Banquet - usually a few hot dishes and a few cold dishes
Customs in different parts of China are different, and the forms of wedding banquets are also different. Although the content is very different, the food and wine at the wedding banquet are still exquisite. Generally, there are about 12 people sitting at a table. First, six cold dishes are served, including four meat and two vegetarian dishes or three meat and three vegetable dishes. Meat dishes should block your mouth, and vegetarian dishes should clear your mouth. In addition, pay attention to matching colors, richer colors are best. Then comes the hot dishes, including meat and vegetable dishes, as well as soup, and finally a piece of fruit after the meal.
Speaking of cold dishes, cold dishes can include: cold fungus, vegetarian steak, spicy enoki mushrooms, cold peanuts, hot and sour lotus root slices, hot and sour hairy tripe, etc. Cold dishes are also appetizers, which are refreshing and you can chat while eating. The hard dishes are still waiting to be served.
After the appetizers are finished, hot dishes are next. The hot dishes include: sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried pork, braised pork belly, braised pork ribs, chicken soup, steamed roast chicken, steamed grass carp, sauced pork elbow, and five spices. Dog soup, beef with five-spice sauce, taro ball soup, etc. There are many meat dishes in the hot dishes, and they can be paired with some vegetarian dishes, such as: baby greens, spinach, sweet and sour cabbage, scrambled eggs with chives, so that they are not all meat. Too tired. Finally, there will be a bowl of sweet and sour soup, as well as delicious desserts, and the family feast will be over.
Banquets generally include several hot dishes and several cold dishes. There is actually no specific standard for this. However, when eating, there should not be too many cold dishes as appetizers. If it is a table of 10 people, 6 cold dishes That’s it. If there are 12 tables, 8 cold dishes are appropriate. As the main dish, hot dishes need to pay attention to the combination of nutrition and the combination of meat and vegetables. It is not recommended to have too many meat dishes, just the right amount. It is best to pair it with a bowl of salty soup and a bowl of sweet soup. Some banquets also include after-meal fruits, which is also very important. Banquets are actually a platform for us to get closer to relatives and friends. Through banquets, we can talk about life freely.