御膳房

yùshànfáng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 imperial kitchen

Examples

HSK 6
Yùshànfáng měi tiān dōu yào wèi huángdì zhǔnbèi fàncài.
Every day the imperial kitchen had to prepare the emperor's meals.
HSK 6
Zhè jiā fànguǎn shuō, tāmen de diǎnxin shì zhào Qīngcháo yùshànfáng de zuòfǎ zuò de.
This restaurant says its pastries are made the way the Qing imperial kitchen made them.

Tips

history
In the Qing dynasty the 御膳房 inside the 紫禁城 (Forbidden City) cooked for the emperor and his household, and most of what is sold today as 宫廷菜 (imperial cuisine) claims to come from it. 膳 is a formal word for a meal, as in 用膳 (to dine).

Stroke Order

御 yù
膳 shàn
房 fáng