Menu from Banquet at the Revere House Hotel

Image: English and Japanese Menu from the Banquet at the Revere House Hotel in Bowdoin Square, Boston, 1872. Courtesy of the Kume Museum of Art.

On August 2, 1872, the Japanese embassy arrived at the Revere House Hotel in Bowdoin Square, Boston. The group was greeted with a banquet dinner, hosted by members of the Boston Board of Trade. Menus for the affair were printed stylishly in both Japanese and English. The following day, local newspapers commented on the tasteful decor and elegant food, concluding that the evening was well-suited for the honored delegates from Japan.

Full Menu

SOUP:

Terrapin, à la Julien

FISH:

Boiled Salmon with Anchovy Sauce,
Baked Mackerel, à la Maître d’Hôtel

REMOVES:

Boiled Shoulder of Lamb,
Roast Sirloin of Beef,
Roast Green Goose,
Roast Young Chicken,
Roast Mongrel Duck

COLD ORNAMENTAL DISHES:

Galantine of Turkey with Truffles,
Bécassines en Plume,
Poisson au Naturelle en Étang,
Les Pigeons Farcie, au Naturelle,
Mayonnaise of Chicken (Mayonnaise de Poulet)

SIDE DISHES:

Filet des Oeuf, aux Champignons,
Sweetbreads, Larded, with Green Peas,
Soft Shell Crabs, fried in Crumbs,
Oyster, scalloped in Shell,
Macaroni au Parmesan

GAME:

Plover
Woodcock
Snipe

[UNCATEGORIZED] :

Grapes,
Bananas,
Melons,
Peaches,
Pears,
Bisque Glacè,
Roman Punch,
Confectionary,
Vanilla Ice Cream,
COFFEE

References

“THE JAPANESE.: ARRIVAL OF THE EMBASSY. MOVEMENTS OF THE DISTINGUISHED…” Boston Daily Globe, August 3, 1872. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.