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Zhangjiajie Tujia Ten Big Bowls

Food 2012/07/18 View:2078

Tujia ten big bowls come from the conventional way of local folk festivals its biggest characteristic is full of meat and vegetables, with two taste, not greasy. On the table, we can’t see dish,but all blue big bowl. Tujia people have the characteristic of hospitality, at the same time, saving face, but as a result of poverty, they are unable to arrange enough food, but want to make the quantity of table food, so each table is arranged ten bowl of meat dishes, vegetarian dishes in the bottom. As time passes by, it is a form in the wedding and funeral, the habit appellation is “tujia ten big bowls”.

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