The top ten famous chefs in ancient times: Yi Yin, Yi Ya, Taihe Gong, Shanzu, Fanzheng, Liu Niangzi, Song Wusao, Dong Xiaowan, Xiao Meiren, Wang Xiaoyu 1. Yi Yin: Prime Minister of the Shang Dynasty, a famous chef of Shangtang generation.

Known as the "Saint of Cooking", "Yiyin Soup" has been praised for thousands of years.

In many places in mainland my country and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, soup is served as the first course at a banquet. This may be the reason.

2. Yi Ya: Also known as Di Ya, he was a famous shaman and chef in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was good at frying, boiling, burning and broiling. He was also an expert in seasoning and was favored by Duke Huan of Qi.

3. Taihe Gong: He was a famous chef in the Wu Kingdom in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He was proficient in dishes using aquatic products as raw materials, and was especially famous for his grilled fish.

4. Shan Zu: A famous female chef of the Tang Dynasty.

The famous foods in the Youyang Zazu compiled by Duan Chengshi are all made by Shanzu.

5. Fan Zheng: A nun and famous female chef in the Five Dynasties, she is world-famous for creating the "Wangchuan Xiaoxiang" landscape platter. She integrated the dishes with plastic arts, so that the dishes were filled with landscapes and the dishes were overflowing with poetry.

6. Lady Liu: The female cook in Emperor Gaozong's palace of the Southern Song Dynasty. She was the first female palace cook in history and was called "Mrs. Liu".

7. Song Wusao: a famous folk female chef in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou traveled to the West Lake in a dragon boat. He tasted the fish soup and praised it endlessly. As a result, he became famous and was regarded as the "master" of the fish soup.

8. Dong Xiaowan: A famous Qinhuai prostitute in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. She was good at making vegetable cakes, especially peach paste, melon paste, pickles, etc. She was famous in Jiangnan.

The current famous Yangzhou snacks, Xiangdong Tang and Crispy Dong Tang, were created by her.

9. Xiao Meiren: A famous female pastry chef in the Qing Dynasty, she was famous for her skills in making steamed buns, pastries, dumplings and other pastries. Yuan Mei highly praised her. In "Suiyuan Food List", she praised her pastries as "small and cute, as white as snow".

10. Wang Xiaoyu: A famous chef during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, he had superb cooking skills and rich theoretical experience.

Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Food List" benefited from Wang Xiaoyu's insights in many aspects.