given partly the influence of neighbouring regions and partly the influence of the growing health concerns, it is slowly seeing a decline. Chinese culture and Chinese cuisine have always been the subject of awe for the western world due to its precision, and the way each ingredient is utilized in the dish being specific makes it appealing to them. China has been stepping out of the shadow of the western world and has managed to create an identity of their own, and Henan is one of the oldest provinces of China, which has evolved merging the important food cultures of surrounding regions. Henan is English for Huang He in Chinese, which is translated to ‘south of the Yellow River’. The location of the province is in the middle of the four ancient capitals of the country namely: Anyang, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Kaifeng. It is one of the largest provinces in terms of area and is also considered as the originating place of the Chinese style of cooking. The cuisine is known by various names due to being used under different dynasties such as Yu cuisine and Zhongyuan. The province has been surrounded by regions from all sides shows the collaboration of the cooking style and culinary adherence and adaptation from them, which makes an exquisite style. However, there has been disagreement among the Hans Chinese relating to the originating style of the cuisine because the province always been a political and economic center in the past, making it almost impossible to trace the historical development of the cuisine. The name Yu cuisine is referred to the style which they employ to cook specific dishes of the cuisine, which are the trademark style. The method of cooking is based on a variety of techniques and is taken from the province from which the dish is related. Characteristics of Henan Cuisine Apart from sharing similarities with the Jiangsu cuisine in terms of the extremeness of flavour, Henan Cuisine has some specific features and characteristics for identification. Some of them are as follows: Henan cuisine employs the use of a lot of onions. It can be said that onions are a staple part of Henan culinary form. Henan cuisine serves different meat for different dishes. The principal meat used in Henan Cuisine is pork, but it is not often served in soups. For soups, the primary choice is restricted to mutton and lamb.