Table 1. The basic statistics of regional cuisines in China.
| Regional Cuisine |
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Location |
| Lu | 1,066 | 788 | 64 | 10.8452 | Shandong |
| Chuan | 1,148 | 877 | 195 | 10.4608 | Sichuan, Chongqing |
| Yue | 775 | 900 | 23 | 10.2839 | Guangdong |
| Su | 372 | 573 | 88 | 10.3199 | Jiangsu |
| Min | 468 | 648 | 69 | 10.1880 | Fujian |
| Zhe | 460 | 594 | 14 | 10.5978 | Zhejiang |
| Xiang | 691 | 592 | 7 | 11.4660 | Hunan |
| Hui | 218 | 442 | 111 | 9.8899 | Anhui |
| Dongbei | 358 | 458 | 237 | 10.0363 | Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning |
| HK | 151 | 367 | 210 | 9.4040 | Hong Kong |
| Hubei | 160 | 266 | 115 | 10.7375 | Hubei |
| Hu | 744 | 692 | 117 | 9.4274 | Shanghai |
| Jiangxi | 143 | 210 | 87 | 10.3147 | Jiangxi |
| Jing | 606 | 565 | 74 | 10.3614 | Beijing |
| Other | 52 | 171 | 16 | 9.5962 | - |
| Muslim | 521 | 426 | 131 | 10.7524 | Sinkiang |
| Shanxi | 125 | 191 | 5 | 11.4720 | Shanxi |
| Xibei | 188 | 338 | 52 | 10.8351 | Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia |
| Yu | 173 | 291 | 10 | 10.6936 | Henan |
| Yungui | 79 | 184 | 23 | 8.8101 | Guizhou, Yunnan |
| All | 8,498 | 2911 | - | 10.4399 | - |
There are 
different regional cuisines in total. The eight major regional cuisines, labeled in bold, are the most representative and typical cuisines in China. 
: number of recipes. 
: number of ingredients. 
: number of ingredients used only in the cuisine. 
: average number of ingredients in a recipe. The last column reports the provinces where a regional cuisine originates in.