BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) On the 13th, a catering cultural creation "Yihong Qunfang" launched by the National Museum of China (hereinafter referred to as "Guobo") was refreshed again: several cakes with different shapes and exquisite shapes attracted netizens’ forefingers to move and expressed their desire for food.
"Yi Hong Qun Fang" catering cultural creation. Photo courtesy of China National Museum
The reporter learned that the inspiration of this kind of Wenchuang cake is related to a traditional painting of China, Yi Hong Night Banquet. This painting was created in the late Qing Dynasty and is now in the National Museum of China. Its creation background is taken from the novel "A Dream of Red Mansions" in the sixty-third chapter "Shouyihong Qunfang opens a banquet".
A banquet is naturally indispensable for delicious food. According to Guobo, this reminds people of another dim sum in ancient times — — Tangguozi, also called "Shangshengguozi" and "Tea Fruit", is a traditional dessert with tea.
Therefore, after continuous attempts, the "Yihong Qunfang" cake was successfully designed and produced with the traditional "tea fruit" in the Tang Dynasty as the carrier and relying on a picture scene of A Dream of Red Mansions. The seemingly simple cakes not only strive to restore the pastry techniques of the Tang Dynasty, but also have the Tang Dynasty color and contemporary fashion elements in design.
Some netizens said that they want to eat, but they are very reluctant. "The design of cakes is so special that it looks like a group of works of art!"
The cake idea is very novel. Image source: Photo courtesy of China National Museum
In fact, this is not the first time that Guobo has launched food cultural innovation. Previously, it also launched the "Ruyi Cake", with the head as the main shape, and the surface bas-relief of two catfish jumping in the water, which is homophonic and has a modern taste: mocha, black cheese and cranberry … … Very suitable for young people’s tastes.
Earlier, Guobo also launched the "Four Sheep Square Zun 3D Chocolate" and the sweet and delicious lollipop … … It can attract people’s pursuit almost every time.
As the old saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for the people", and the museum has always been unwilling to lag behind in the matter of "eating".
In 2014, Suzhou Museum produced cookies based on the cultural relics in the collection, and a secret color porcelain lotus bowl cookie with matcha flavor quickly became "online celebrity"; Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan Province also launched "Bronze Mask Cookies", which is fun and delicious.
In addition, at the beginning of 2019, Guangdong Provincial Museum presented three kinds of cultural and creative cakes to the audience, named "Guangdong Tibetan", "Guangdong Guangbao Box" and "Fashion", which attracted a large number of foodies. The dark black pattern on the top of the cake was the LOGO of Guangdong Provincial Museum.
Exquisite wenchuang cake. Image source: Guangdong Provincial Museum Weibo screenshot
As for the Forbidden City, that’s not to mention: the special moon cakes are not only delicious, but also elegant in shape. For example, a "Guicai Mid-Autumn Festival special round" moon cake, the gift box is mainly based on the azure of Ruyao in Song Dynasty, decorated with ice cracks and dark lines, and the moon cake patterns are all from flowers and birds painted by Song Huizong, which is full of cultural flavor.
Interestingly, the Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan also came to join in the excitement of food and culture. Eight landmarks, such as Jade Belt Bridge and Wenchang Pavilion, are selected as the cultural and creative food of the Summer Palace, and cakes are made with different fillings. This year, from July 31st, Yuanmingyuan sold lotus-shaped ice cream, and sold 50,000 pieces in less than half a month.
Exquisite "Lotus Ice Cream". Image source: video screenshot
It is true that it is not uncommon for museums to launch food cultural innovation in recent years. This kind of cultural innovation combined with diet also brings ancient cultural relics to life on another level. Gourmet cultural creation has repeatedly become a hot topic, which also reflects people’s rising cultural consumption demand.
According to the China Youth Daily, Liao Fei, the head of the Food Culture Center of the National Museum of China, previously mentioned that no matter what wenchuang products are made, it is always culture that gives them connotation and soul. "Now the homogenization competition of wenchuang products is fierce. Can you make your own characteristics and convey the meaning to be expressed? The competition is the theme."
Indeed, in addition to the "belly", the core content of Wenchuang cuisine is the word "culture". As a netizen said, cakes, lollipops, biscuits and other creative design ideas are quite novel, both edible and rich in cultural heritage, which makes the cold cultural relics more grounded, and this is probably one of the meanings of museum food creative.
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