Chapter 2433: Grand Banquet

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"Let's go to the village later to see if we can help." Zhang Xiuying came over with fruits. She heard that there will be a running banquet in the village tomorrow, so she planned to go and see if she could help.

"Auntie, isn't it done tomorrow?" Liu Xiaoxiao said. "Come over today, how can I help?"

"Haha, you guys are too young and have never seen a running water mat. To set up such a large flowing water mat, it used to take three to five days to prepare. Now that we have more materials, we still need to prepare some things." Zhang Xiuying said .

"The mat is like flowing water, the mat is like flowing water."

Li Pinghe came over with a tea cup and sat down. "You are young and don't know how to use the flowing water mat."

"Uncle, isn't this running water banquet where the dishes are all served at once, and everyone leaves after eating, and then the next wave of people come over to eat?" Liu Xiaoxiao became more and more strange the more she listened.

Li Pinghe smiled, waved his hand, and said that running water mats are really special. "First let's talk about the history of this flowing water mat. The flowing water mat has a history of more than a thousand years."

As he spoke, Li Pinghe took a sip of water, put the cup on the side and said, "'Flowing Water Feast' was originally named because the temple relied on flowing spring water to float trays of vegetarian meals to pilgrims, so it was called "Borrowing Flowing Water Feast". Guests came one after another. , the custom of eating as you go is also very appropriate for the name "Liu Shui". Unlike ordinary banquets, all the cold dishes are served first, and then all the hot dishes are served. Like flowing clouds and flowing water.”

"Ah, this is different from what I thought. I thought they were guests. They left after eating and ate as soon as they came. It was like a flowing seat." Liu Xiaoxiao looked surprised. This seemed to be different from the usual flowing seat.

"That's not a real flowing water banquet. There are a lot of details about flowing water banquets. When it comes to time, the flowing water banquets of our old Han and Westerners usually take three days to complete. The first day is called "Zhike", which is a banquet held by the host's family, family members, and close friends. The second day is called "Zhengjiu", which is a grand banquet where all the guests come to congratulate each other. Important ceremonies are held on this day; the third day is called "Thank you wine", which is used to thank the neighbors for coming to help. Folks, what you are talking about is another kind of "flowing seat". It is different from hotel reception. Guests have to sit in turns, usually divided into the first round and the second round, until all the guests are served. Some are from morning to evening, and some are from morning to evening. It is customary to first entertain the relatives and guests (the newlywed’s family) and then the groom’s guests. This is also called “flowing water banquet”.

"That's right, what we're doing tomorrow should be the second type of flowing water mat, right?" Liu Xiaoxiao said.

"That's the wrong thing to say." Cheng Dahao said with a smile.

"We're here, let's sit down." Li Pinghe greeted the young man in the village with a smile.

Although this child is a little more lively than the average village doll, he is quite good at heart and is a good child.

Cheng Dahao smiled and sat down. "How are you preparing for the dinner? Is there anything you need to say?" Li Han poured tea for Dahao.

"We prepare the pigs and sheep that need to be killed and the meat that needs to be braised two days before the banquet. The women in the village have been busy these two days," Cheng Dahao said.

"By the way, great, how will our banquet be done?" Li Pinghe asked.

"Are there many kinds?" Liu Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice.

"No, let's just say we have nine bowls in Lantian. The nine bowls in Lantian are stewed cabbage, stewed tiger skin tofu, stewed radish slices, cubed meat, sweet rice, sliver meat, shredded mustard radish, braised diced pork, old tofu, Meatballs and kelp stewed in the Nine Big Bowls began in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei introduced the court's hospitality method to the people when he lived in seclusion in Lantian. After that, the Lantian Nine Big Bowls became popular and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A large number of chefs emerged in Lantian. "They can support their families and move around the world with just a frying spoon," Li Pinghe said.

"There are also nine bowls here in Weinan, but they are somewhat different from Lantian." Li Pinghe said. "The common festive banquet in Hanzhong is to eat "nine big bowls", also called "changing food". First put a cold plate (filled with bean sprouts and other vegetables, topped with meat sauce) and place it in the middle. Place four small plates at the four corners. , filled with sesame leaves. Four small dishes of spiced beans or four small cold dishes can be placed on the four sides. After finishing the wine, you can start "changing dishes" and serve different kinds of dishes in succession. "Seven changes", "Ten changes", and "Thirteen changes" at most. Generally, people don't drink when "changing food". The host can say politely "Bring the wine". Those who like to drink can continue drinking. Most people just After tasting the delicacies, the "eight-treasure rice" was served during the "eating change". After the "eating change", everyone took a break. Place it in front of the guests, and then disperse after finishing the "nine bowls."

