Pingding is a county with profound cultural background and profound food culture. But Pingding is a poor county, and it wants to spend less money and eat decently, so it needs to be done carefully, so the quality of Pingding's food in the old days is also famous in Shanxi. Less money, high banquet, rich banquet and distinctive taste. With the participation of literati, the banquet has its own characteristics. "March 8 seats" are middle-class seats, which are used by middle-class families to entertain distinguished guests, and are also often used to appease "please son-in-law". The difference between the present March 8th Banquet and the old March 8th Banquet is that the dishes on the table are sixteen side dishes, four dried vegetables and four fresh vegetables. The March 8th Banquet in Pingding consists of eight small dishes, four meats, four dishes and four big bowls. Each big bowl replaces two small bowls, followed by a snack, then the last four big bowls of soup and the last eight small bowls of rice.

Four sets of seats: sixteen side dishes, four dried vegetables, four fresh vegetables, four meats and four vegetables. Each set has a guest plate, a big bowl, three small bowls, two snacks, the last four bowls of soup and eight bowls of rice.

Two sets of seats: four meats and four vegetables, two dried and two fresh, and twelve tables of dishes. Each set has two big bowls, four small bowls, four snacks, and finally four bowls of soup and eight bowls of rice.