Lu Cai is the cuisine of Shandong Province. Lu Cuisine, the Qilu flavor originating in Shandong, Shandong is the birthplace of Chinese culinary culture, Lu Cuisine is the only one of the four major Chinese Han cuisine (and also the eight major cuisines) of a spontaneous type of cuisine, is the longest history, the most comprehensive techniques, the highest degree of difficulty, and the most see the merits of the cuisine.

The cuisine is in the selection of materials, cutting, cooking and other skills, after a long period of evolution and self-contained system, with a distinctive local flavor characteristics, and recognized by the community of the Chinese diet of the cuisine genre.

The cuisine of Chinese food culture refers to a set of self-contained cooking techniques and flavors that have evolved over a long period of time in a certain region due to the differences in climate, topography, history, products and dietary customs, and are recognized as local dishes throughout the country.