It is a Muslim way of eating, generally including: beef, mutton, chicken nuggets, tofu or lotus seeds, usually in pairs (double bowls). Now there are eight bowls of beef balls, stewed kelp and stewed meat, which are called "eight bowls in Henan".

In the food culture of the Hui people in Dachang, "eight bowls of halal food" is famous far and wide, and the main reasons for its development and spread are as follows:

1. Hui people believe in Islam. According to religious rules, they are not allowed to drink, and they don't have to prepare for cooking. At the same time, the canon advocates frugality and opposes extravagance.

2. Historically, the Hui people in Dachang lived in poverty and were very hospitable. Therefore, the industrious and intelligent Hui people have created a banquet form, namely "Eight Muslim Bowls", which is frugal and expresses the atmosphere of the banquet. There are beef stew, chop suey stew, carrots, long yam, kelp, vinegar-preserved cabbage, vermicelli, meatballs, fried tofu and so on. Eight bowls, and the compatibility is flexible. Among them, stewed beef and chop suey are the best in Dachang halal home cooking.

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Introduction to Eight Bowls:

Eight bowls of Manchu banquet are the most common dishes in Manchu families, and the early eight bowls of Manchu banquet were only eaten in Manchu families. During the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, it was even more prosperous. "Man-Han banquet" has been developed in the catering industry. The Manchu-Chinese banquet is divided into "Upper Eight Treasures", "Middle Eight Treasures" and "Lower Eight Treasures", and the lower eight treasures of the Manchu-Chinese banquet accept eight bowls of the Manchu-Chinese banquet.

According to the "Examination of Sacrifice of Banners in Han Dynasty", five ding and eight lamps are used for banquets, commonly known as eight bowls. When celebrating, welcoming, sending off and marrying rich people, eight bowls of banquets are often arranged. At that time, the eight bowls concentrated on cooking techniques such as roasting, stewing, dipping, roasting, stewing, frying, steaming and frying.

From the props, the necessary supporting appliances are eight big bowls, eight small bowls, eight small handles, eight pairs of chopsticks, eight square tables and eight seats. A bowl, whether made of pottery or porcelain, must not be a bowl or a dish. The big bowl is used to hold vegetables and the small bowl is used to eat. Porcelain cups were mostly used for small wine glasses, and later they were gradually changed into glasses.

In the traditional sense, the eight bowls are properly matched with meat and vegetables, not the same color. The famous recipes in the eight bowls are: eight bowls of Manchu fried tofu with sauerkraut, stewed shrimp and tofu eggs, roasted pig's hand, roasted frog, Coprinus comatus powder, stewed meat of the year, imperial tofu and imam meat, among which imam meat is the most representative, commonly known as Nurhachi golden meat, which was handed down from the Nurhachi era of Qing Taizu.

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