Bear’s paw and monkey brain? Not on Chinesology’s US$2,000 Manchu-Han banquet menu

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The Manchu-Han banquet (or Manhan quanxi) – a legendary grand feast dating back to the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) – was, depending on how you interpret it, either the pinnacle of imperial culinary extravagance or the origin of China’s reputation for eating everything. It was not a single meal but a mu…

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