Among them, there are Guangdong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Anhui cuisine.

Besides the "Eight Major Cuisine", there are some influential cuisines in China, such as Northeast Cuisine, Hebei Cuisine, Henan Cuisine, Hubei Cuisine, Benbang Cuisine, Hakka Cuisine, Jiangxi Cuisine, Beijing Cuisine and Qingzhen Cuisine.

Western food, as its name implies, is a meal in western countries. Western countries are European white world cultural circles relative to East Asia, and the accurate name of western food should be European cuisine or European catering. Its dishes are different from Chinese dishes, and generally use seasonings such as olive oil, butter, tomato sauce and salad dressing. Different staple foods are the same with some vegetables, such as tomatoes and broccoli. The word western food is determined by its specific geographical location. "West" means the west. Generally refers to European countries. "Meal" is a diet dish. What orientals usually say about western food mainly includes the food dishes of western European countries, but also includes the dishes of eastern European countries, Mediterranean countries and some Latin American countries such as Mexico. The dishes of Southeast Asian countries are generally referred to as Southeast Asian cuisine, but there are also unique cuisines, such as Indian cuisine. Western food generally takes knives and forks as tableware, bread as staple food, and long tables and tables as a table shape. The main characteristics of western food are outstanding main ingredients, beautiful appearance, delicious taste, rich nutrition and convenient supply. Formal western food should include soup, appetizer, main course, dessert and drinks. Western food can be roughly divided into French, English, Italian, Russian, American, Mediterranean and other different styles of dishes.