Chinese Regional Cuisine
Far from being a single cuisine, Chinese cooking is composed of several distinct regional styles. Find out more.

Overview
Specific Cuisines  

Overview

Regional Cooking Styles
An overview of the differences between China's four regional cooking styles. 

Map of China  
Not sure where Szechuan is located, or whether Shanghai is on the coast? This map will help.

Specific Cuisines

Cantonese
Probably the best known of China's regional cooking styles in the west, but also the most misunderstood.  Find out more about China's "haute cuisine" and try some recipes.

Hot in Hunan 
China's "other" western cuisine has a reputation for being even spicier than Szechuan cooking. 

Szechuan
Hot and spicy Szechuan cuisine is famous for its "mouthburners."

Confucian Cuisine  
"The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Gambolling Around the Arhat": learn more about this famous historic dish.


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