1、Eight Regional Cuisines in ChinaEight Regional Cuisines in China 中国八大菜系中国八大菜系 China covers a large China covers a large territory and has many territory and has many nationalities,hence a nationalities,hence a variety of Chinese variety of Chinese food with different but food with different but fant
2、astic and fantastic and mouthwatering flavor.mouthwatering flavor.Since Chinas local Since Chinas local dishes have their own dishes have their own typical characteristics,typical characteristics,generally,Chinese generally,Chinese food can be roughly food can be roughly divided into eight divided i
3、nto eight regional cuisines,regional cuisines,which has been widely which has been widely accepted around.accepted around.SoupofTyphalatifolia(奶汤蒲菜）Braisedporkwithpreservedvegetableinsoyasauce（梅菜扣肉）Consisting of Jinan cuisine and Jiaodong cuisine,Shandong cuisine,clear,pure and not greasy(油腻的）,is ch
4、aracterized by its emphasis on aroma,freshness,crispness and tenderness（香鲜酥软）.Shallot(葱）and garlic are usually used as seasonings so Shangdong dishes tastes pungent usually.Soups are given much emphasis in Shangdong dishes.Thin soup features clear and fresh while creamy soup looks thick and tastes s
5、trong.1.ShandongCuisine2025/7/9SichuanCuisineisoneofthemostfamousChinesecuisinesintheworld.Characterizedbyitsspicyandpungent（辛辣的）（辛辣的）flavor,Sichuancuisine,prolificoftastes,emphasizesontheuseofchili（红辣椒）（红辣椒）.Pepper（胡椒粉）（胡椒粉）andpricklyash（花椒）（花椒）alsoneverfailtoaccompany,producingtypicalexcitingtaste
6、s.Besides,garlic,gingerandfermentedsoybean（豆豉）（豆豉）arealsousedinthecookingprocess.ItcannotbesaidthatonewhodoesnotexperienceSichuanfoodeverreachesChina.2、SichuanCuisineMapoTofu（麻婆豆腐）BoiledFishwithPickledCabbageandChili（酸菜鱼）2025/7/9CantonesefoodisperhapsthemostwidelyavailableChineseregionalcuisineoutsi
7、deofChina.Tastingclear,light,crispandfresh,Guangdongcuisine,familiartoWesterners,usuallychoosesraptorsandbeaststoproduceoriginativedishes.Itsbasiccookingtechniquesincluderoasting(烤）烤）,stir-frying（炒）（炒）,sauteing（煸）（煸）,deep-frying（深炸）（深炸）,braising,stewing（炖）（炖）andsteaming（蒸）（蒸）.3.GuangdongCuisineBaked
8、ChickeninSalt（盐焗鸡）roastsucklingpig（烤乳猪）2025/7/9Consisting of Fuzhou Cuisine,Quanzhou Cuisine and Xiamen Cuisine,Fujian Cuisine is distinguished for its choice seafood,beautiful color and magic taste of sweet,sour,salty and savory.The most distinct features are their“pickled taste“(卤味）卤味）.4.FujianCui
9、sineFotiaoqiang（佛跳墙）Facethreadpaste（面线糊）2025/7/9JiangsuCuisine,alsocalledHuaiyangCuisine,ispopularinthelowerreachoftheYangtzeRiver.Aquaticsasthemainingredients,itstressesthefreshnessofmaterials.Itscarvingtechniquesaredelicate,ofwhichthemeloncarvingtechnique（瓜雕）（瓜雕）isespeciallywellknown.Cookingtechni
10、quesconsistofstewing,braising,roasting,simmering,etc.TheflavorofHuaiyangCuisineislight,freshandsweetandwithdelicateelegance.5.JiangsuCuisinetherecipeofWensiTofu（文思豆腐）Deep-FriedPhoenix-TailedPrawns（炸凤尾虾）2025/7/9Winter Winter melonmelon（冬瓜盅）Comprising local cuisines Comprising local cuisines of Hangzh
11、ou,Ningbo and of Hangzhou,Ningbo and Shaoxing,Zhejiang Shaoxing,Zhejiang Cuisine,not greasy,wins Cuisine,not greasy,wins its reputation for its reputation for freshness,freshness,tenderness,softness,tenderness,softness,smoothness smoothness（鲜柔滑香）（鲜柔滑香）of its dishes of its dishes with mellow with mel
12、low fragrance.Hangzhou fragrance.Hangzhou Cuisine is the most Cuisine is the most famous one among the famous one among the threethree.6.ZhejiangCuisineBraised Ham in Honey Braised Ham in Honey SauceSauce（蜜汁火方）2025/7/9HunancuisineconsistsoflocalCuisinesofXiangjiangRegion,DongtingLakeandXiangxicoteau
13、Itcharacterizesitselfbythickandpungentflavor.Chili,pepperandshallotareusuallynecessariesinthisdivision.7.HunancuisineChopbellpepperfishhead（剁椒鱼头）FriedStewedBitterGourdwithPork（苦瓜酿肉）（苦瓜酿肉）2025/7/9Huizhou Cuisine chefs focus much more Huizhou Cuisine chefs focus much more attention on the temperature
14、 in cooking and are attention on the temperature in cooking and are good at braising and stewing.Often hams and good at braising and stewing.Often hams and sugar candy will be added to improve taste.sugar candy will be added to improve taste.8.HuizhouCuisineTigerfurwithbeancurd(虎皮毛豆腐）Huizhoudumpling(徽州圆子）ThanksForYourListening！
