Speaking of the eight bowls, many older people know what they refer to; especially in the 1970s and 1980s, in many rural areas, they encountered some wedding banquets and marriages. , the so-called "eight bowls" will appear on the banquet table.

As older people, these beautiful scenes are always vivid in our minds; every time I think of those lively and beautiful scenes, I still feel a very excited mood in my heart; I stand there for a long time. , recalling the long-lasting and mellow past...

1. What are the eight bowls? What scenes are the eight bowls mainly used for?

Anyone who has heard of the Eight Big Bowls understands that the so-called "Eight Big Bowls" refer to the many dishes served at banquets in the past: such as braised pork strips, steamed pork with rice noodles, roasted white meat, Braised meatballs, braised chicken nuggets, battered elbows, sauced bones, oiled meat, braised fish, eight-treasure rice, etc. (in short, it is a combination of eight dishes). These things are contained in eight large bowls, so they are called the eight big bowls.

Generally speaking, the eight bowls at a banquet are composed of at least eight dishes; of course, when some better families hold banquets, the dishes are richer, not only eight dishes, but also Ten courses, sometimes even a dozen. In the 1970s and 1980s, the eight bowls were often an indispensable form of dinner for people to gather together to celebrate birthdays, birthdays, weddings, funerals, children's full moon and other occasions.

The traditional life in the past was not like today. There were so many hotels and restaurants. Generally speaking, rural areas were still relatively poor and their economic conditions were not very good. Therefore, if people encounter some weddings or weddings, they usually invite a few friends to cook one or two banquets at their own home in the countryside, and use eight large bowls to entertain relatives and friends, so that everyone can get together and celebrate.

2. Although the Eight Big Bowls are getting farther and farther away from people, in people's minds, they are still a kind of dream food.

With the development of economy and society, in some cities, people often go in and out of restaurants; everyone also orders food according to the store's menu. Therefore, in modern cities, the Eight Big Bowls have been slowly forgotten by people; it seems that they are getting further and further away from the traditional banquet life, and it seems that the Eight Big Bowls are becoming more and more blurred in people's hearts.

However, we also found that in many remote villages, people still spread the traditional life of Badawan. This actually fully shows that it is not very far away from us, but it shows that the eight bowls are still a delicacy that people dream of! In the city, there are still some large families who always find it difficult to let go of their love for Badawan.

So, on New Year’s Day, Spring Festival and other days, when the whole family has the opportunity to get together, the elders in the family will always set up the stove and cook some grilled pork strips and braised chicken. Nuggets, croquettes and other traditional delicacies. At that time, there were still eight dishes on the dining table (or even more than this number) to inherit the ancient and rich historical banquet charm.

3. With the development of economy and society, will the eight bowls be completely thrown away?

With the development and changes of today's society, people are gradually "moving away" from the traditional atmosphere of life, and some ways of eating are also slowly changing. In the 1980s, the "eight bowls" combined various techniques, such as grilling, stewing, sauce, roasting, stewing, stir-frying, steaming, stewing, etc. Although the eating methods of the "eight bowls" mentioned in the past have changed with the times, they remain the same.

For example, some large households now still mainly use traditional techniques such as boiling, frying, grilling, and steaming for eight bowls, but they only pay more strict attention to the production procedures and processes. For example, when grilling meat strips, it takes more than two or three hours to steam in a steamer. At the same time, I also work harder on the selection of ingredients, knife skills, heat, etc., as well as the selection of ingredients.

With the development of economy and society, will the eight bowls be completely thrown away? Although the eight bowls are well-made, well-selected materials, economical, fat but not greasy, and suitable for all ages, people's evaluation of them is very good. However, with the prevalence of modern healthy eating concepts, more and more people are no longer interested in eating. Instead of coveting the eight meaty and fatty bowls, we pay more attention to dishes with good color, aroma, taste and shape, pay more attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and pay more attention to their nutrition and health.