Chinese cuisine (Chinese dishes) originated from different regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world. Regional cultural differences vary greatly amongst the different regions of China, giving rise to the different styles of food. There are eight main regional cuisines, and they are: Anhui cuisine (Hui Cai), Cantonese cuisine (Yue Cai), Fujian cuisine (Min Cai), Hunan cuisine (Xiang Cai), Jiangsu cuisine (Su Cai or Yang Cai), Shandong cuisine (Lu Cai), Szechuan cuisine (Chuan Cai), Zhejiang cuisine (Zhe Cai).

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