Lin relates that in the past bando included the so-called "biahndo" custom. The host would invite four or five different master chefs to set up tables. Each chef would put his finest specialties out, and in the end the champion would be awarded a gold medal.
林添盛表示，過去辦桌有所謂的「拚桌」，一個主人同時請四、五個總鋪辦桌，每個總鋪各展廚藝拚高下，最後冠軍的總鋪獲賞金牌一面。