Top chef details State banquet menu

The food at President Xi Jinping's state banquet with Asian leaders on Tuesday evening was healthy and light with many Chinese dishes.

Xu Long, Western cuisine executive chef at the Great Hall of the People, made the observations on the menu on Tuesday.

Dishes at state banquets usually taste a bit light and are acceptable to most guests at the table. Moreover, chefs will consider tapping into state leaders' religions and ethnicities, as well as personal preferences, Xu said.