◎Steamed Meat in Bowl

Wuyi steamed meat in bowl is also known as common banquet and Farmer’s Banquet.It is said that it began in the Song Dynasty,and became well-known in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.When Emperor Kangxi visited Zhengdingfu and Jizhou in 1700,the 39th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi,he tasted Wuyi steamed meat in bowl by chance.He applauded involuntarily,granted the name of “Ten Bowls of Wuyi” and designated it as one of the royal meals.The quality of a banquet is different from rich and poor people by “clean bowl” (bowl with meat).“Clean bowl” is also divided into those with fat dices,fat slices,streaky pork,pure lean,spareribs,fish,chicken,kelp and so on.The process of making clean bowls is divided into boiling,smoking,cutting,steaming,and adding soup,and then served with seasonal vegetables,to form a banquet with eight or ten bowls with meat.There are fat and thin meat,as well as vegan option.They are fat but not greasy,plain but delicious.(https://www.daowen.com)

Nowadays,on the basis of maintaining the original color,smell and taste,more than 20 kinds of special Wuyi steamed meat in bowl have been launched,which are deeply loved by the masses and also attract non-local gourmets to taste them.