Hunan food culture has a long history. With the precipitation of history, the customs of Hunan are gradually integrated with the society, but they have distinct national and regional characteristics. Hunan people's staple food is mostly rice, and they usually eat some miscellaneous grains, such as sweet potatoes and wheat. When cooking, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, pigs, cows and sheep are mostly used as raw materials. Hunan people like to eat spicy food very much, which plays an important role in food customs. After a long period of practice, Hunan cuisine series has gradually formed.

Hunan people's diet tastes rich, with sweet and sour, but the favorite is sour and spicy. There are many areas in Hunan province, but there is a habit of eating spicy food everywhere. Pepper has a unique position in the hearts of Hunan people. Hunan people have many ways to eat Chili and cook, and they also pay attention to skills in the process of eating. Hunan people divide pepper into white pepper, green pepper, sour pepper, Chili powder, sauce pepper and so on. In different dishes, they often take different approaches.

Every household in Hunan will cook some sauerkraut to eat. In hot summer, people can bibimbap with sauerkraut, or make soup with sauerkraut, all of which can achieve appetizing feeling. Hunan has three meals a day and two meals a day. With the continuous development of society, people's tastes are gradually diversified. There are many cooking methods of Hunan cuisine, such as frying, frying, steaming, roasting, roasting and marinating. Each can produce a different taste. Hunan cuisine is mostly strong or light in style, not very luxurious.

The mainstream of Hunan cuisine is Xiangjiang flavor, which is more elaborate in production technology, and has a wide range of materials and varieties. There are many famous dishes in Hunan, such as fried lean meat with green pepper and chopped fish head with pepper. Cooking methods are not so difficult, but also very close to people's lives. People are usually simple and kind, and the food culture of a place can best reflect the charm of the people. Hunan has not only a unique food culture, but also many snacks. These snacks look very grounded and are deeply loved by people.