宫廷菜

宮廷菜

gōngtíngcài

noun

Meanings

1 imperial court cuisine
2 royal cuisine

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

北京有几家主打宫廷菜的老字号。

Běijīng yǒu jǐ jiā zhǔdǎ gōngtíngcài de lǎozìhào.

Beijing has several old restaurants that specialize in imperial court cuisine.

HSK 7-9

满汉全席是清代宫廷菜的代表。

Mǎnhànquánxí shì Qīng dài gōngtíngcài de dàibiǎo.

The Manchu-Han Imperial Feast is the classic example of Qing court cuisine.

Tips

culture

Most surviving dishes trace to the Qing imperial kitchen (御膳房) in the Forbidden City, which fused Manchu, Shandong and Jiangsu styles. After the last emperor left in 1924, former court chefs opened restaurants that still trade on the name today.

Stroke Order

宫 gōng

廷 tíng

菜 cài