
Hui cuisine, short for Huizhou cuisine, is one of the eight major cuisines in China. Originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. Hui cuisine is mainly composed of five cuisines of Anhui southern cuisine, Anhui River cuisine, Hefei cuisine, Huainan cuisine and Anhui northern cuisine, of which Huizhou cuisine with Anhui southern flavor is represented.
Each cuisine has its own unique features, and Hui cuisine has formed its own characteristics step by step. To put it simply, hui cuisine mainly has the following four characteristics:
The first is to use local materials and fresh ingredients. Huidi is rich in all kinds of fresh poultry from mountains and rivers, so that Hui cuisine has a basis for local materials. Therefore, the dishes of Hui cuisine not only highlight the local characteristics, but also the deliciousness of the food instantly captures the stomachs of diners.
The second is to make good use of fire, and the fire is unique. According to the texture characteristics of different raw materials and people's requirements for dishes, Hui cuisine has been studied intensively, and it is cooked on high, medium and small heat. According to the application of the material, the best condition of the ingredients is presented to the diners. It gives diners great enjoyment and satisfaction.
The third is to pay attention to food supplements and nourish the body with food. Hui cuisine inherits the tradition of the same origin of medicine and food in the motherland, and pays attention to food supplements. Let people not only get a lot of enjoyment in the sense of taste, but also nourish the body and improve physical fitness. It's a lot of things.
Hui cuisine is rich in variety in history, after selection and consolidation and innovation, there are many dishes that are the favorite of diners, and its most well-known dishes are: pickled fresh mandarin fish (stinky mandarin fish), Wenzheng mountain shoots, Huizhou edamame tofu, Huizhou steamed chicken, Hu's Yipin pot, Wuwei smoked duck, Maofeng smoked white fish, fried shrimp shredded, Fu Li ji roast chicken, Li Hongzhang smorgasbord, Sanhe crispy duck, Bao Gong fish, Wuwang Gong goose, cabbage dumplings, Wang Yixing roast duck, Bagongshan tofu, milk fat king fish, clear soup white jade dumplings, Huai Wang fish stewed tofu and other famous dishes.
In the development process of Hui cuisine, it has condensed the hard work and hard work of countless generations of famous chefs. With the progress of the times, the inheritance of these Hui cuisines has never slackened, they exchange skills, exchange skills with each other, pass on from generation to generation, and make progress from generation to generation, so that Hui cuisine gradually stands out from the mountain and rural flavors of Huizhou area and becomes a delicacy that diners talk about.