Eight bowls are one of the special dishes promoted by Wanggang Food Culture Village. "Eight bowls" refers to eight bowls for holding vegetables. The bowls are as big as small ones, and some places are also called "sea bowls". Why use "eight"? "Eight" is an auspicious number. China people pay attention to the five elements and gossip, and "eight" is the eighth gossip, that is, Kun Gua, the meaning of the earth, mother and many; The homonym of eight is "hair". "Eight bowls" should be placed on the "Eight Immortals Table". "Square table", square, with two people on each side and eight people on * * *. Different nationalities and regions have different contents of dishes, but the eight bowls and the square table have not changed. This seemingly old-fashioned practice now has a long history. Speaking of "Eight Bowls", there is also a legendary story: It is said that one day, a student who was rushing for the exam found that this farmhouse restaurant had no name after eating enough wine. Thinking of the eight delicious dishes he had just eaten, he wrote down the words "Eight Bowls" and gave them to the store as the name of the store. Later, this student, to be no.1, said, "It's good luck to eat eight bowls", so it spread. This restaurant is not only good at cooking, but also simple and honest. It is praised by the guests for its small profits but quick turnover. The "Eight Bowls" is becoming more and more famous and has been passed down from generation to generation.

The eight bowls of Buyi people have a long history. Although the eight bowls of dishes in different regions are slightly different, there are three things in common: first, the "eight" in the eight bowls is a real number, which refers to eight kinds of dishes; It is also an imaginary number, which means more than eight kinds of dishes. Buyi is a hospitable, warm and generous people. Whenever a banquet is given, guests are always allowed to eat as much as possible, and dishes are often added to the eight dishes. In the past, there was a saying of "three dishes, four dishes and eight bowls" in central Guizhou. Second, the eight bowls not only concentrate the essence of traditional ethnic dishes, but also contain rich ethnic culture. Almost every dish has a story or legend, which is closely related to the local customs of the nation, enabling people to feel the national feelings while enjoying delicious food. Third, the Buyi people are a nation that keeps pace with the times. Besides keeping the traditional eight bowls, they can also change into new eight bowls with the characteristics of the times and suitable for the tastes of modern people, especially city people, according to fashion and guests' tastes. For example, the "eight bowls of pork-killing rice (soup)" not only retains the traditional one-pot soup, but also is accompanied by fried pork and pork liver, stewed pork feet, stewed pork ribs and other stewed dishes, steamed pork with rice flour, salted meat and other steamed dishes, plus several plates of cold dishes and vegetarian dishes such as cold dishes, preserved eggs, fried peanuts and bracken, to ensure that the guests will have a bloated stomach. If the guests only want to be vegetarian, the host will use wild plants such as wild vegetables and wild mushrooms as the main ingredients to make "eight bowls of vegetarian dishes", which are original and fragrant.