Every May Day holiday is a good day to get married together. After the holiday, everyone has plenty of time and a happy mood, and the wedding will be more festive and joyful. I attended a friend's wedding in Henan during the holiday. All the tables are authentic Henan cuisine, which is not among the eight major cuisines. Many people's impressions of Henan cuisine stay on "Hui noodles" and "Hu spicy soup", which is actually somewhat biased. Henan is located in the Central Plains, and Henan cuisine also pays attention to "harmony of five flavors, moderate quality and taste". The word "zhong" is the essence of Henan cuisine, not east, not west and not. Let's see what this table is for the wedding banquet.

Bao Si steamed cuisine

Steamed vegetables are very distinctive cold dishes in Henan. Steamed vegetables made of carrots and potatoes are the most popular. They are soft and sweet, and they are loved by the elderly and children. There are still many skills in cooking this dish, and the roots are very clear. For details, please refer to my previously published cookbook. This four-treasure steamed dish is carrot, potato, celery leaf and purple radish.

Red-Cooked Chicken, Daokou Style

The famous dishes in Anyang, Henan Province are called "four wonders" because of their color, fragrance, taste and rotten taste, which have been passed down from generation to generation for more than 300 years.

Bittern double fight

A cold water platter made of duck and donkey meat. Donkey meat is a common ingredient in Henan cuisine, among which "Donkey Meat in Soup" and "Luoyang Donkey Broth" are well known.

Crispy fried fish fillet

Fish fillets are fried with large pieces of fish without fishbones. It is golden and crisp, and many people like to eat it.

Red bean and pea cake

Pea cake is a special pastry snack in Henan Province, which has been popular since the Song Dynasty. It is made by peeling peas and grinding them into powder, and adding persimmon cream, persimmon, gardenia yellow and so on. It tastes sweet and delicious.

Braised beef with iron plate

After the beef is cured, it is squeezed together with a pressing plate, and the gap is filled with the soup of the cured beef. After cooling and setting, cut into pieces. Meat and soup are better than braised beef.

Seasonal vegetable omelet

A refreshing cold dish, the dough made of eggs is wrapped with ham, carrots, cucumbers and other ingredients, which is simple and refreshing.

Braised pork joint

A big dish to relieve craving, Henan elbow will be seasoned with spiced powder, which has a neutral taste and takes a long time to steam, so as to be crisp and rotten.

Sufu meat

In Henan, carrion is almost an indispensable dish at the banquet. Generally, it will not be fried, and it will be steamed directly after cooking. With lotus leaf cake, it won't get tired at all and is very popular.

Casserole chicken soup

In the past, this dish was often a whole chicken stewed directly at the wedding banquet. Actually, it's mainly for good looks. After serving, the main dish is soup, and few people eat meat. Now it has basically improved. Chicken nuggets can be stewed directly, or corn, carrots and other accessories can be added. It is right to eat meat and drink soup.

Garlic beef

This kind of granular dish is generally eaten with all kinds of cakes in Henan, with meat stuffed into the cakes, which is a good dish with hunger and satisfaction.

Mudan Yan Rou thick soup

Peony meat swallow looks exactly like tofu, but it is made of chicken and fish, and its workmanship is complicated. It is a dish with a long history in Luoyang, Henan Province. It is listed in the "Luoyang Water Mat" and is the best ingredient for eating hot pot and making soup.

Tanghe baby food

A classic soup dish. Does it taste good? Baby dishes, preserved eggs and ham are impossible to make. The key is to see how the soup is.

Bianjing roast duck

Roast duck, also called Kaifeng roast duck, is not only found in Beijing. Bianjing roast duck is a famous dish in Henan cuisine. From the Northern Song Dynasty to the present, it tastes no worse than Beijing Roast Duck.

Bazhen eight treasure rice

Eight-treasure rice is also a must-have dish at Henan wedding banquet, which represents sweetness and happiness. The eight-treasure rice in Henan will be decorated with some green and red silk, which will be more festive.

-Lao Jing said-

The money for this wedding banquet is 200 yuan, which is the normal amount of money among our local friends. Neither too much nor too little. Some places may seem less, but for the average working class, one or two hundred dollars is more appropriate, which will not affect life, but also express the feelings between friends. Out of courtesy, we should do our best.