We China is a large and vast territory, the natural vegetation and a variety of crops, and because of the climate and the impact on the environment, so the living habits of each region and eating habits, accordingly there is a big difference, and the taste of each place is not particularly the same. That's why there are 8 major cuisines in China, and each of them has its own characteristics.

Why Hunan cuisine can enter the United Nations, but did not squeeze into the "four famous Chinese dishes"? The reason for this

With the Chinese and Western cultural exchanges closer and closer, our Chinese cuisine gradually by the world's many gourmets began to study, but also spread to various countries, and even a lot of foreign friends and friends specifically to taste our Chinese food and came to us in China, and the most worthy of our pride in one thing, is that last year, one of the eight major cuisines Xiangcai into the United Nations, and also received a unanimous vote of confidence. The United Nations, but also by the unanimous praise, of course, we Chinese people are very proud, to count the most proud is the Hunan people. But at this time some people may begin to question why Hunan cuisine can enter the United Nations, but not listed as one of China's four famous dishes? Today I will share with you.

To talk about China's four famous dishes, we first need to understand exactly which four famous dishes? It is actually Lu Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Cantonese Cuisine and Su Cuisine. Of course, the reason why the four major cuisines can be so prominent, must be both from the selection of materials, or in the way of cooking is particularly prominent, and he is his own distinctive local flavor, and is also very influential some of the local dishes.

While Hunan cuisine can enter the United Nations has been unanimously praised, but our country's cuisine is very much, and each cuisine is very strong, does not mean that Hunan cuisine has enough strength to squeeze into the four famous dishes. Of course the reason why Hunan cuisine did not squeeze into the four famous dishes, she also has certain reasons, today I will share with you, after reading you may understand more.

First of all, we look at the historical point of view of Xiangcai, he is Hunan's specialties, and we all know that from the point of view of China's history, in fact, the emperor's site is generally in the north, so that the population is basically in the north of the gathering of people's tastes naturally inclined to the Lu Cuisine, so Lu Cuisine can be as the first of the four major cuisines to be said to here may be a lot of people would wonder why Cantonese cuisine can also be squeezed into the four major cuisines, but also the four major cuisines are the most important, the most important are the four major ones. Why is Cantonese cuisine also able to squeeze into the four famous dishes? This is because Cantonese cuisine is the Guangdong cuisine, it is mainly seafood-based, of course, as the mainland gold aristocrats, they also want to taste some of the delicious flavor, naturally, also preferred to Guangdong cuisine.

The reason why Sichuan cuisine can be squeezed into the four famous dishes, this is because of China's ancient times when the imperial examinations to select many officials are from the south, so that many of the form of the south? They have long been accustomed to the taste of their hometown, after entering the capital as an official will also naturally bring some Sichuan cuisine cooks, so that Sichuan cuisine has since been spread.

Vegetables are mainly in the Jiangnan area, we all know that the scenery of Jiangnan is very good, so that many emperors in the micro-visit like to go down to Jiangnan, so that not only can appreciate the beauty of the scenery, but also food.

We then look at Hunan cuisine from the cooking method, generally frying and steaming is the main, so that blanching of ingredients is more, then by blanching will lose some of the nutrients, not better able to retain the original flavor of the ingredients, and Hunan cuisine is mainly spicy, and Hunan cuisine spicy is relatively high, for people in other regions is generally unable to accept this degree of spiciness!

This is one of the reasons why Hunan cuisine is so limited.