Brine is a seasoning commonly used in Chinese Cantonese and Min cuisine, as a kind of soy sauce cooked with a variety of spices. Marinade is a seasoning commonly used in Chinese Cantonese and Sichuan cuisines as well as in many snacks. The ingredients used are peppercorns, star anise, tangerine peel, cinnamon, licorice, grass jelly, ginger, ginger, green onion, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and rock sugar, etc., which are prepared for a few hours. Many restaurants reuse the marinade because they believe that the longer the marinade is cooked, the more flavorful it will be.

Brine can be used for a wide variety of purposes, whether it's a variety of meats, eggs or tofu, all can be brined. Marinade commonly used to the north and south of the brine, in the catering industry is often to distinguish between red and white brine, called sauce goods cooked food, brine out of the things have their own unique flavor.