From the perspective of evolution, Chinese food culture stretches over tens of thousands of years, divided into raw food, cooked food, natural cooking, scientific cooking development stage, the introduction of a variety of traditional dishes, a variety of industrial food, colorful feasts and colorful flavor genres.

2. In terms of connotation, Chinese food culture involves the development and utilization of food sources, the use and innovation of food utensils, the production and consumption of food, catering services and hospitality, catering and food industry operation and management, as well as the relationship between food and national security, food and literature and art, and food and the realm of life, which is profound and broad.

3. In terms of extension, Chinese food culture can be categorized from various perspectives, such as era and technique, region and economy, ethnicity and religion, food and eating utensils, consumption and level, folklore and function, etc., which show different cultural tastes and embody different values of use, with a variety of colors.