People often say that there's eight Chinese cuisines. We counted 63 in the mainland, plus another 7 outside.
We probably undercounted.
This was our best shot.
0:00 - How many cuisines again?
2:00 - Methodology, and Guangdong
10:20 - Guangxi
11:27 - Guizhou
12:34 - An aside on the definition of Chinese
14:19 - Yunnan
16:27 - Tibet
18:03 - Sichuan and Chongqing
19:37 - Hubei
20:21 - Hunan
21:23 - Jiangxi
22:26 - Fujian
23:59 - Zhejiang
25:48 - Shanghai, Tianjin, Harbin, and Hong Kong
27:48 - Jiangsu
29:05 - South Anhui and Lu An
29:42 - An aside on North China methodology
30:50 - Anhui and Jiangsu North
31:06 - Henan and Shandong
32:10 - Shanxi, Hebei, and Beijing
33:04 - Dongbei region
34:31 - Inner Mongolia and the Northwest
37:11 - Hainan
37:52 - What's the point even
FULL, WRITTEN GUIDE
Is over on Substack! With more detail than you ever knew you wanted!
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/63-chinese-cuisines-the-complete
WU ZHENG'S THOUGHTS
His unvarnished thoughts on Northern cuisines can be found here:
https://scarlet-appolonia-14.tiiny.site/
and his IG: https://www.instagram.com/woksteampunk/
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Outro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพ
Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHaL5H-VYRg&t=896s