Generally, a table for eight consists of eight dishes, commonly known as "eight bowls". Bai's eight bowls of vegetarian food are fat but not greasy, vegetarian but not light, and rich in nutrition. Eight bowls can be cooked, fried, stewed, crisp and steamed, which reflects the sour and lazy taste of Bai people.

The main course of the eight bowls is meat dishes, which are generally fixed, about two pieces per person, and the bottom dishes can be added at will. After drinking, you should take the meat and vegetables home in bags for the elderly and children to eat, indicating that you are happy and blessed to go home.

Each dish in the eight bowls has its own unique way, which can reflect fine workmanship and joy.

The eight bowls consist of thousands of pieces of meat, steamed pork, crispy meat, jambalaya, boiled white lentils, boiled bamboo shoots, boiled vermicelli and braised pork.

"Thousand pieces of meat", that is, braised pork with sauerkraut, is golden red in color, sweet and sour in taste, corrugated in skin and refreshing in appearance.

"Bancai" is the only bowl of cold salad in eight earthen bowls. Slice the cooked pork, liver and belly, cover the bowl with sauerkraut or pickled radish, and drizzle with hot and sour sauce. It tastes sour, spicy and cold.

"Steamed pork with powder" is to cook and slice the fat pork belly, mix it with seasoning and fried rice, put it in a bowl and steam it in a cage. The meat is fat but not greasy, and the aroma is lingering.

"Crispy meat" is to slice half-fat and half-lean pork, add seasoning, wrap it in egg paste, fry it in oil pan until golden brown, let it cool, cook it, put it in a bowl and sprinkle some sesame seeds. The yellow and white fragrance is very attractive.