Manchu Eight-Bowl Banquet 满族八大碗
Manchu Eight-Bowl Banquet is featured among the local specialties of Jilin.
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Manchu Eight-Bowl Banquet (满族八大碗) is represented in Siping (四平) by the version at Manyanlou (满宴楼). A 2024 China Tourism News (中国旅游报) feature describes this restaurant’s ingredients and traditional cooking methods.
The restaurant’s ingredients
Its list includes goose, pork from black-haired pigs, pangtouyu (胖头鱼) from Erlong Lake (二龙湖), free-ranging chickens and dried vegetables used in Manchu cooking. The feature describes the preparation as a traditional craft passed between generations.
Several cooking methods
The banquet brings together a range of techniques, including braising, stewing, stir-frying and steaming. The feature also cites Manzu Qiren Jili Kao (满族旗人祭礼考), which describes five ding vessels and eight bowls used for banquets, with wealthier families serving the meal at seasonal festivals, celebrations, weddings and receptions.
Sources & reading
Written from the linked sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer on 2026-09-30. Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.