There are eight major cuisines in China, and although Beijing cuisine is famous, it is not categorized among the eight major cuisines.
China is a big country with many cuisines. Due to the vast and profound culinary culture of China, eight major cuisines have been formed: Lu Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Cantonese Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine, Su Cuisine, Hui Cuisine, Min Cuisine, and Zhejiang Cuisine. Different cuisines satisfy different people's taste buds. Although Beijing cuisine is very distinctive, it is much more low-key compared to these eight cuisines.
One, Lu Cuisine
Lu Cuisine has a long history in China, the dishes are extremely rich, has a very distinctive characteristics: tender, fragrant. Lu Cuisine is a collection of steaming, stir-frying, deep-frying, frying and boiling in various forms. The northern region is mostly dominated by Lu Cuisine. The most representative dishes are: four happy balls, oil-blasted prawns, off the bone steak chicken, sweet and sour pork and so on.
Two, Sichuan cuisine
Sichuan cuisine in the country has a good reputation, more and more young people like to eat Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan cuisine is mainly known for its varied flavors, making good use of chili peppers, peppercorns, peppers and other various spices to cook, rich flavor levels, so that people eat unforgettable. If you want to eat authentic Sichuan cuisine, you must go to Sichuan and Chengdu, where hot pots and spicy hot pots make people eat to cool. Meanwhile, Sichuan cuisine focuses on home-style stir-fries, such as Kung Pao Chicken, Boiled Sliced Pork, Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor, and Mapo Tofu.
Three, Cantonese cuisine
Cantonese cuisine is more elaborate, in the practice of the meticulous. There are many ingredients in Cantonese cuisine, and they are not limited to one kind. The taste is on the light side, the main thing is to let people eat the freshness of the raw materials. When it comes to preparation, pan-frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, stewing, and boiling are all involved, especially boiling, which is the ultimate in Cantonese cuisine. If you have time to taste the boiled soup of Cantonese cuisine, it is simply a pleasure. Cantonese cuisine is not greasy and you will not get bored at all. Some of the more representative dishes are: white scorched shrimp, white cut chicken, glutinous rice chicken, roast goose, pineapple goulash, etc..
Four, Hunan Cuisine
Xiang Cuisine is generally said to be Hunan cuisine, which is also very elaborate in its production. Hunan cuisine is also generally also spicy, but unlike Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine focuses more on the aroma. In the flavor level may not be as good as Sichuan cuisine, but the overall is also fresh, spicy and sour. The more representative dishes are: spicy chicken, chopped pepper fish head, chili pepper fried meat, stir-fried yellow beef and so on.