Shaanxi Cuisine, also known as Qin Cuisine, is the representative culinary achievement in the northweast of China. Compared with other Chinese cuisines, it is outstanding in three aspects. Firstly, due to the geographical location of Shaanxi in the center of China, various kinds of materials originating from both north and south China are adopted. Secondly there are special cooking skills of the local chefs, including Qiang (fry quickly inhot oil, then cook with sauce and water), Chao (stir-fry), Zheng (cook by useof steam), Dun (braise) and so on. The third is its frequently use of salt,vinegar, capsicum and garlic, which makes the savory flavor of sour, spicy and fragrant.