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Historical materials of Huaiyang cuisine
Huaiyang cuisine, one of the four major cuisines in China, has attracted countless diners at home and abroad with its unique flavor. Huaiyang cuisine is a typical flavor in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Yangzhou is the center and birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine. Huaiyang cuisine can be found in the literature, starting with "Huaihai only has Yangzhou" in Shangshu. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Han and Jin Dynasties, Yangzhou has always been a "cooked food" in history. Yangzhou is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, east longitude 120 degrees, north latitude about 33 degrees, with a suitable climate and rich products. Located in the river network area, the animals and plants are fresh, such as fresh crucian carp, purple crab, green onion, ginger bud and duck eggs mentioned in Su Dongpo's poem "A Little Tour to Yangzhou", and fresh bamboo shoots, shad, "crabs wrapped in bamboo baskets, shrimps packed in bamboo cages and fish pierced with wicker" described in Zheng Banqiao's poems abound; Seafood producing areas are also close at hand. These constitute the strength of distinctive cooking materials. With its geographical advantages of distribution and concentration, it can extract the essence of Wu Chu's cooking skills and concentrated food culture. It not only exercises exquisite cooking skills such as knife and fire skills that amaze the world, but also brews the flavor characteristics of "fresh and peaceful, rich and pure, moderate in saltiness and sweetness, suitable for both north and south" that can adapt to all directions. As a result, there are many delicious foods, full of beautiful scenery, full of praise for poems and songs, and it is even more difficult to enumerate celebrity poems. The "Manchu-Han Banquet", once known as "Southeast Cuisine", was also first seen in Yangzhou Painting Boat Record. It is on the basis of this historical background and economic status that Huaiyang cuisine was born, and its profound food culture is unparalleled in the world. Therefore, it has already established its position as the main flavor food in China.