In the countryside, eight bowls are the main course of a banquet. Whenever there are weddings and funerals in the village, there will be a big banquet. At that time, it was not only lively, but also full of human feelings.
Because of homophonic, people will try to make a verbal luck. So there are four kinds of meat and four kinds of vegetables in the eight bowls. It is more comfortable to eat meat and vegetables together. Among them, four kinds of meat dishes are braised pork, elbow, square meat and four kinds of vegetables, generally radish, kelp, vermicelli and tofu.
Of course, this is the eight bowls in our countryside. In other words, it can be said that eight bowls have been steamed.
Among the eight bowls in the countryside, four steamed meats are the most unforgettable. The steamed meat cooked is very beautiful, and the skin is reddish brown. The square bowl has a unique appetite and a more fragrant taste. Because it is steamed, the meat inside is fat but not greasy, and it melts at the entrance.
Vegetarian dishes have their own characteristics. Vegetarian dishes are also delicious after being processed by the master. Clean kelp silk is soft, tastes like vermicelli, and vermicelli is slippery like bean jelly. Tofu and broth will be more delicious when mixed together.
The eight bowls in rural areas reveal the reality of rural people. The weight of the bowl is greater than that of the plate. Enthusiastic rural people must ensure that their guests eat well and have enough to eat.
It can be said that the eight bowls at rural banquets are not only delicious symbols for those of us who go out to work, but also the most simple and delicious hometown flavor.
In many places, New Year's Eve has its own customs, but generally speaking, they all pay attention to "eight bowls", mainly stews.
But do you know where the authentic eight bowls come from?
Eight bowls are also called Manchu eight bowls. They are the most common dishes of Manchu people. The early Manchu eight bowls were only eaten by Manchu families, and the Qianlong emperor of the Qing Dynasty ruled in its heyday. "Man-Han banquet" was developed in the catering industry. The Manchu-Han banquet is divided into "upper eight treasures", "middle eight treasures" and "lower eight treasures". Eight bowls of Manchu-Han banquet were accepted as one of the "eight treasures" of Manchu-Han banquet. According to "Han Qi Sacrifice Ceremony", banquets are mostly eight bowls, five ding and eight lights, commonly known as eight bowls, New Year's Day, festivals, celebrations, seeing off and marrying rich people. At that time, the eight bowls concentrated on cooking techniques such as grilling, roasting, sauce, stewing, frying, steaming and stewing.
Of course, the eight bowls around the Qing Dynasty are also different because of the different ingredients in the real estate, so the dishes are also different.
Shaanxi Eight Bowls are eight kinds of steamed bowls, also called Guanzhong Eight Bowls, namely: braised chicken, crispy meat, steamed pork with flour, square meat with red dates, chicken with wind, bacon, eight-treasure rice and elbow.
Guanzhong Eight Bowls is a traditional food snack made in Shaanxi during the past festivals, and it is an indispensable food for banquets in Laoshan life. Birthdays, weddings, funerals and children's full moons are all indispensable. Because there were not so many hotels and restaurants in previous years, and the materials were poor, most people were poor. Weddings, funerals and weddings are all at home. It has become a traditional feature to set up a greenhouse in the village to entertain relatives and friends, who will salute and then host a banquet for relatives and friends.
Eight bowls, as the name implies, are filled in bowls, steamed in cages and steamed in bowls, as the name implies. They are a way of eating in western China, and now they have evolved into a symbol of the Spring Festival reunion dinner in some parts of China. The dishes in the eight bowls mainly include braised pork with plum, braised chicken, crispy pork floss, Four Joy Meetballs, eight-treasure rice and other varieties. Generally, all kinds of dishes are processed into semi-finished products or finished products first, and then steamed in advance when they are ready to eat and serve.