Side dishes: according to the variety of dishes and their respective quality requirements, two or more main ingredients and auxiliary materials processed by knives are properly matched to make them into a complete dish raw material (or a table). Dutch outfit: responsible for cutting chopping boards, pickling prepared raw materials, seasoning, powdering and sizing, cooking in the oven, and assisting chefs in modeling.

Whether the side dishes are suitable is directly related to the color, aroma, taste, shape and nutritional value of the dishes, and also determines whether the whole table is coordinated, which is a very important knowledge at the dinner table.

The "lotus" in the big river originally refers to "river", which means "flowing water". The so-called "crossing the river" is to master the "running speed" and help the wok master finish the dishes quickly, neatly and beautifully. The staffing of Lotus depends on the number of wok masters. Generally, a wok master is equipped with a lotus flower, and a large restaurant will have one or two more lotus flowers, which is convenient for mobile personnel to deploy.