There are many local cuisines in China, and there are many kinds of banquets. Because of this, the order of catering may be different in every place. But the program is not far away. The first is the appetizer, which is usually a big platter composed of four cold dishes. Sometimes as many as ten kinds. The most representative are cold jellyfish skin and preserved eggs. Sometimes cold dishes are followed by four hot dishes. Common ones are fried shrimp and fried chicken. But the hot plate is mostly omitted.
Followed by the main course, followed by the appetizer, also known as the big plate, more than the table. If it's marked on the menu? Eight big pieces? That means there are eight main courses. The number of main courses is usually an even number of four, six and eight, because people in China think even numbers are auspicious numbers. A luxurious dinner sometimes has as many as sixteen or thirty-two main courses, but it is usually six to twelve courses. These dishes are made of different materials, with four flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, and there are many cooking methods such as frying, steaming, boiling, frying, roasting and frying. The order of dishes is mostly light and rich, or dry-cooked soup. It usually ends with soup.
Finally, dim sum refers to the dessert served after the main course, such as pie, cake, steamed stuffed bun, almond tofu and so on.
Through the above introduction, do you know the correct order of serving at the banquet now? If you are interested, you can observe it carefully when you eat the banquet in the future. Secondly, when eating a banquet, you can learn more about the table culture in various places. This kind of thing is also very interesting.