What does the famous Kissinger and China's famous food story illustrate? What is the charm of Chinese famous food?

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Have you ever eaten salt-baked chicken and Peking duck, Kissinger?

In fact, he had eaten both of these names.

Salt baked chicken is also known as Kissinger chicken, the origin of the name "Kissinger chicken" is: Kissinger wanted to meet the chef after eating, at that time the chef could not think of how to say, so Premier Zhou Enlai for the chef who could not call the name of the dish to break the siege: it is better to call kissinger chicken.

However, roast duck was eaten when the Taiwan problem was solved, and Kissinger wrote a sentence in his later memoirs, "Give me a copy of Beijing roast duck, I am willing to sign any document", so Beijing roast duck has become more famous ever since.

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Known as a "diplomatic artifact", Beijing roast duck

It is said that when the US special envoy Kissinger visited Beijing in his early years, he expressed his love for roast duck: "As long as you bring me a copy of Peking duck, I am willing to sign any document." It can be seen that the truly delicious Peking duck has conquered diners around the world with its unique charm.

(1) "Not to the Great Wall is not a good man, it is a pity not to eat Peking duck." "I don't know when, the foreign guests visiting China also know this mantra." If the honor of "diplomatic artifact" is crowned as a delicacy, it is undoubtedly Peking duck.

In the diplomatic history of New China, Beijing roast duck can be described as outstanding. According to statistics, Zhou Enlai went to Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant 27 times to invite foreign guests to taste roast duck and inspect the work. The reason why Zhou Enlai's love for Quanjude roast duck is that in addition to the deliciousness of the roast duck itself, there is another layer of meaning: "All without defects, gathered but not scattered, benevolence is supreme." Zhou Enlai once explained the meaning of "Quanjude" to foreign guests, and these 12 words are Zhou Enlai's hospitality and good wishes for peace.

(2) In July 1971, Henry Kissinger, the special envoy of US President Richard Nixon, arrived in Beijing and held secret talks with Premier Zhou Enlai. Kissinger was a difficult negotiator and a highly tasteful gourmet, and Zhou Enlai made meticulous arrangements for the reception, and in particular, he proposed that they should have the opportunity to try Peking duck.

(3) Subsequently, Quanjude Roast Duck Shop received a notice of the task of delivering roast duck to the People's Congress, and the leaders of the roast duck shop selected politically reliable and skilled chefs to serve after repeated screening.

However, due to the need for security and confidentiality, the leaders only told them that there was a key banquet in the Great Hall of the People, and who served them specifically, and asked the chef to select duck blanks and bake them carefully to ensure that nothing was lost.

(3) On the morning of July 10, 1971, after visiting the Forbidden City, Kissinger came to the Great Hall of the People to attend the talks. At the beginning of the talks, because the two sides did not find out the bottom of each other, the conversation was very cautious and the nerves were highly tense, and by noon the talks still did not reach an agreement.

At this time, Zhou Enlai's words turned sharply, saying that the Beijing roast duck tasted very good, let's eat the roast duck first, otherwise it will be cold.

(4) There are 12 dishes in this luncheon, and the protagonist is Peking duck. Zhou Enlai introduced Kissinger to the way to eat roast duck and personally sandwiched a slice of duck meat for him.

Near the end of lunch, Zhou Enlai proposed that everyone raise a toast and wish the afternoon talks success.

(5) Kissinger was deeply impressed by the delicious roast duck, and he wrote in his report to Nixon: Chinese food originates from traditional culture, carefully cooked by hand, the dining environment is fresh, the dishes are varied, and the sweet and sour are properly matched.

(6) The talks that afternoon were also a complete success, with Zhou Enlai and Kissinger finalizing the details of Nixon's visit to China, and sino-US relations that have been facing each other for 22 years in the Pacific have quietly come to an end.

(7) Later, when Kissinger came to Beijing again, he insisted on visiting the hometown of Peking duck, and in the suburban Nanyuan Commune, Kissinger finally learned about the process of Beijing duck breeding.

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Deng Xiaoping invited Kissinger to a big dinner at a small restaurant

(1) Soon after the re-"emergence of the mountain" in 1975, Deng Xiaoping stressed at a meeting of senior cadres: People like us should go down to investigate and study, do not increase the burden on local cadres, do not engage in any hospitality, especially in terms of life, especially on the issue of eating, working meals, I see tomatoes scrambled eggs is very good.

(2) In early November 1958, Deng Xiaoping inspected the work in Guizhou, and ren Baige, then secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, told Deng Xiaoping that Chongqing's urban population was relatively large, the supply of non-staple food was tight, and the labor force was particularly insufficient. He proposed: The three counties of Changshou under the jurisdiction of the Jiangjin region ( now Banan ) , Qijiang and Fuling regions under the jurisdiction of the Jiangjin region should be transferred to Chongqing , and Chongqing 's logistics supply base should be expanded.

(3) On November 5, Deng Xiaoping decided to conduct some investigations at the grass-roots level to listen to the opinions of the grass-roots level on this issue. After inspecting Guizhou, Deng Xiaoping and his party first went to qijiang and planned to make a short stay in the water-catching area and county seat of the qijiang river. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Deng Xiaoping and his party arrived at the county seat of Qijiang county and went to the state-run canteen on Jiaotong Road for dinner. Dinner is very simple, the main course is live water bean blossoms and Qijiang local snack - steamed lamb (also known as lamb cage). Several leaders ate happily and praised the steamed lamb.

(4) As a foreigner who met Deng Xiaoping the most, Kissinger once revealed to the media the details of his visit to China in 1982: "Deng Xiaoping invited me to eat hot pot, in a single room, but the restaurant itself is an ordinary restaurant, not a state guesthouse."

It is not uncommon for Chinese leaders to take foreign guests to ordinary restaurants for dinner. Obviously, it was a wonderful work meal, and Deng Xiaoping did not treat me as a guest, but as an old friend of his. ”

(5) The first two stories, 1 and 2, are about Premier Zhou entertaining visiting US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; the third story is about Deng Xiaoping inviting Kissinger to a small restaurant for a big dinner. From these two stories, it can be seen that the Chinese leader's superb diplomatic skills, the first story, Premier Zhou's emergency response, not only relieves the embarrassing situation of the staff, but also gives the salt baked chicken a new brand name, invisibly, enhances the brand value of the salt baked chicken, Premier Zhou's move, can be described as superb;

The second story fully shows Premier Zhou's superb diplomatic wisdom, if he is like a master music conductor of a symphony orchestra, in that era of unpredictable international diplomacy in the 1970s, he built from a lofty height, vertical and horizontal, and the conductor ruoding, which had a far-reaching influence on the world.

And the third story, at first glance, it seems to be a little unsympathetic, in fact, this can also reflect the fine traditions of the first generation of Chinese leaders: this seems to be not exquisite about food, is the real exquisite, real heart to make friends, never come to half a point of falsehood, if you get some red tape reception, bare face looks good, and finally it is extravagant and wasteful, the guests are not necessarily satisfied, the result? Pay for one's whistle!

Yes, in China, eating is a big thing, and it is a small thing at the diplomatic level, but if it is not handled well, it becomes a big thing, which is equivalent to breaking the sky, isn't it?



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