"It's so complicated." Liu Xiaoxiao scratched his head. He didn't expect that the nine bowls alone had so many details, and they were different in different places.

"Yes, there are also Hancheng Thirteen Flowers and Dali Nine-Pin Thirteen Flowers. This is a large banquet comparable to Luoyang Water Banquet. Thirteen cold dishes are put together in a special pattern. Among them, Yan Jingming, the veteran of the Qing Dynasty Pavilion, The most famous one is Sheng Guan Tu. The dish is different from the bowl. It contains thousands of steamed vegetables and a combination of meat and vegetables. The dish is larger than the bowl and is like a soup basin. It can have clear soup, white soup, hot and sour soup, and various kinds of meat and vegetables. It’s a really big banquet, but few people use it now, it takes a lot of time and materials, and there are fewer people who want to make it authentic,” Li Pinghe said.

"Wow, uncle is so awesome and knows so much." Liu Xiaoxiao looked admiring.

The baby, like Dudu and the other little people, have eyes full of little stars. "Grandpa, I know a lot of delicious food." The little Dudu man clicked his little mouth with a greedy look, which made Li Han laugh and cry.

"Uncle, you're right. This Dali Nine-Rank Thirteen Flowers is too complicated, uses a lot of materials, and is difficult to make. In the past, only wealthy and powerful families could not host such a large banquet." Cheng Dahao, said.

"What kind of banquet does the village plan to use this time?"

Li Han asked. "Nine bowls?"

"This time, everyone discussed for a long time, choose one of the nine bowls and the thirteen flowers." Cheng Dahao said.

"Thirteen flowers?"

"Are you using the Lishan Thirteen Flowers?" Li Pinghe looked at Cheng Dahao. You must know that the Thirteen Flowers and the Four Elements represent spring all the year round, the four meat dishes represent the Pearl Treasure, and the four big bowls contain stewed chicken, red pig's trotters, and fungus and yellow flowers. Silk tripe soup, sweet wine-fermented egg flowers, and egg rolls with rotten winter melon, all implying a good relationship from heaven, flowers and full moon. Four big dishes: large stir-fry and small stir-fry, some vegetarian and some meat, to show health and longevity, and lingering. The top plate is pig meatballs or meatball soup. Pair with four kinds of dried fruits at the same time.

"Nine big bowls and a big banquet are not as good as thirteen flowers." Cheng Dahao said.

Of course, the Nine Big Bowls are a tradition and cannot be thrown away, but this time there are many city people here, especially Li Han’s family from Anxi. You know, there are Lantian Nine Big Bowls or Thirteen Flowers, both of which are used. No problem.

Young people tend to eat Thirteen Flowers, which is more suitable for young people's tastes. Furthermore, a Thirteen Flowers is not just steamed vegetables, which is also true for city dwellers with fickle mouths.

There was a meeting in the village and they discussed it for a long time, but in the end they decided to use Thirteen Flowers.

Li Han compared the thirteen flowers with the nine bowls and nodded. "Nine big bowls, it's a big dish, and it's affordable. Thirteen flowers, it's a great place to eat. Of course, the dishes are not as bad as nine big bowls. It's a good choice to choose thirteen flowers."

Nine big bowls of steamed vegetables are more diverse than Thirteen Flowers. In today's market, they are really a bit incomparable. The old village chief could agree. Although Li Han was surprised, he was a little impressed, you know.

"Thirteen Flowers, what a nice name."

Liu Xiaoxiao said. "Han, I'm going to find my sister. Will you go to the entrance of the village in a moment?"

"Dudu is going too."

Dudu villain said. "Dudu can help."

"Grandpa Wang has gone."

"Haha, let's go help too." Natalie, although she couldn't understand it, but looking at the excitement of Dudu and Liu Xiaoxiao, it was not difficult to guess that this mat was very interesting.

"Don't cause trouble."

Li Han, don’t forget to tell a few villains.

Here in the village, things started getting busy early in the morning. More than a dozen women divided the work, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, and setting out plates. Master Wang and several cooks who knew how to make banquets were busy. You know, the banquet today was not an ordinary banquet. , with hundreds of tables, it’s definitely a waste of money, and even Laoshan Town hasn’t had a big banquet in many years.

No, reporters from the county and city are here, and Team Leader Wu is already well prepared. There will be a big show and a big banquet today.