The representative dishes of Henan cuisine includeYu Style Yellow River Carp, Carp Roasted Noodles, Bianjing Roast Duck, Deep Fried Eight Pieces of Pork, and Roasted Sea Cucumber with Onion, etc., among which Yu Style Yellow River Carp is a favorite dish among the majority of diners.

Yu-style Yellow River Carp is a classic traditional dish of Henan Province, which is the general name of three famous dishes, namely, Braised Yellow River Carp, Steamed Yellow River Carp, and Sweet and Sour Yellow River Carp. The Yellow River Carp in Henan Province is used as the raw material, and it is made by braising, steaming, and Sweet and Sour Yellow Carp in three cooking styles.

Since ancient times, the Yellow River Carp has been the most delicious in the Central Plains, and has been praised by many writers and ink writers, and is a famous specialty in China and abroad, and was a tribute to the royal family during the Qing Dynasty, and was also the main cuisine for receiving foreign guests. The most classic practice of Yu style Yellow River Carp is braised and sweet and sour soft, and as a classic dish of Yu cuisine, braised Yellow River Carp has been on the national banquet many times, and the first banquet of the founding of the new China has this dish.

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Sweet and sour fish baked noodles, or carp baked noodles for short, is a traditional specialty of Kaifeng City, Henan Province, made from two famous dishes: sweet and sour fish and baked noodles. The dish is made of carp, especially Yellow River carp, which is the best raw material, and after preliminary processing, the two sides of the fish are unraveled into the pattern of Valang with a slope knife, and then deep-fried in a hot oil pot.

Carp baked noodles as early as the Song Dynasty has been famous, come to Kaifeng travel do not taste the sweet and sour soft fish baked noodles, it is a very regrettable thing. Carp Roasted Noodles was selected by the Chinese Cuisine Association organized by the world release of Chinese food activities, and the national provincial and regional classic dishes in Henan list, was named the top ten classic dishes in Henan Chinese cuisine.