Hubei cuisine is not included in one of the eight major cuisines, not because hubei cuisine is not delicious, but because it is out of touch with the eight major cuisines for three reasons: 1 hubei cuisine appeared later than the eight major cuisines, or it lacks strong "propaganda"; Second, hubei cuisine did not come up with enough subversive local characteristics when the eight major cuisines appeared; Because they are all along the Yangtze River, the aquatic cooking technology at that time was not as good as Jiangsu cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and even Anhui cuisine in the same Yangtze River basin. Here is a brief explanation.

1, which is the first thing to explain. It's not that hubei cuisine today can't compare with other cuisines, but when people identified the eight major cuisines, hubei cuisine's fame couldn't catch up with the other eight. In other words, Hubei cuisine lacks a strong "cry" from people or groups, and the status of Luchuan, Guangdong and Jiangsu cannot be shaken. Anhui cuisine in Fujian, Zhejiang and Hunan officially debuted in the late Qing Dynasty with its rich cooking skills.

Second, hubei cuisine didn't come up with enough subversive local characteristics when the eight major cuisines appeared. For example, steamed wuchang fish, such as Pearl Mariko, and Jiangsu cuisine and Anhui cuisine in the Yangtze River valley can also be provided, and they are not inferior to hubei cuisine in terms of color, fragrance, taste and shape, thus losing their unique advantages in the appraisal.

Thirdly, a major feature of hubei cuisine is "steaming", which can keep food more nutritious, but at the same time, many foreign diners are not very satisfied with the appearance of hubei cuisine. At that time, a "steamed wuchang fish" could not satisfy the gourmets' pursuit of food. The combination of cooking techniques, materials and ingredients, and finally making a pleasing taste is the ultimate pursuit of "eating food". Obviously, Hubei chefs in the late Qing Dynasty were unconscious.

To sum up, hubei cuisine failed to be selected as one of the eight major cuisines, really because he couldn't shout hard, and his brothers around Hunan, Huizhou and Suzhou didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp, and his cooking skills before and after the Qing Dynasty were relatively simple, so he didn't make the list. Nowadays, with the selection of eight major cuisines, the appreciation level of gourmets everywhere is approaching. Hubei cuisine itself pays attention to preserving the nutrition of food. With the promotion of "senior foodies", it is very likely that it will squeeze out one of the last four and become one of the top eight.