Fujian cuisine is a latecomer in southeast China along the coast. The cuisine emphasizes seafood, river fish, and shrimp. The most characteristic aspect of Fujian cuisine is that its dishes are served in soup. Its cooking methods are stewing, boiling, braising, quick boiling, and steaming. The most famous dish is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. The name implies the dish so delicious that even the Buddha would jump over a wall to eat it once he smelled it.

Fujian cuisine is a latecomer in southeast China along the coast. The cuisine emphasizes seafood, river fish, and shrimp. The most characteristic aspect of Fujian cuisine is that its dishes are served in soup. Its cooking methods are stewing, boiling, braising, quick boiling, and steaming. The most famous dish is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. The name implies the dish so delicious that even the Buddha would jump over a wall to eat it once he smelled it.

Cutting is important in the Fujian cuisine. Most dishes are made of seafood, and if the seafood is not cut well, the dishes will fail to have their true flavor. Fujian dishes are slightly sweet and sour, and less salty. When a dish is less salty, it tastes more delicious. Sweetness makes a dish tastier, while sourness helps remove the seafood smell.

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