly based on Shandong cuisine, absorbing classic food cultures from all over the country.On behalf of imperial chefs’ elaborate care, the cuisine has been given its unique flavor and taste, with Taishan as a brand and regional characteristic.
Noble and elegant, easy on the eye, the food is also nutritional and beneficial to health at the same time. There are 48 sets of banquet menus, including Manchu-Han Banquet, Emperor Qin Banquet, Kangxi Banquet, Qianlong Banquet, Empress Cixi Banquet , Xiang Fei Banquet , etc.There are 1218exquisite dishes such as: Three Beauties of Taishan, Lingzhi Chicken, Tofu Treasure Box, Crispy Sesame Dates, Pomegranate Tofu, and Cixi Fish Ball Soup.
Mount Tai Fengshan Sacrifices Royal Banquet is a treasure of Taishan culture and has a high research value, as it is an indispensable material for studying the culture of the spirituals and the food within the palace hierarchy.The dishes focus on health-nurturing practices, integrating the use of vegetarian food and medicinal diets. The diets are properly matched and scientifically reasonable.