As far as raw materials are concerned, there are several basic items in China rural wedding banquets: chicken, duck, fish's feet, which are basically essential. Judging from the fancy of the wedding banquet, cold dishes should be cooked 6-8 times, and hot dishes should be cooked around 10. Then don't forget soup, snacks and fruit.
Pay attention to local customs when serving, avoid local taboos and respect the habits of every guest. Vegetarians or guests who need special side dishes for physical reasons should ask in advance.
In rural areas, there is an unwritten tradition that the number of wedding dishes must be even. If it is odd, it will be unlucky, that is, the number of dishes in a funeral. If the number of wedding dishes is 8 dishes, it symbolizes wealth, 10 dishes symbolize perfection, and 12 dishes symbolize happiness every month. For example, popular in Jiangnan, the banquet consists of eight cold dishes and eight hot dishes. Moreover, the wedding day is generally chosen on the eighth, eighteenth and twenty-eighth day of the second lunar month. If you want to make a fortune, you should add eight to eight and make a fortune again.
There is also the naming of dishes should try to choose auspicious words to express good wishes to newcomers, to please guests psychologically and to set off the atmosphere.
Generally, it's 10- 12 big bowl: fish cake and meatballs, braised pork, two hot pots, then several dishes, lentils, edamame or cabbage, then fried fish with tremella soup, flour and fish, and then a braised duck can be served, and then we can see what changes are made in the current seasonal dishes, such as green beans and cabbage.
Remember a principle, give priority to meat, supplemented by vegetarian food, and make up 12 and 10 dishes.