famous for its abundance and exquisite chinese food culture has occupied an

important part in the nations tradition cultures china is of long history

with a vast territory due to the diversity of the climate products and

customs there are widely different food styles and taste in local regions

through creation by past dynasties the long standing cooking art has formed

rich and colorful local dishes among them the eight major dishes enjoys

the upper reputation which consists of shandong zhejiang sichuan jiangsu

guangdong hunan fujian and anhui shandong dishes are divided into two

factions as tsinan and jiaodong dishes they are good at clear dishes pure

but not greasy sichuan dishes have enjoyed the fame that every dish has its

own characteristic and none two share the same taste they are also famous for

pocked peppery and savor taste chengdu and chongqing dishes are two main

branches jiangsu dishes lay stress on the original taste with proper sweetness

and salty they consist of yangzhou suzhou and banking branches chekiang

dishes are both delicious and sweet smelling both soft and slide clean and

not greasy they consist of hangzhou ningbo and shaoxing branches guangdong

dishes have guangzhou chaozhou and dongjiang three styles of dishes they are

good at choice seafood and pay more attention to the cooking skills they act

carefully at light food with tender and slide taste from which they earn the

praise of it has a best taste in only in guangzhou hunan dishes consist of

xiangjian dongting lake and xiangxi coteau three local dishes their tastes lay

stress on thick arid and peppery food mostly using seasoning like hot peppery

shallot and capsicum mingzhou fuzhou ximen and quanzhou dishes are the

representatives of fujian dishes they use choice seafood as the main material

with elaborately cooks beautiful color and delicious taste of oil they are

good at frying gliding decocting and pay attention to the dishes sweetness

salty and the appearance the most distinct features are their pickled taste

anhui dishes pay more attention to the taste color of dishes and the

temperature to cook them they are expert in cooking delicacies from mountains

and sea in addition to the eight major dishes there are beijing dishes

shanghai dishes hubei dishes liangning dishes henan dishes which also enjoy

great reputation whats more the steamed dishes and vegetable dishes have

their own charms actually chinese dishes have earned worlds fame the

chinese eateries could be found everywhere throughout the world many foreigners

regard having a chinese meal as a high honor