Clan would make more sense as court makes it sound like a government or institution if it is a group made up of a family and its followers Clan would be more appropriate
Just imagine all of this ingredients getting cooked on low heat, adding some wood and it all turns into a brown sludge. Looks like cooking with coca cola in its undiluted form.
@mahtan It's because in japanese and chinese fantasy comics' setup it's easier to make up recipes and cooking based on nothing rather than to come up with decent plot.