ɪɾ ɪz dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌmðə nˈeɪɾɪv kˈʊkɪŋ stˈaɪlz ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒən sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðə lˈoʊɚ ɹˈiːtʃᵻz ʌvðə hjˈuːaɪ ænd jˈɑːŋtsi ɹˈɪvɚz ænd sˈɛntɚd ɔnðə sˈɪɾiz ʌv hjˈuːeɪən, jˈɑːŋʒuː ænd ʒˈɛndʒjɑːŋ ɪn dʒjɑːŋsˈuː pɹˈɑːvɪns.
It is derived from the native cooking styles of the region surrounding the lower reaches of the Huai and Yangtze rivers and centered on the cities of Huai'an, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province.