Eight small bowls in Henan refer to fried fish fillets, stewed shrimps, family photos, sweet-scented osmanthus fish bones, stewed slippery fish, shredded pork, big balls and loose meat.

There are eight coarse bowls in Henan: fried shrimps, shredded chicken, crab roe with egg soup, sea cucumber balls, silver ingot meat, clear soup chicken, braised chicken, home-cooked roasted carp and so on.

when eight bowls are used for banquets, eight people at each table and eight dishes on the table are served in the same sea bowl. Put an octagon.

Eight Bowls of Tales and Legends:

In our country, people entertain guests and receive visitors on happy occasions and festivals. The most important thing is to use eight bowls on the Eight Immortals table, seven meats and one vegetarian. The origin of the Eight Immortals Table and the Eight Bowls is said to be related to the Eight Immortals in Penglai.

It is said that when the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, they didn't mean to annoy the Dragon King, so the Dragon King in the East China Sea went to war with them. Because of the strength of the two sides, it was difficult to win the battle for a long time. Tired and tired, I retired to the beach for a little rest. I felt that my stomach was empty and my hunger was unbearable, so I separately searched for food to satisfy my hunger. I didn't know that the beach I looked at was thin and deserted. Except for Cao Guojiu, who didn't return, everyone else came home disappointed.

It turns out that Cao Guojiu went to the mainland alone, and suddenly he smelled a strange fragrance, which made his mouth water. He immediately sought it and entered a villa on earth. He disguised himself as a peasant villager and peeped at the villa owner's house. He saw eight people sitting around the square table, and attractive dishes were on the ground one after another.

My uncle thought to himself, I used to be a prince's uncle in the imperial court, and I was tired of enjoying the palace dishes. I have never seen any farm dishes before. Why not let me feast my eyes first, and suddenly I thought that all the immortals were empty-bellied, so I brought seven dishes and remembered that Fairy doesn't eat meat, so I brought eight bowls of vegetarian dishes for her alone, and left a message: My uncle borrowed eight bowls of vegetables for all the immortals, and I will repay them in the future.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Eight Bowls