What are the eight famous dishes?

The eight major cuisines are Anhui cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and Cantonese cuisine.

1, Anhui cuisine:

Anhui cuisine is Anhui cuisine, not Anhui cuisine. Now Anhui cuisine is called Anhui cuisine. Among them, the southern Anhui flavor is represented by Anhui cuisine, which is the mainstream and origin of Anhui cuisine. Huizhou cuisine takes Huizhou specialties as the main raw material, and absorbs the skills of other cuisines on the basis of adopting traditional folk cooking techniques to cook salty local dishes.

2. Hunan cuisine:

Hunan cuisine, also known as Hunan cuisine, is one of the eight great dishes with a long history in China, which was formed as early as the Han Dynasty. Xiangjiang River Basin, Dongting Lake Area and Xiangxi Mountain Area are the three major local flavors.

3. Fujian cuisine:

Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China, which is a fusion of Han culture in the Central Plains and Fujian and Guangdong culture. Originated in Fuzhou, based on Fuzhou cuisine, it combines eastern Fujian, southern Fujian, western Fujian, northern Fujian and Puxian cuisine.

4. Zhejiang cuisine:

Zhejiang cuisine is rich in Jiangnan characteristics and has a long history. It is a famous local dish in China. Zhejiang cuisine originated from Hemudu culture in Neolithic age. The basic style of Zhejiang cuisine was formed through the pioneering and accumulation of ancestors of Yue State, the maturity and stereotypes in Han and Tang Dynasties, the prosperity in Song and Yuan Dynasties and the development in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

5. Huaiyang cuisine:

Huaiyang cuisine is one of the four traditional cuisines in China, which originated from Yangzhou and Huai 'an. The dishes are full of Huaiyang characteristics. Most of the raw materials are aquatic products. Huaiyang cuisine is based on rivers and lakes, supported by top cooking skills, with original flavor as the top priority, pursuing wonderful harmony, appealing to both refined and popular tastes without losing elegance, especially the unique concept of harmony, precision, clarity and novelty.

6. Shandong cuisine:

Shandong cuisine is one of the eight traditional cuisines in China, with the longest history, the richest techniques and the most skillful skills, and it is the representative of the cooking culture in the Yellow River Basin.

7. Sichuan cuisine:

Sichuan cuisine is one of the four traditional Chinese cuisines in China and one of the eight Chinese cuisines. Sichuan cuisine is divided into local Sichuan cuisine and Shanghai Sichuan cuisine. Among local Sichuan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine includes Sichuan cuisine, pastry snacks and hot pot.

8. Cantonese cuisine:

Cantonese cuisine originated from the Central Plains and inherited the Central Plains food style advocated by Confucius, so Cantonese cuisine is more complicated and meticulous. For example, the clay pot rice and roast suckling pig in Guangfu cuisine originated from the Eight Treasures of the Zhou Dynasty. Roasted goose originated from roast duck and was a famous dish in Song Dynasty. After the dim sum spread from the Central Plains to Guangdong, it evolved into Guangdong dim sum such as shrimp dumplings, dry steaming and selling.