8 traditional Chinese cuisines (4)

Fujian Cuisine

福建菜系

Consisting of Fuzhou Cuisine, Quanzhou Cuisine and Xiamen Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine is distinguished for its choice seafood, beautiful color and magic taste of sweet, sour, salty and savory. The most distinct features are their "pickled taste".

福建菜系由福州菜，泉州菜，廈門菜組成，以其精選的海鮮，漂亮的色澤，甜，酸，咸和香的味道而出名。最特別的是它的"鹵味".

Jiangsu Cuisine

江蘇菜系

Jiangsu Cuisine, also called Huaiyang Cuisine, is popular in the lower reach of the Yangtze River. Aquatics as the main ingredients, it stresses the freshness of materials. Its carving techniques are delicate, of which the melon carving technique is especially well known. Cooking techniques consist of stewing, braising, roasting, simmering, etc. The flavor of Huaiyang Cuisine is light, fresh and sweet and with delicate elegance. Jiangsu cuisine is well known for its careful selection of ingredients, its meticulous preparation methodology, and its not-too-spicy, not-too-bland taste. Since the seasons vary in climate considerably in Jiangsu, the cuisine also varies throughout the year. If the flavor is strong, it isn't too heavy; if light, not too bland.

江蘇菜，又叫淮陽菜，流行于在淮陽湖下流。以水產作為主要原料，注重原料的鮮味。其雕刻技術十分珍貴，其中瓜雕尤其著名。烹飪技術包括燉，烤，焙，煨等�；搓柌说奶厣�是淡，鮮，甜，雅。江蘇菜系以其精選的原料，精細的準備，不辣不溫的口感而出名。因為江蘇氣候變化很大，江蘇菜系在一年之中也有變化。味道強而不重，淡而不溫.

Zhejiang Cuisine

浙江菜系

Comprising local cuisines of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing, Zhejiang Cuisine, not greasy, wins its reputation for freshness, tenderness, softness, smoothness of its dishes with mellow fragrance. Hangzhou Cuisine is the most famous one among the three.

浙江菜系由杭州菜，寧波菜，紹興菜，組成，不油膩，以其菜肴的鮮，柔，滑，香而聞名。杭州菜是這三者中最出名的一個.

Hunan cuisine

湖南菜系

Hunan cuisine consists of local Cuisines of Xiangjiang Region, Dongting Lake and Xiangxi coteau. It characterizes itself by thick and pungent flavor. Chili, pepper and shallot are usually necessaries in this division.

湖南菜系由湘江地區，洞亭湖和湘西的地方菜肴組成。它以其極辣的味道為特色。紅辣椒，青辣椒和青蔥在這一菜系中的必備品.

Anhui cuisine

安徽菜系

Anhui Cuisine chefs focus much more attention on the temperature in cooking and are good at braising and stewing. Often hams and sugar will be added to improve taste.