During the Qing dynasty, Chinese gastronomes such as Yuan Mei focused upon the primary goal of extracting the maximum flavour of each ingredient. As noted in his culinary work the Suiyuan shidan, however, the fashions of cuisine at the time were quite varied and in some cases were flamboyantly ostentatious, especially when the display served also a formal ceremonial purpose, as in the case of the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
during the qing dynasty chinese gastronomes such as yuan mei focused upon the primary goal of extracting the maximum flavour of each ingredient as noted in his culinary work the suiyuan shidan however the fashions of cuisine at the time were quite varied and in some cases were flamboyantly ostentatious especially when the display served also a formal ceremonial purpose as in the case of the manchu han imperial feast