"Four Famous Chefs in Yangzhou": Wang Lixi, Chen Chunsong, Xue Quansheng and Chen Ende.
Top Ten Famous Chefs in the History of China:
1, Yi Yin, known as "the saint of cooking", "Yi Yin soup" has been celebrated for thousands of years, and he was a minister in the early Shang Dynasty. Yin is the official name. It is said that in order to meet Shang Tang, he made himself a courtier with a daughter of Xin's. He said that Tang was used as a "small minister". Later, He was appointed as Ah Heng. After Tang died, he helped Tang to destroy the summer. After Tang died, Li Zuo Bu Bing (that is, the foreign king) and Zhong Ren died, that is, Tai Jia acceded to the throne. Because Tai Jia ignored the national politics, he was killed.
2. Yi Ya, also named Diya, was a famous wizard and chef in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was good at frying, boiling, burning and broiling, and he was also an expert in seasoning. He was favored by Qi Huangong and used as a "Yong" person. Yong, an ancient Chinese poem, means breakfast and dinner. As a "Yong" person, Yi Ya is a chef who specializes in cooking Qi Huangong's diet. He is good at seasoning, and he is good at pandering.
3. Taihe Gong, a famous chef of the State of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period, was proficient in aquatic dishes, especially in fried fish. He was once a "disciple of 500" in Taihu Lake and was honored as the ancestor of Su chefs.
4. Shan Zu was a famous female chef in the Tang Dynasty. The chef of Duan Wenchang, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the famous food in the book Youyang Miscellany compiled by Duan Chengshi all came from the hands of Shan Zu. In China, he was ranked thirteenth in the line of eating and worshipping ancestors.
5. Fan Zheng, a nun and famous female chef in the Five Dynasties, is famous all over the world for creating a landscape platter called "Wangchuan Xiaoxiang", which combines dishes with plastic arts, making dishes with mountains and rivers and overflowing with poems.
6. Liu Niangzi, a female chef in the Gaozong Palace in the Southern Song Dynasty, was the first female chef in the court in history and was called "Shang Shi Liu Niangzi".
7. Song Wusao was a famous folk female chef in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou, the emperor of Gaozong, took a dragon boat ride in the West Lake and tasted its fish soup, which made her famous and was regarded as the "grandmaster" of the fish.
8. Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, was famous for making vegetable cakes, especially peach paste, melon paste, pickled vegetables, etc. Now Yangzhou is famous for filling fragrant Dong Tang and rolling crisp Dong Tang, which was created by her.
9. Xiao Meiren, a famous female pastry chef in Qing Dynasty, is famous for making steamed bread, cakes, jiaozi and other snacks. Yuan Mei highly praised her. <; Suiyuan food list > He praised his snacks as "small and lovely, as white as snow".
10, Wang Xiaoyu, a famous chef in Qianlong period of Qing dynasty, has superb cooking skills and rich theoretical experience. Yuan Mei <; Suiyuan food list > Many aspects are due to Wang Xiaoyu's views.