After the Republic of China, the "eight treasures" in the catering industry varied from place to place, and there were more varieties, which were divided into "upper, middle and lower eight treasures".

Beijing:

Eight treasures in Beijing: Scarlet lips (air-dried products of moose's head), bird's nest, hump, bear's paw, Hericium erinaceus (fungus), leopard fetus, deer tendon and frog;

Among the eight treasures in Beijing: shark's fin, wide belly (Hong Kong-made sole belly, that is, sole swim bladder), fish bones, dragon fish intestines, radix ginseng, shad, abalone and scallop;

Among the eight treasures in Beijing: Sichuan bamboo shoots and mullet eggs (mullet roe).

Yantai:

Eight treasures in Yantai: scarlet lip, bird's nest, hump, bear's paw, Hericium erinaceus (fungus), preserved duck breast, deer tendon and yellow lip glue;

Eight treasures in Yantai: shark's fin, tripe, shad, tremella, civet, frog, fish lips and skirt;

Eight treasures in Yantai: Sichuan bamboo shoots, sea cucumbers, Gracilaria lemaneiformis, Tricholoma gigantea, mullet eggs, red scales, scallops and oyster yellow.

Up to now, many of the eight treasures are now protected animals, and it is forbidden to kill and eat them internationally, such as bears, monkeys, elephants, deer, orangutans, leopards, rhinoceroses, swans, owls, wild camels, seals, giant salamanders and so on. Now these animals naturally cannot be included in the Eight Treasures.

Bazhen originally refers to eight precious foods, and later refers to eight rare and precious cooking materials. Its specific reference varies with the times and regions. The formulation of Eight Treasures was first seen in Zhou Li Tian Guan Zhong Zai: "A doctor, palm and king's six foods, six drinks, six meals, a hundred dishes, a hundred sauces and eight treasures are the same." It should be said that the contents of China's "Eight Treasures" are different. "Zhou Li Tian Guan Shan Fu": "Where the king feeds, he eats six grains and drinks six clear grains, and he is ashamed to use one hundred and twenty products, and he uses eight treasures." It is the pioneer of the banquet of the eight treasures of later generations. ?

eight treasures of the Qing dynasty. According to reports, one of them is "Eight Treasures of Ginseng Wings", and half of them are from China. Refers to ginseng (sea cucumber), wing (shark's fin), bone (fish bones, also known as fish crisp), belly (fish belly), nest (bird's nest), palm (bear's paw), tendon (deer tendon) and frog (frog).

The second is "eight treasures of mountains and rivers",

Eight treasures of mountains: bear's paw, velvet antler, rhinoceros (or elephant trunk), hump, civet, leopard fetus, lion milk and Hericium erinaceus.

eight treasures of water: shark's fin, abalone, fish lips, sea cucumber, skirt (apron-like soft meat outside turtle shell), scallop, fish crisp and frog.

the third is the "four or eight treasures" of the Manchu-Han banquet.

"Mountain Eight Treasures": hump, bear's paw, monkey head, scarlet lip, elephant trunk, leopard fetus, rhinoceros tail and deer tendon;

"eight treasures of the sea": bird's nest, shark's fin, radix aconiti, fish belly, fish bones, abalone, seal and pike (giant salamander);

"Eight Precious Birds": Hongyan, Feilong (a bird called hazel chicken, which is found in the northeast mountain forest), quail, goose, partridge and colorful finch (can? Can be peacock), turtledove, red-headed eagle;

"Eight Treasures of Grass": Hericium erinaceus (fungus), Tremella fuciformis, Dictyophora (bamboo sheng), Donkey's Nest fungus, Morchella esculenta, Flower Mushroom, Day Lily, Yunxiangxin (one of the mushrooms).

According to the old old man from South China, "eight kinds of seafood" and "eight treasures of animals".

Eight kinds of seafood: shark's fin, sea cucumber, fish maw, mussel (dried mussel meat and mussel), scallop (dried scallop meat), fish lip (fish skin), abalone and squid;

Eight treasures of animals: bear's paw, elephant trunk, hump, scarlet lips, deer's tail, Hericium erinaceus, leopard fetus and bird's nest.

eight treasures of crane cloud. During the Guangxu period, Hong Yun, an ignorant mountain man, wrote the Eight Treasures List, which refers to bear's paw, deer's tail, cheao, shark's fin, crab, Jiang Yaozhu (scallop), orchid mushroom (straw mushroom) and grouper.

From the above groups of "Eight Treasures", it can be seen that there is no fixed pattern for the so-called "Eight Treasures". What is considered precious subjectively can be classified as "treasures", and there are more and more varieties of colors.

Reference: Zhou Li Tian Guan Zhu Zai.