Yancheng Badawan is the main cuisine used by Yancheng people for weddings, funerals, and entertaining guests. It is also a local specialty. The Badawan in Yancheng is slightly different from the Badawan in other areas. It has a rich flavor. The local customs, so what are the dishes of Yancheng Eight Bowls? The origin of Yancheng Eight Bowls

Yancheng Eight Bowls originated from the cuisine of the Three Kingdoms period. During the Soochow period of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Jian, the first county magistrate of Yancheng County (formerly known as Yandu County), encountered a murder case as soon as he took office, but he had no clue. In order to quickly solve the case to show his ability, he ordered a carpenter to make it. On a high-quality square table, place eight bowls, eight chopsticks, eight spoons and eight plates, eight cups, eight chairs, and eight plates of dishes. Burn incense and pray to the Eight Immortals for their meals and guidance.

A few days later, Sun Jian received the guidance of the Eight Immortals in his dream and quickly solved the case, and the people of Yandu followed suit. The square table is called the Eight Immortals Table, and it is popular in the land. Local people use eight bowls for banquets to show respect for the gods. This is how Yancheng Eight Bowls got its name.

Su Dongpo has two poems praising the eight bowls: "It is easy to put eight bowls into the stomach without losing the amount of chopsticks, but it is difficult to get rid of the taste after three years of feasting." It can be seen that the eight bowls are delicious. From the development of the Song Dynasty to the present, the eight bowls have become the main mode of banquets in Huaibei.

Yancheng is located in the north of Jiangsu, between Yangzhou and Xuzhou. It has both the good looks of southerners and the generosity of northerners. It is said that Yancheng people are poor and generous. People in Yancheng like to eat half soup and half vegetable. The so-called eight bowls of Yancheng are the eight dishes that people in Yancheng use to entertain guests at home. Yancheng covers an area of ??14,562 square kilometers and has a population of more than 8 million. To the north, Xiangshui County, Binhai County, and Funing County are salty in taste; to the east, Sheyang County is close to the Yellow Sea. , there are many seafood; Dongtai City and Dafeng District in the south have a sweeter taste; Jianhu County in the west has many rivers and rivers, and there are many fish and shrimps. Comprehensive dishes from Tinghu District and Yandu District in central China. There is a reason why Yancheng's eight bowls are produced. What are the eight bowls of dishes in Yancheng?

Five Blessings - Chowder: It means that we are like a family. It means celebrating reunion, and is also called farmhouse braised soil. Pig skin is used as the main ingredient, braised in braise with vegetables, ham and other condiments. It has a smooth and delicious texture. Among the eight bowls, the chowder is known as the "first dish in Jiangbei".

The phoenix spreads its wings - the cake rises: meaning rising step by step. This dish is often made with eggs as the main ingredient and a small amount of green vegetables or leeks. Rising cakes are easy and frugal, taste delicious and have profound meaning.

Qingqingwuwo——Chicken shredded vermicelli: It means loving each other and lasting. Cut the chicken into shreds, mix it with vermicelli, add soybean oil, and braise it. It tastes very delicious. Some people also named it after "a big chicken hugging a small chicken". It is said that this dish was originally made from farm chickens, with multiple local eggs nestled in the original chicken soup, symbolizing family reunion and perfect happiness. Later, shredded chicken was used instead of whole chickens. Chicken, using vermicelli instead of eggs, becomes today's chicken vermicelli.

Strong Friendship - Dried Clam Burnt Tea: It means the reunion of relatives. Clams can be found everywhere in the Gangcha rivers of Yancheng. You can catch them in buckets by fishing with nets or fishing in the rivers. The clams are boiled in boiling water, and the meat is taken, without adding any spices, and dried tea is added, and then cooked. The soup is fresh and the meat is tender, which is endless aftertaste.

Prosperity every year - braised knife fish: knife fish is also known as crucian carp. They have low environmental requirements for growth and can breed as long as there is water in rivers and ditches. Yancheng is blessed with plenty of water, rivers and fish. When relatives come to Yancheng people's house, large and small crucian carps can be cooked in a large iron pot, and multigrain flour pancakes are spread on the edge of the iron pot. It is simply delicious. Fishermen along the coast of Yancheng have a custom of not turning over after eating fish, which means that fishing at sea will be calm and return safely.

Family Reunion - Braised Glutinous Rice Balls: It means reunion. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was mainly used for weddings, birthday banquets and other banquets. Meatball banquets are normally arranged according to the standards of eight people per table, twenty-five per bowl, and three per person. There must be one left in the bowl at the end, indicating that the owner has plenty. People in Yancheng call meatballs "meatballs". It is the custom of Yancheng people to have a pot of meatballs at home only at the end of the twelfth lunar month and before the Chinese New Year.

Prosperity - Braised Pork: It means prosperous animals and prosperous business in the New Year. The main ingredient of braised pork is pork ribs. When cooking, add some radish to absorb the fat in the meat. It does not taste greasy at all, but more delicious. The color of the meat is brighter and the taste is sweeter.

Good Luck - Taro and Shrimp_: The last dish among the eight bowls in Yancheng is made with tofu, taro, dried tea, dried shrimp, pork, etc. People in Yancheng are hospitable and hope to leave the most delicious taste to their guests so that they can stay with them for a long time. Taro means meeting a good person, and shrimp means a good harvest. The last dish means parting, and I wish the guests good luck every year when they go out to meet someone special.