Songji eight bowl

Zhengding has a long history and profound cultural accumulation, and is a national historical and cultural city. Zhengding Eight Bowls is the main representative of traditional folk dishes in Zhengding area. After historical evolution and war, this skill creation was basically finalized and began to be widely popular until the Tang Dynasty. The production technique of Zhengding Eight Bowls is the most authentic and traditional with Song Ji. Eight bowls mainly include: four meats and four vegetarian dishes. Four meats are mainly pork, and their elbow meat, hind buttock meat and meatballs made of refined meat are selected, which are divided into elbow-buttoned meat, square meat and meatballs. There are more than 30 kinds of Sisu, such as radish, kelp, vermicelli and tofu. According to the different guests, eight of them are selected and cooked by their unique production technology. The eight bowls made by this technique have become an indispensable set of dishes for weddings and major festivals in urban and rural areas of the county, and have become one of the outstanding representatives of folk culture in Zhengding County. This skill is mainly in material selection, knife skill, temperature control and ingredient selection. The eight bowls of dishes made from this are well-made, well-selected, economical, fat but not greasy, suitable for all ages, and have excellent color, fragrance, taste and shape, which have obvious characteristics of northern cuisine, rich nutrition and exquisite eating methods. Now, they have formed a complete and standardized technological process and technical standards, which are constantly accepted and loved by different eating groups. At the same time, it has been constantly developed and improved. The skill of making eight bowls fully embodies the fine tradition and spiritual characteristics of Zhengding County people's simple folk customs and warm hospitality. Excavation and rescue of this craft will play a very important role in prospering Zhengding folk culture, enriching folk cuisine and carrying forward traditional national culture.
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