The top ten famous chefs in ancient China were Yi Yin, Liu Niangzi, Dong Xiaowan, Yi Ya, Song Wusao, Xiao Ren Mei, Taihe Gong, Shan Zu, Zheng Fan and Wang Xiaoyu. Famous chefs refer to chefs and famous chefs who cook in the front line of catering. With high cooking skills, rich management experience and many social titles, they are the leading chefs in the catering industry.

Yi Yin: Prime Minister of Shang Dynasty, a famous chef in Shang Tang, has the reputation of "cooking sage", and "Yi Yin soup" has been celebrated for thousands of years. In many places in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, soup is the first course of banquets, which may be this line.

Liu Niangzi: She is a female chef in the Gaozong Palace in the Southern Song Dynasty and the first female chef in the court in Chinese history. She is called "Shang Niangzi". Dong Xiaowan: She was a famous prostitute in Qinhuai in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. She is good at making vegetable cakes, especially peach sauce, melon sauce and kimchi. Yangzhou is famous for stuffing sweet winter candy and rolling crisp winter candy, which was created by her. Yiya: Also known as Diya, she was a famous wizard and chef in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is good at frying, boiling, roasting and roasting, and he is also an expert in seasoning. He is favored by Qi Huangong.

Song Wusao: She was a famous folk cook in the Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Zhao Gou visited the West Lake by dragon boat. He once tasted its fish soup and was full of praise, so he became famous and was regarded as the "great master" of fish. Xiao: A famous female pastry chef in Qing Dynasty, famous for making steamed bread, cakes, jiaozi and other snacks. Yuan Mei spoke highly of her, praising her snacks as "small and lovely, as white as snow" in the accompanying food list. Taihe Gong: A famous chef of the State of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period, who is good at making aquatic dishes, especially grilled fish.

Shanzu: She was a famous female chef in the Tang Dynasty. The famous foods in the book Youyang Miscellaneous Fish compiled by Duan are all from ancestors. Zheng Fan: A nun and a famous female chef in the Five Dynasties, she is famous for creating a landscape platter called "Wangchuan Xiaoxiang", which combines dishes with plastic arts and makes dishes full of landscapes and poems. Wang Xiaoyu: He was a famous chef in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, with exquisite cooking skills and rich theoretical experience. Many aspects of Yuan Mei's Suiyuan Menu benefited from Wang Xiaoyu's opinions.