1. Fresh raw materials: Almost every dish in Huaiyang cuisine has strict requirements on the selection of raw materials, which is also to give full play to the characteristics of raw materials when making dishes. 2, pay attention to the original flavor: Because Huaiyang cuisine takes fresh products as raw materials, it pursues lightness when seasoning, which can highlight the original flavor of raw materials. 3, flavor characteristics: Huaiyang cuisine tastes fresh and peaceful, with moderate salty and sweet depth, suitable for both north and south. 4. Fine knife work: Among the four major cuisines, Huaiyang cuisine has the finest knife work and can cut silk like hair. 5, pyrotechnics pay attention to: good at stewing, can better highlight the original flavor of raw materials. 6. Variety: Huaiyang cuisine, like writing poems and painting, has a strong traditional culture of China.

Huaiyang cuisine is one of the four traditional cuisines in China, which originated from Yangzhou and Huai 'an. The dishes are full of Huaiyang characteristics. Most of the raw materials are aquatic products. Huaiyang cuisine is based on rivers and lakes, supported by top cooking skills, with original flavor as the top priority, pursuing wonderful harmony, appealing to both refined and popular tastes without losing elegance, especially the unique concept of "harmony, precision, clarity and novelty".

Yangzhou and Huai 'an are national historical and cultural cities. Huaiyang cuisine refers to the Huaiyang regional cuisine formed in Yangzhou and Huai 'an with Yangzhou and Huai 'an as the center. As early as about 4,000 years ago, the ancestors of Yangzhou had already got rid of the ignorance of eating animals and drinking blood, and surpassed the primitive budding era of Fuxi burning meat and Shennong burning valley, and cooked food on the fire with ceramic cookers.

Yangzhou entered the ancient Han Dynasty, that is, the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in the Central Plains. Bronze Ding, Wei, Ding Boiled Meat and Wei Boiled in this period were unearthed in the broken mountain pass of Yizheng, as well as Zun, Lu and Zhong. Based on this, it is speculated that Yangzhou ancestors could eat meat, drink wine, listen to songs and salute. It can be seen that people in ancient Yangzhou have learned to be kind to life.