The production technique of Zhengding Eight Bowls, which represents the Eight Bowls of Song Dynasty, has been listed as the second batch of intangible cultural heritage protection projects in Hebei Province. In fact, it is mainly composed of eight dishes, eight bowls and sixteen dishes made of pork. Because Confucianism and Taoism prevailed at that time, people worshipped the number "eight". At that time, the restaurant focused on serving the Eight Immortals table, with eight people at each table and eight dishes in the same big bowl. It is mainly composed of four kinds of meat and four elements. Four kinds of meat: square meat, crispy meat, elbow buttons, meatballs, etc. Take elbow meat and rear buttock meat as raw materials; Four elements: tofu (fried tofu or white tofu), kelp, vermicelli and seasonal vegetables (such as radish, cabbage and eggplant). ). Its meat and vegetables are cooked first, and then steamed with a unique process, according to strict procedures and working procedures. Its skills mainly focus on the selection of materials, the mastery of knife and heat, and the selection of ingredients.
There are two ways to make eight bowls: coarse and fine. The fine eight bowls refer to: fried fish slices, stewed shrimps, family photos, sweet-scented osmanthus fish bones, stewed slippery fish, Sichuan shredded pork, Sichuan meatballs and loose meat. The eight bowls are: stir-fried shrimp, stewed shredded chicken, stewed egg soup with crab roe, sea cucumber balls, silver ingot meat, clear soup chicken, braised chicken, home-cooked roasted carp and so on. The eight bowls made by this method are well-made, well-selected, economical, fat but not greasy, suitable for all ages, with excellent color, fragrance, taste and shape, with obvious northern cuisine characteristics, rich nutrition and exquisite eating methods. Now, they have formed a set of complete and standardized technological processes and technical standards, which are constantly accepted and loved by different dietary groups. At the same time, it has been continuously developed and improved.