The reason why Yu Cuisine is the national banquet is because the eight major cuisines originated from Yu Cuisine, and Premier Zhou was very complimentary about Yu Cuisine. The guests at the banquet came from all over the world, and Huaiyang cuisine is moderately sweet and salty, suitable for both north and south.

The reason why Yu cuisine is the state banquet is because the eight dishes originated from the Yu cuisine, and Premier Zhou is also full of praise for the Yu cuisine. Because the guests of the banquet came from all over the world, Huaiyang cuisine is moderate in saltiness and sweetness, and is suitable for both north and south. There are several other reasons: one is because of its exquisite and fine, including knife skills, fire, with, modeling, etc., all reflecting kung fu; the second is the simple ingredients, easy to take, unlike the representative of the Cantonese system of dishes such as the use of raw seafood; the third is the taste of light or sweet, unlike the Sichuan cuisine and other flavors of the heavy, may be uncomfortable with the guests.

State banquet dishes:

State banquet dishes are usually based on Huaiyang Cuisine, which is a collection of local dishes, organized and improved. With salty as the main flavor, Sichuan cuisine reduces the use of stimulating seasonings such as chili, pepper, Huaiyang Cuisine reduces the consumption of sugar, characterized by light and delicious, soft and tender, able to meet the requirements of most of the guests at home and abroad.

National Day reception banquet is generally located in the Great Hall of the People, the second floor of the ballroom, where the ballroom can accommodate 5,000 people at the same time, the equivalent of 500 tables, in recent years, the State Banquet dishes to reform, in order to reduce expenditure, the menu is no more than three dishes and a soup, not on white wine. Among them, lion's head, Buddha jumps over the wall and three treasures duck and so on for the representative dishes of the state banquet dishes. At the same time, the diet to take into account the people who believe in Islam, dishes to fish and shrimp, chicken-based, basic pork.