Duke Yansheng
The cooks of the descendants of Confucius, the Duke Yansheng created dishes that are part of aristocratic cuisine in China and were also served to the emperors. The descendants of Confucius who lived at the mansion and held the hereditary titles held feasts with a unique cuisine. One dish served by cooks of the Duke Yansheng in Qufu was called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea". Confucius's descendants had a 2,000 year old food culture which was unique among the Chinese aristocracy. The archives of the Duke Yansheng record the foods served at the various feasts and banquets at the Confucius mansion where many officials, international scholars and the emperor himself visited.