China is rich in products and has great cultural conflicts among provinces and cities. The food culture of each place will also be different. Among the many provinces and regions, each has its own special food.

When it comes to Chinese specialties, many people's first reaction will be to mention the "eight major cuisines". Indeed, from the differences in different characteristics, we can sort out the eight major cuisines. However, few people understand the differences among these eight major cuisines.

However, what is worthy of praise is that in recent years, our country's food culture has gradually been promoted to other countries and has deeply attracted many international friends. At the end of last year, Hunan cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines, also entered the United Nations and received unanimous recognition.

It has received good reviews, which also makes many Hunan people proud.

However, not long ago, some netizens asked why Hunan cuisine has already entered the United Nations but is not included in the "Four Famous Chinese Dishes"?

The answer is easy, but we all think wrong!

What are the "big four" Chinese famous dishes?

China's Four Famous Dishes are actually the four major Chinese cuisines, which are representatives of the eight major cuisines and rank in the front row.

They are Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and Jiangsu cuisine.

The selection criteria of the four major cuisines are based on comprehensive reference in terms of selection of materials, side dishes, cooking and other aspects of memory. They require regional cuisines that have evolved over time to call themselves a system and have distinctive local characteristics.

Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Jiangsu cuisine are the most famous local cuisines in China at this stage, so they are also included in the "Four Major Cuisines".

Why can’t “Hunan cuisine”, which has become very popular in recent years, refresh the list?

It is indeed a very happy and proud thing for Hunan cuisine to enter the United Nations, but it does not mean that Hunan cuisine has sufficient overall strength to win the "Four Famous Cuisines" of Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and Jiangsu cuisine.

Successfully squeezed into the lower position.

Regarding this issue, many food experts have also put forward explanations, including three major factors. However, these three major reasons are history, fame and cooking techniques.

History: From a historical perspective, Hunan cuisine is obviously very passive.

We all know that in China's thousands of years of historical records, kings always chose to open stores in the north, so the population in the north was relatively concentrated, so the taste of the people tended to be Shandong cuisine, which means Shandong cuisine ranks among the eight major cuisines.

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Guangdong cuisine is Cantonese cuisine. Guangdong is close to the sea and mainly promotes seafood. Therefore, Cantonese cuisine is "delicate" and can greatly meet the needs of the royal family and nobles at that time.

The rise of the influence of Sichuan cuisine is related to the ancient imperial examination selection rules. Many emperors also focused on the south when selecting high-ranking officials. After some talented people in the south got used to their own tastes, even if they came to Beijing

Being an official will also bring Sichuan cuisine chefs to you, so Sichuan cuisine has spread, developed and become popular.

In addition, Huaiyang cuisine (Jiangsu cuisine) is mainly produced in the Jiangnan area. Thanks to the help of water transport merchants and the fact that the emperor liked to travel south of the Yangtze River when he was on patrol in private, the gentleness and exquisiteness of Jiangsu cuisine quickly gained the attention of the imperial palace.

Finally, I looked at Hunan again. From ancient times to the present, it has not been a good choice for national peace and prosperity. In other words, it is a strategic location. It is an area prone to accidents and military disasters. There is not much discussion about food.

Fame: Secondly, we can talk about the popularity of each special dish and how much it can be separated.

For example, when we talk about Sichuan cuisine, quite a few proper nouns pop up in our minds, such as hot pot restaurant, Kung Pao chicken, spicy tofu, Maoxuewang, Kung Pao chicken, boiled pork slices,

Cold pot skewers, Xinjiang peppercorn chicken, etc., but when people mention Hunan cuisine, they probably only talk about fried pork with peppers and fish with chopped peppers.

And in terms of taste, most people from other regions think that Hunan cuisine is the same as Sichuan cuisine, with no difference.

Cooking technology: In the end, the cooking technology is the main reason why Hunan cuisine is not selected into the "Four Major Cuisines".

The cooking process of Hunan cuisine is mainly based on stir-frying and steaming, with less cold dishes and more water. Therefore, the nutrients of the food are too damaged. Although it tastes good, the original taste and nutrition of the food cannot be preserved as much as possible.

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In addition, Hunan cuisine is mainly spicy, and the level of spiciness is too high. It is basically dry and spicy, causing the spiciness to overwhelm the taste. Therefore, when people from other regions mention Hunan cuisine, they can only think of "spicy".