Jinhu "Eight Bowls"

Jinhu "Eight Bowls of Jinhu" Eight Bowls of Jinhu "is actually a table of dishes, which is called" Eight Samples "among the people. It's an eight-course dish cooked by people in Jinhu before. It was very popular before the 1970s. As long as the guests are all these eight kinds, the form is consistent and the content is consistent. And it's served bowl by bowl, and the last bowl is served after the first bowl is finished, so is every family. "Eight heads" was already a high-standard banquet at that time, and only "six heads" or "four heads" were inferior. About the "Eight Bowls" in Jinhu, taking the wedding as an example, the first bowl is red dates, which are full of perfection and early birth, which is auspicious. There is a rule in this bowl that you can't eat it all. At least one jujube should be left. This is called back soup. Take the soup bowl away when the second course comes up. In the second bowl, the chowder is the mixed vegetables cooked with louver, vermicelli and shredded pork. The third bowl is a piece of soup, which is equivalent to the current shredded chicken skin. The fourth bowl is a big dish, which is braised pork. In the past, it was a very grand thing to eat braised pork. If it was a funeral, it was time to play music to thank soup. The fifth bowl and the sixth bowl are two stir-fried dishes, usually fried leeks or shredded lotus root, with some venetian blinds or shredded pork as the covering, also called topping dishes. The seventh course is boiled fish in red, and the fish will stop until the wine is served. Finally, a bowl of green vegetables and bean curd soup will be served ... Today, the "eight bowls" in Jinhu have been processed and carefully made by chefs, and they have renewed their vitality from content to form. For example, special dishes such as braised soft-shelled turtle, golden loach, chicken soup and fish line, and double-fried lotus root clips have become the business cards of Jinhu cuisine in Nanjing and Shanghai, which has played an important role in attracting investment and developing tourism.
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