Because of Sichuan cuisine, Chengdu was awarded the title of "Food Capital" by UNESCO. Although Sichuan cuisine went abroad late, it was highly accepted abroad and developed rapidly. 20 18 The first World Sichuan Cuisine Conference was held, and the annual sales of 200,000 overseas Sichuan Cuisine restaurants reached US$ 250 billion. The influence of Internet on Sichuan cuisine culture is also very important. For example, the "Li Ziqi" video of online celebrities is called poetic food culture. "Gourmet writer Wang Gang", teaching Sichuan cuisine production. Of course, there are also many online celebrity programs introducing Sichuan cuisine abroad, as well as MVs such as hot pot. These high-quality videos have attracted countless foreign fans, and many fans have made a special trip to Sichuan to taste authentic Sichuan cuisine. There are also foreigners who write books about shark's fin and peppers. It has become a craze for foreigners to learn Chinese in order to learn Sichuan cuisine.

In short, in the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese food is just oily and spicy Sichuan food. Die-hard foreign fans actively promote Sichuan cuisine.