Principle 1: The number of dishes must be an even number. The number of dishes in a happy event is an even number: eight dishes usually symbolize wealth at a wedding banquet, ten dishes symbolize perfection, and twelve dishes symbolize happiness every month.

Principle 2: The naming of dishes should use auspicious terms as much as possible. The naming of dishes should use auspicious words as much as possible to express good wishes for the couple, psychologically please the guests, and enhance the atmosphere

Principle 3: The wedding banquet menu should be designed according to the person. Our country is a multi-ethnic country. Each ethnic group has its own unique customs and dietary taboos. When designing the wedding menu, we should first understand the ethnicity, religion, occupation, hobbies and taboos of the guests, and flexibly master the combination to satisfy the guests. The menus, such as the traditional eight bowls and ten bowls of halal wedding banquets, are usually based on beef and mutton, and more sophisticated ones are paired with local chicken, local duck, fish and other dishes, which have rich ethnic characteristics.

Principle 4: The selection of raw materials for wedding banquet dishes must be based on customs and pay attention to taboos. Dishes for wedding banquets are generally not restricted by bangkou styles. The ingredients do not need to be very expensive, but the portions should be slightly larger, the taste should be suitable, and they should be matched with the drinks as much as possible. There must never be a situation where guests are not full or feel like they have nothing to eat.

The ingredients in traditional wedding banquet dishes must include chicken, which symbolizes auspiciousness and joy; fish, which symbolizes plenty every year, and is usually served as a meat dish at the end of the banquet; generally, jujubes, peanuts, longans, The homonym of lotus seed is used to wish the couple to have a son soon. Most of the dishes in the wedding banquet are mainly red to bring a festive feeling to the guests, generally including sauce red, brown red, orange red, carmine, etc. Traditional wedding banquets in Sichuan should include dishes such as braised pork and beetroot; wedding banquets in Northeast China generally include Sixi meatballs to symbolize happiness. In Hong Kong, wedding banquet dishes must not include dishes such as tofu and lotus leaf rice. The fruits in wedding banquets are generally pomegranate (because it has more seeds, which means having many children), watermelon, bayberry, and peach (which means future). Life is sweet and happy).

It is taboo to eat pears and oranges, because pears have the same pronunciation as "li" for "separate", and oranges must be eaten separately, petal by petal