仙居傳(chuan)統菜譜(pu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)“八(ba)(ba)(ba)大碗(wan)”,寓意吉(ji)(ji)祥,“八(ba)(ba)(ba)”在中(zhong)(zhong)國文化(hua)中(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)吉(ji)(ji)祥之數(shu)。中(zhong)(zhong)國的(de)古典文化(hua)中(zhong)(zhong)以陰(yin)陽、五行、八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)綱,從而在后天八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)中(zhong)(zhong)延生(sheng)出第八(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)坤(≡≡),坤為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)地、為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)母、為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)牛、為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)眾多(duo),又加上(shang)“八(ba)(ba)(ba)”是十(shi)以內偶數(shu)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)最大數(shu),所以寓意出眾多(duo)的(de)吉(ji)(ji)祥之說。道(dao)教文化(hua)源遠流長(chang),塑造出具有(you)多(duo)方代表(biao)的(de)“八(ba)(ba)(ba)仙”,吃飯的(de)桌(zhuo)稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)“八(ba)(ba)(ba)仙桌(zhuo)”,正方形,邊長(chang)三(san)尺六(liu)(魯班(ban)尺)即1公尺,坐的(de)四(si)條凳(deng)長(chang)四(si)尺(魯班(ban)尺)稱(cheng)(cheng)四(si)尺凳(deng),每(mei)方坐二人,共座八(ba)(ba)(ba)人,上(shang)一席菜“八(ba)(ba)(ba)大碗(wan)”,上(shang)十(shi)六(liu)至二十(shi)四(si)個菜,民間(jian)統稱(cheng)(cheng)“八(ba)(ba)(ba)大八(ba)(ba)(ba)細”。
傳說古時(shi)八(ba)(ba)仙過海(hai)(hai)大(da)戰(zhan)龍王之后,在回神仙居的(de)路上,只(zhi)見鄰村皤灘鼓樂喧天、張燈結彩,遂降祥云(yun)去湊熱鬧,原來是村中首富吳員(yuan)外嫁女(nv),八(ba)(ba)仙當時(shi)興(xing)起(qi),一(yi)人做了一(yi)道好(hao)菜(cai)(即采荷蓮子(zi)、湘子(zi)海(hai)(hai)參、鐘離翻(fan)碗肉(rou)、國舅泡鲞、洞賓大(da)魚、鐵拐敲(qiao)肉(rou)、仙姑(gu)肉(rou)皮(pi)泡、國老豆腐(fu))以示(shi)慶賀。不(bu)久,仙居百姓都(dou)把吃飯用的(de)四方桌改稱(cheng)為八(ba)(ba)仙桌,婚宴上都(dou)用上八(ba)(ba)仙的(de)八(ba)(ba)樣拿手菜(cai),并尊稱(cheng)為八(ba)(ba)大(da)碗。八(ba)(ba)大(da)碗具體名(ming)稱(cheng)改為以上八(ba)(ba)大(da)碗名(ming)稱(cheng)。