粤菜· yue Cuisine
粤菜· yue Cuisine
Yue cuisine has the largest diversity of ingredients. Besides, it combines western cooking methods with local traditional ways, making Yue Cuisine the most creative one cuisine in China.
川菜· chuan Cuisine
川菜· chuan Cuisine
Chuan cuisine is famous for its hot and spicy dishes. Hot chili, wild pepper and ginger are the ever-present ingredients.
Min cuisine refers to food from Fujian Province and neighboring places where people are good in cooking delicious soup, and mild flavor food.
Typical Flavors: mild, fresh
Other Typical Chinese Food
油条(yoútiáo)· Twisted Cruller
Other Typical Chinese Food
元宵(yuán xiāo) / 汤圆(tāng yuán) Yuanxiao/Tangyuan (glutinous rice ball)
麻婆豆腐(mápódoùfu)· Mapo Tofu
The Most Famous Chuan Dishes: 灯影牛肉(dēng yǐng niúroù)· Ultra-thin Sliced Beef
(The beef is so thin that the light can filter through it.)
Other Typical Chinese Food
粽子(zòng zi ) · Rice Dumpling
Other Typical Chinese Food
豆浆(doù jiāng) · Soybean Milk
Other Typical Chinese Food
粥 (zhoū) · Congee
Chinese Dishes
中国的八大菜系
8 Main Cuisines of Chinese Dishes
Chuan Cuisine
Lu Cuisine Su Cuisine Hui Cuisine Zhe Cuisine
Min Cuisine Xiang Cuisine Yue (Cantonese) Cuisine
Typical Flavors: mild
The Most Famous Zhe Dishes: 龙井虾仁(lóng jǐng xiā rén)· Longjing shrimp
湘菜· xiang Cuisine
湘菜· xiang Cuisine
Xiang cuisine is very popular because of its spicy and oily flavor. Most of the ingredients are thoroughly stewed to absorb the delicious and hot sauce completely. Smoked and preserved chicken and pork are also very unique in Xiang Cuisine.
Typical Flavors: sweet
The Most Famous Su Dishes: 糖醋排骨(táng cùpái gǔ)· Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs
浙菜· ZhenCuisine
浙菜· Zhe Cuisine
Zhe cuisine is famous for its cutting skills, seafood cooking and delicacy.
回锅肉(huíguō roù)· Twice-cooked pork
徽菜· Hui Cuisine
徽菜· hui Cuisine
Main characters of Hui cuisine are: large quantity of servings; a little oily; sugary; salted fowl or pork.
苏菜· Cuisine su
In Su cuisine, ingredients are required to be as fresh as possible and processed in a very exquisite way. The servings are always in small proportions but very refined way.
Typical Flavors: salty, oily
The Most Famous Hui Dishes:
熏鱼(xūn yú)· Smoked Preserved Fish
The Most Famous Hui Dishes:
咸肉冬笋(xián roùdōng sǔn)· Salted Pork Fried
The Most Famous Chuan Dishes:
鱼香肉丝(yúxiāng roùsī)· Fish-flavored Shredded Pork
The Most Famous Chuan Dishes:
宫保鸡丁 (gōng bǎo jī dīng)· Kung Pao Chicken
The Most Famous Chuan Dishes:
Typical Flavors: mild, fresh
The Most Famous Yue Dishes: 白灼虾(bái zhuóxiā)· Scalded Prawns
The Most Famous Yue Dishes: 烧鹅(shāo é)· Roasted Goose
苏菜· Cuisine su
The Most Famous Lu Dishes: 油焖大虾(yoúmèn dàxiā)· Braised Prawns
The Most Famous Lu Dishes: 糖醋鲤鱼(táng cùlǐ yú)· Sweet and Sour Carp
闽菜· min Cuisine
闽菜· Min Cuisine
Typical Flavors: salty, spicy
The Most Famous Xiang Dishes: 红烧肉(hóng shāo roù)·Mao’s Braised Pork
其他中国特色食物
Other Typical Chinese Food
Other Typical Chinese Food
with Bamboo Shoots
鲁菜· Cuisine lu
鲁菜· Cuisine Lu
Lu cuisine includes two dishes: Ji’nan & Jiaodong style Confucius Dishes Ji’nan & Jiaodong dishes mainly use the soybean sauce to cook. Seafood is the most representative part of these two styles. Confucius Dishes has a long history, which can even parallel the ancient royal cuisines. Most of the Confucius dishes have refined names related with historical stories, and the exquisite cutting technique and delicate style make Confucius Dishes one of the most expensive even luxurious dishes nowadays. .
Typical Flavors: spicy, fish-flavored dishes
The Most Famous Chuan Dishes: 火锅(huǒ guō)· Hotpot

The Most Famous Chuan Dishes:
(it’s said that a pock-marked woman invented the dish)
The Most Famous Min Dishes: 佛跳墙(fótiào qiáng)· Monk Jumps over the Wall
Double-boiled Super Seafood (several kinds of luxurious sea food cooked in a special casserole)
烤鸭(kǎo yā)· Beijing Duck
Other Typical Chinese Food
饺子(jiǎo zi)· Dumpling
Other Typical Chinese Food
包子(bāo zi)· Stuffed Bun
Other Typical Chinese Food
春卷(chūn juǎn)· Spring Rolls