When it comes to eight bowls, many elderly people know what they mean. Especially in the 197s and 198s, in many rural areas, the so-called "eight bowls" appeared on the banquet table when some wedding banquets were held.

As elderly people, we can always remember these beautiful scenes vividly; Every time I think of those lively and beautiful scenes, I still feel a very excited mood in my heart; Standing 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 eight bowls knows that the so-called "eight bowls" refers to many dishes put on banquets by the people in the past, such as grilled pork strips, steamed pork, boiled white meat, braised meatballs, braised chicken pieces, stewed elbows, sauce bones, oily meat, braised fish, eight-treasure rice and so on (in short, they are made up of eight dishes). These things are filled by eight sea bowls, so they are called eight bowls.

Generally speaking, there are at least eight dishes in eight bowls at a banquet. Of course, when some good families hold banquets, the dishes are rich, not only eight dishes, but ten dishes, and sometimes even a dozen dishes. In the 197s and 198s, eight bowls were often an indispensable form of dinner for people to get together to celebrate their birthdays, weddings, funerals and full moons.

In the past, the traditional life was not like now. There were so many hotels and restaurants, and the general countryside was still poor and the economic conditions were not very good. Therefore, if people encounter some weddings and funerals, they are all in their own homes in the countryside. They call a few friends together to make a banquet or two, and use eight bowls to entertain relatives and friends, so that everyone can get together and celebrate.

2. Although the eight bowls are drifting away from people, they are still a kind of delicious food that people dream of.

With the development of economy and society, people often go to restaurants in some cities. Everyone also orders food according to the menu of the store. Therefore, in the modern city, the eight bowls have been slowly forgotten by people; It seems to be getting farther and farther away from this traditional banquet life, as if the eight 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 eight bowls. In fact, this fully shows that it is not very far away from us, but it shows that the eight bowls are still a kind of food that people dream of! In the city, there are still some large families, and it is always difficult to give up their love for the eight bowls.

Therefore, on New Year's Day, Spring Festival and other days, when the whole family has a chance to get together, the elders at home will always set up a cooker and cook some traditional delicacies such as grilled meat strips, braised chicken pieces and fried meatballs. At that time, there were still eight dishes on the dining table (even more than this number) to inherit the ancient and heavy historical banquet charm.

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

With the development and change of society, people are gradually "away" from the traditional life atmosphere, and some eating methods are slowly changing. In the 198s, "Eight Bowls" combined various techniques, such as grilled, braised, sauced, roasted, stewed, fried, steamed and stir-fried. In the past, the "eight bowls" eating method has changed with the times, but it has never changed.

For example, in some large families, some traditional techniques such as cooking, frying, grilling and steaming are still the main ones, but more attention is paid to the production procedures and working procedures. For example, it takes more than two or three hours to steam the meat strips in the steamer later. At the same time, more efforts have been made in the selection of materials, knife work, temperature and so on, 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, economical, fat but not greasy, and suitable for all ages, people's comments on them are very good. However, with the prevalence of modern healthy eating concepts, more and more people no longer covet the eight bowls that are fleshy and greasy, but pay more attention to dishes with good color, fragrance, taste and shape, pay more attention to the collocation of meat and vegetables, and pay more attention to their nutrition and health.