The flavors and foods of Peking are found in the small restaurants and street vendors. The larger restaurants cater more to haute cuisine food that is of little use to the peasants who cherish their Joatze, Shoa-mai, Looping noodles in broth and Hot andSour vegetables and broth.

There is a saying in Peking (North) - "To eat Southern food, one might just as well drink soup" - which means, most southern (Cantonese) food is served in heavy, rich sauces. The ever present sauce. This method is not accepted by Peking, Kunan, Honan, Szechuan.