China covers a large territory and has many nationalities,

hence a variety of Chinese food with different but

fantastic an mouth-watering flavour. Since China's local

dishes have their own typical characteristics, generally,

Chinese food can be roughly divided into eight regional

cuisines, which has been widely accepted around.

Certainly, there are many other local cuisines that are

famous, such Beijing Cuisine and Shanghai Cuisine.

Eight reginal cuisine

Northern Southern

Shandong

Sichuan

Hunan

Anhui

Jiangsu

Zhejiang

Fujian

Guangdong

Shandong CuisinePrepared with a wide variety of materials. For example. Jiaodong

dishes are mainly made of aquatic products due to its proximity to the Yellow Sea. People in Jinan and Jiving like to prepare cuisine with mountain delicacies and seafood delights, melons, fruits, vegetables and peppers.

A pure, strong and mellow taste, rather than a mixed taste. Chefs are good at using onions and seasonings.

Shandong Cuisine is known for its excellent seafood dishes and delicious soup.

Chefs excel at preparing clear, smell, crisp, tender and delicious dishes by frying, stirring and steaming.

Famous Shandong Dishes

Sichuan Cuisine

Prepared with a wide variety of ingredients.

Presenting various shapes and tastes, and famous for spicy

food, fish-flavored shredded pork and food with odd taste.

Boasting numerous cooking techniques, such as stir frying,

frying, stir-frying before stewing, and braising.

Famous Sichuan Dishes

Hunan Cuisine

Skilful use of a kitchen knife, a delicious taste and a

beautiful shape.

Known for sour and spicy dishes by adding various kinds

of seasonings.

Adopting a wide variety of techniques.

Famous Hunan Cuisine

Guangdong Cuisine

• Using a wide variety of ingredients, offering food of all tastes,

shapes and colors, good at changing, and serving light food in

summer and autumn, and strong and mellow food in winter and

spring.

• Guangdong Cuisine features sour, bitter, spicy and delicious

tastes with a clear and fragrant smell.

• Guangdong snacks are peculiar about ingredients, some sweet

and some salty, enjoying the reputation of "100 kinds of snacks

having 100 tastes and 100 shapes."

Famous Guangdong Dishes

Fujian Cuisine

Chefs are skilled in the use of a kitchen knife, full of interest.

The Fujian people are peculiar about soup, which is full of

changes.

A wide variety of seasonings are used, with unique

characteristics.

Dishes are meticulously prepared, refined and graceful.

Fujian Cuisine is characterized by clear, refreshing, delicious and

light tastes, slightly sweet and sour.

Famous Fujian Dishes

Jiangsu Cuisine

Distinguished for exquisite ingredients, freshness and aliveness.

High cutting techniques. Have a good command of duration and degree of

heating and cooking. Good at keeping the original taste one particular

taste for one dish. All dishes have light, mellow and refreshing tastes. Yangzhou Cuisine is light and elegant; Suzhou Cuisine is slightly sweet; and Wuxi Cuisine is fairly sweet.

Pay great attention to soup, which is strong but not greasy, and delicious.

Famous Jiangsu Dishes

Zhejiang Cuisine

Zhejiang Cuisine occupies an important position and mainly consists of Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing and Wenzhou cuisine styles, each having its own local characteristics. Hangzhou Cuisine, the representative of Zhejiang Cuisine, is delicious, light, crisp, elegant and highly finished.

Ningbo local dishes are delicious, tender, soft and refreshing. Shaoxing Cuisine, which has the characteristics of the I,md of fish, includes various kinds of local dishes, which are soft and aromatic with original soup ,[lid juice, light oil, and a heavy taste. Chefs are forbidden to use peppers.

Wenzhou Cuisine is known for delicious seafood and light and delicious dishes.

Famous Zhejiang Dishes

Anhui Cuisine

Using a wide variety of ingredients.

Adopting unique techniques.

Paying great attention to nutritious food.

Offering various kinds of dishes, some of which

are full of local flavor.

Famous Anhui Dishes