Zhejiang cuisine also called ( 浙菜 Zhecai) is one of the Chinese eight major cuisines. Zhejiang is a beautiful place with rich products. It is saying: “there is a paradise in the sky; there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on the ground”. Zhejiang Province is located on the East coast of China Sea, known as 鱼米之乡 Yúm ǐ zh ī xi ā ng (the land of fish and rice). The southwest of Zhejiang are hills with rich mountain delicacies. The eastern coastal fisheries are with abundant aquatic resources. There are more than 500 kinds of economic fish and shellfish products, with the total output value ranking first in the country. The products are rich in resources and unique in their characteristics. Zhejiang cuisine system is represented by the four local genres: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Wenzhou. Zhejiang cuisine is well-known for its rich cultural characteristics at home and abroad. Since the Song Dynasty, most of the diet books are written by Jiangsu and Zhejiang schol...
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