Anhui Cuisine

Anhui Cuisine is regarded as one of "Eight Categories of Chines Cuisine" and it has a rich cultural background. It is represented by the cuisine in the south of Anhui Province, and is the general name of Wanjiang cuisine, Hefei cuisine, Huainan cuisine and the cuisine in the north of Anhui Province. Hui Cuisine mainly takes local speciality as food materials with a salty and umami flavor. It is based on the traditional folk cooking techniques and has absorbed skills from the other style of cooking.

Anhui Cuisine originated in ancient Huizhou area in Southern Song Dynasty. It was initially the local flavor of Huizhou’s mountainous area. Through the tireless efforts of chefs, Hui Cuisine has gradually stood out from the local flavor, and now it has became the famous cuisine which has integrated dishes from all parts of Anhui.

The characteristics of Anhui cuisine are mainly including four parts. The first is using local raw materials in order to make fresh dishes. Secondly, the chefs in Anhui are good at controlling the heat. Thirdly, chiefs are adept in braising and stewing. The last is focusing on natural food materials. Anhui is rich in tea, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, agaric, chestnuts and other natural food resources, so chiefs choose natural ingredients for cooking. That is why Anhui cuisine can form a unique style with crispy, tender, aroma and fresh flavor. The famous Anhui cuisines include Li Hongzhang Hotchpotch, Wuwei Smoked Duck, Sliced Slated Pork, Stinky Mandarin Fish and stir-fired preserved meat with bamboo.

Entries:

1.Anhui Cuisine

2.Eight Categories of Chines Cuisine

3.cuisine in the south of Anhui Province

4.Wanjiang Cuisine

5.Hefei Cuisine

6.Huainan Cuisine

7.cuisine in the north of Anhui Province

8.a salty and umami flavor

9.Anhui local speciality

10.the Southern Song Dynasty

11.use local raw materials

12.good at controlling the heat

13.heat control technique

14.adept in braise and stew

15.focus on natural food materials

16.crispy, tender, aroma and fresh

17.Li Hongzhang Hotchpotch

18.Wuwei Somked Duck

19.Sliced Slated Pork

20.Stinky Mandarin Fish

21.Stir-fired preserved meat with bamboo