In 1950s, Yao Yilin, Minister of Commerce of China, introduced the local flavor of China to foreign guests, and put forward the concept of four major cuisines in China for the first time, pointing out that the four major cuisines are Huaiyang Cuisine and Sichuan Cuisine.
The name of Yangzhou has always been related to "Huai", because the pre-Qin history books say that Huaihai is only Yangzhou. Until the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was the resident of Huainan Province, with a very wide jurisdiction. In Du Fu's poem, Shang Hu left Yangzhou and thought of the old post house in Xiling. In order to ask if Huainan rice is expensive, the old man wanted to travel to the East on a whim. As a representative of Jiangsu cuisine, on the one hand, Yangzhou is the geographical center of Jiangsu, and on the other hand, Huaiyang cuisine can be generally accepted by people in southern Jiangsu and now Huaibei (the taste acceptance between southern Jiangsu and Huaibei is extremely low). In the vast land of China, only Huaiyanglai is my favorite and the essence of China's food culture! I hate spicy food! Spicy taste strongly stimulates the mouth and brings gastrointestinal diseases!
Huaiyang cuisine, which started in the Spring and Autumn Period, flourished in Sui and Tang Dynasties and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties, is known as "the first in Southeast China"? Taste, the most beautiful in the world? "reputation. What is Huaiyang cuisine? What is the wind like in Huai 'an, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang? The floorboard of delicious dishes? ; "Huai" means Huai cuisine, with Huai' an. As a representative, "Yang" means Yang cuisine, taking Yangzhou and Zhenjiang as examples. On behalf of. Yangzhou is weak. Of course, as an ordinary person, without professional nutrition knowledge and cooking knowledge, the simplest evaluation of Huaiyang cuisine is whether it is delicious or not. There are several restaurants in Huai 'an that are really good. For example, Renhe, Hongze Old Fish Restaurant and Wanshou Park. Weiyang cuisine, later used a word Huai. The Qing Dynasty reached its peak under the extravagant atmosphere of salt merchants. Huaihai is located in Yangzhou, so Yangzhou naturally stands out from Huaihai.