Yi Yin, the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty, was a famous chef in Shang Tang, and was known as "the saint of cooking". "Yi Yin soup" has been celebrated for thousands of years.

Yi Ya, also named Diya, was a famous wizard and chef in the Spring and Autumn Period, who was good at frying, boiling, burning and roasting, and was also an expert in seasoning, and was favored by Qi Huangong.

Taihe Gong, a famous chef of the State of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, was proficient in aquatic dishes, especially in grilled fish.

Shanzu was a famous female chef in the Tang Dynasty. The famous foods in the book Youyang Zayu compiled by Duan Chengshi are all from the hands of the ancestors.

Fan Zheng, a nun and famous female chef in the Five Dynasties, is famous all over the world for creating a landscape platter called "Wangchuan Xiaoxiang", which combines dishes with plastic arts, making dishes with mountains and rivers and poems overflowing.

Liu Niangzi, a female chef in the Gaozong Palace in the Southern Song Dynasty, was the first female chef in the court in history and was called "Shang Shi Liu Niangzi".

Song Wusao was a famous folk female chef in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong, once tasted the fish soup on the Dragon Boat and West Lake, and was greatly praised, so he became famous and was regarded as the "grandmaster" of the fish.

Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, was famous for making vegetable cakes, especially peach paste, melon paste and pickled vegetables. Now Yangzhou is famous for filling fragrant Dong Tang and rolling crisp Dong Tang, which was created by her.

Xiao Meiren, a famous female pastry chef in Qing Dynasty, is famous for making steamed bread, cakes, jiaozi and other snacks. Yuan Mei highly praised her and praised her snacks as "small and lovely, as white as snow" in Suiyuan Food List.

Wang Xiaoyu, a famous chef in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, has superb cooking skills and rich theoretical experience. Many aspects of Yuan Mei's Suiyuan Food List are due to Wang Xiaoyu's opinions.