In a broad sense, Huaiyang area includes the lower reaches of Huaihe River and Yangtze River, including Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Yancheng, Huai 'an and other places. This area is located in the north and south of the Yangtze River, close to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which means Yangzhou in ancient times. Geographically, it is an important transportation hub connecting north, south, west and east, and it is close in terms of diet, dialect and customs. It can be seen that it is our Jiangnan area.

Then, talk about the reasons why the state banquet chose Huaiyang cuisine:

1, take care of the tastes of most people. In fact, if a state banquet is generally made, distinguished guests from all over the world will be invited, and because most of Huaiyang dishes are made of aquatic products, the food made in this way is more representative, and the taste of Huaiyang dishes is lighter and salty, just like this braised pork. The ingredients are ordinary food, not as precious as Cantonese food, but they must be fresh, so that only a small amount of seasoning can highlight the original taste of food. The cooking techniques of Huaiyang cuisine are mainly cooking and stewing, which can best retain the nutrition of food. At the same time, its dishes are fresh and elegant in color, exquisite in knife work, and attach importance to setting dishes, which is suitable for occasions such as state banquets.

Compared with Huaiyang cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine always tend to be spicy. If every dish in the state banquet is Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine, it is estimated that many people can't accept it.

2. Show the cultural features of the country.

Since modern times, French cuisine has become the first choice of many countries because of its high position in western diet and the cultural fashion represented by France (Paris). Chinese cooking ideas and techniques are independent systems. Since they can't be integrated, we should simply use our own style, but take care of common habits as much as possible in terms of taste and materials. Therefore, in the final analysis, the four major cuisines can represent Chinese food. It doesn't matter who is the base. Huaiyang cuisine has been chosen as the base in history, so it is better to use it as the base.

3, the price limit of state banquet

These are clearly stipulated: the banquet hosted by the national leaders, each guest is from 50 yuan to 60 yuan; A few important foreign guests, each within 80 yuan; For a general banquet, the standard for each guest is from 30 yuan to 40 yuan. The number of banquets for visiting foreign guests should not be too many. At the banquet, Chinese food is four dishes and one soup, while western food is generally two dishes and one soup, at most three dishes and one soup. Although Cantonese cuisine can be widely used, it is not selected because of its complicated practice, time-consuming and labor-consuming, and the cost of ingredients far exceeds the standard. In the big family of China, we have 56 small families, and each family has its own special food. It is not only a simple taste feeling, but also a spiritual enjoyment to have expectations before eating and aftertaste after eating. Enjoy the food also depends on the occasion, the occasion is good, and the food tastes delicious.