Hangzhou dishes is relatively light compared with Hunan cuisine, which is related to the geographical environment.

Hangzhou dishes combines North and South tastes, and pays attention to "two lightness and one clearness", that is, light oil, light pulp and light.

One side breeds the other. Hangzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. The climate is mild and the local people have a light diet. They like to eat fish and shrimp on weekdays. All these decide that hangzhou dishes cuisine pays attention to the original flavor, while cooking is light, greasy and light, with fresh and tender taste, pure and beautiful taste, full of color, flavor and flavor.

Because Hunan cuisine is inland, the climate is humid, so it is necessary to add pepper and other cold-repelling ingredients to the dishes, and the taste is also biased accordingly.