Feast of the Mountain Court

The Feast of the Mountain Court is a formal ten-course meal thought to date from the time of the Shogunate, popular at the Shogunal court on the Blessed Isle. Only the finest ingredients were included, prepared to exacting standards. The style of dining has fallen out of favour in the present age... the Scarlet Empress was thought not to have favoured it... but some wealthy nobles continue to demand it from their chefs. It is a meal prepared by Lookshyan chefs for visiting Realm dignitaries, and is known to be favoured by the elders of House Tepet and House Ragara, and by devotees of Jade Halberd School Cuisine.

- First Course: A cold appetizer dish of barbecued Duck or pork in a dark, sweet sauce.

- Second Course: A cold seafood appetizer dish of prawns and jellyfish.

- Third Course: A soup dish, usually Shark or Siaka fin.

- Fourth Course: A seafood dish consisting of a whole steamed river fish in a soya-based sauce

- Fifth Course: A poultry dish of chicken cooked to create a perfectly crispy skin.

- Sixth Course: A seafood dish of braised crustacean (typically lobster or crab).

- Seventh Course: A vegetarian dish of stir-fried or braised vegetables such as bok choi or Leeks, heavily spiced with Garlic and hot peppers.

- Eighth Course: A noodle dish of fried noodles with Oakwood Mushrooms, spiced with Ginger and a sweet-and-sour sauce.

- Ninth Course: A dessert soup dish, typically red bean soup or a pudding of Rice or tapioca with cream.

- Tenth Course: A dessert dish of sesame and/or almond cookies.

The drinks imbibed with the Feast vary depending on the course. With the first two and last two courses, diners enjoy cups of green tea. With the Third, Fourth, and Fifth courses they a Grape Wine is served, white and dry. With the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth courses, a Rice Wine is served, triple-distilled and purified.