Cuisine Monkeys in Chinese culture



simulated monkey brains displayed @ tao heung foods of mankind museum part of manchu han imperial feast


monkey meat, mentioned above in bencao gangmu, traditionally considered both medicine , delicacy in chinese cuisine.


several chinese classics record practice. lüshi chunqiu (tr. knoblock , reigel 2000:310) lists roast lips of xingxing ape among 5 finest meats. yiwuzhi (tr. eberhard 1968:51) records special soup made of monkey head typical southern peoples. huainanzi (19, tr. major et al 2010:784) has story eating monkeys: man chu had boiled monkey meat gave neighbors. thought dog meat , found flavor pleasing. later, when heard monkey, knelt down , vomited had eaten. case of not beginning know flavor.


eating monkey brains, hounao 猴腦, controversial practice. qing emperors ate monkey brains during feasts known manchu han imperial banquet (gayley 2017: 42). according stephen chen, son of chef joyce chen, qing emperors partial scooping out brain of living monkey tasty treat, , practice continues day, particularly in southern provinces (2007).


modern day official chinese policy regards procurement of monkeys food makes consumption illegal, sentences of 10 years in prison violators (li 2016: 76-77, 80).







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