Tan Imperial CuisineⅡ

Development of Tan cuisine
Tan’s Family cuisine can be dated back to the Qing Dynasty. During that time, a Guangdongese named Tan Zongjun became an official in the Qing court and moved to the capital. He was a gourmet and very particular about the daily eating. Because of this reason, he was good at cooking and always entertained other officials by lavish banquet. The dishes served in the banquet impressed those people who had tasted for one time. And gradually, the fame of Tan’s cuisine was spread and this imperial cuisine kept its prosperity since that time.

Nowadays, Tan imperial cuisine can be taken as a living fossil to study the complete imperial menu in Qing Dynasty.