On the Chaozhou Spirit in Chaoshan Cuisine Author: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Chaozhou Cuisine Source: Li Changxin Chen Youyi Chaoshan Cuisine is famous at home and abroad for its distinctive local characteristics and outstanding features of "clear, light, skillful and elegant". Chaoshan cuisine is a cultural product created by Chaoshan people and one of the main representatives of Chaoshan culture. It has a high cultural connotation and will inevitably cast the spirit of Chaoshan people. First, diet and human cultural spirit (first, the emergence of food culture. (2) Differences in food culture and their causes. The main reasons for the cultural differences in dietary customs of different regions and ethnic groups are: 1, the differences in natural geographical environment. 2. Differences in modes of production. (3) Diet highly embodies the spirit of human culture. In a word, diet embodies the cultural spirit of human beings. As the highest state of diet, food deeply casts the cultural spirit of human beings. 2. Chaoshan cuisine profoundly casts the spirit of hipsters. Chaoshan cuisine is the product of Chaoshan traditional culture, which has distinct Chaoshan regional characteristics and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Chaozhou cuisine is full of color and flavor, which not only has exquisite cooking art, but also fully embodies the profound connotation of China food culture. Chaoshan cuisine is one of the main representatives of Chaoshan traditional culture, which deeply embodies the rich spirit of Chaoshan people. (1) The spirit of striving for perfection and hard work. 1, the production process is very fine. There are many cooking methods of Chaozhou cuisine, such as stewing, stewing, frying, boiling (steaming), frying, soaking, frying, deducting, cleaning, pouring, burning and burning. Knife work, ingredients and side dishes; Fine temperature; Knife workers have dozens of knife techniques, and the side dishes pay attention to sex, color, shape and meat. There are hundreds of seasonings, which distinguish different dishes from the pot, and a variety of "flavored dishes" are used for dipping. The heat is fierce, vigorous, moderate, slow and small, which varies from material to material. The food has been refined and upgraded, the taste is perfect, and the coarse grains have become delicious. 2, the production process is very particular. The outstanding characteristics of Chaoshan cuisine are exquisite craftsmanship and exquisite working procedures, and Chaozhou cuisine has won the reputation of "Kung Fu Cuisine". And this is the full embodiment of the spirit of Excellence and hard work of hipsters. The main reasons why Chaoshan cuisine embodies the spirit of Chaoshan people's striving for perfection and hard work are as follows: First, the influence of Chaoshan traditional culture with distinctive features and fine features. Second, the pursuit of a quiet social atmosphere. (2) The open spirit of eclecticism. (3) Pioneering and innovative spirit. (4) patriotism. (5) the spirit of "harmony". Chaoshan cuisine profoundly embodies the spirit of striving for perfection, hard struggle, eclecticism, pioneering and innovative, patriotism and love for the hometown, and harmony without difference, and is a valuable historical heritage and spiritual wealth of Chaoshan people.