Why is it called the Eight Great Bowls?

First of all, this name is very auspicious and the number is very good.

Secondly, the eight bowls refer to the eight kinds of bowl dishes, which are usually only served in rural areas when marriages and children are entertaining guests (after the child is born).

When I have a big table here, I first serve 6 The bottom line of hosting banquets in rural areas is that guests at banquets cannot gossip. This is because some people will make money in the name of hosting banquets, and most of them are afraid that the standard of their own banquets will be low.

Liao will be criticized by the villagers afterwards, thinking that he held the banquet just to make money.

Every year before and after the Chinese New Year, many rural banquets are held.

I attended seven or eight rural banquets around the Chinese New Year this year, all of which were "four plates and five bowls" with one to nine dishes.

In the past two years, some people liked 12 or 16 plates of dishes. In the past two years, the tradition has returned and been passed down. In rural areas, preparations must be made in advance for a baba banquet, and neighbors, relatives and friends will be mobilized to help.

It's too busy for one family alone, and the folks in the village will also rush over to help.

There is strength in numbers, and the Baba Banquet is a collective activity. Everyone has their own division of labor. The Nine Big Bowls is a tradition and a way for farmers to celebrate happy events and entertain relatives and friends in an era when meat was scarce.

This method is not just as simple as eating a meal of meat, but also a form of rural social gathering.

When eating at a banquet, four cold dishes are usually served first.

Then serve four bowls of food.

Because these are quick, I have already prepared them.

After this it’s usually the big stuff.

Pulled pork, meatballs.

Fish.

For those who want good noodles, a plate of prawns.

After that comes the stir-fry.

Four of the eight bowls and four plates actually have to be put on the table first.

The order of serving is to first bring four plates, then eight bowls.

Four plates usually contain four green vegetables, which are only equivalent to Western appetizers.

It’s time to bring eight bowls to the table. First, the preparation work: the chefs of the nine bowls may be family members or relatives. Nowadays, they usually hire a professional assembly line team.

Good chefs are usually very pretty, so you need to make a reservation in advance, and then find a few red and white chefs to work with you.