The dam banquet can best reflect the eating habits of Chengdu people. However, in order to taste and atmosphere, the form and content should be very elegant. According to the regional customs of rural areas in Chengdu Plain, any family wants to get married, have children and build a house. We should hold a banquet and invite friends and relatives to get together.

Baba banquet, which means nine bowls, is also called running water mat, nine bowls, nine bowls and so on. It is one of the traditional dishes in Sichuan, and its feature is steamed vegetables, which was originally named after nine kinds of steamed vegetables.

They are: soft fried steamed pork, steamed ribs, steamed pork with rice flour, steamed soft-shelled turtle, steamed mud chicken, steamed mud duck, steamed elbow, sand meat and salted water boiled. At the same time, in Sichuan dialect, "bucket" means big container. Calling this scene with nine bowls is also praising the richness of its dishes.

The origin of Babaian

Legend has it that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, when the weather was favorable and the crops were bumper, farmers held a banquet in the courtyard dam of the field to celebrate the bumper harvest. Later, banquets of similar scale were also used for weddings and funerals, birthday celebrations, spring receptions and banquets for relatives and friends. Because it originated in the countryside, it is called "Tian".

"Tian", commonly known as dam banquet in Zigong. Restricted by conditions, cold dishes and steamed vegetables are generally the main dishes, but the quantity is enough to ensure that the guests are full of food and drink. At weddings and funerals, including the usual full moon wine, longevity wine, Liang wine, and even the Spring Festival Huilongguan party, friends and relatives should be invited to get together for a big meal, commonly known as eating nine bowls, also known as "dam banquet".