Putian cuisine

Putian cuisine
Putian-style lor mee
Chinese莆田菜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPútián cài
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPó-chéng chhài
Henghwa cuisine
Traditional Chinese興化菜
Simplified Chinese兴化菜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnghuà cài
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHing-hua̍-chhài

Putian cuisine, also known as Henghwa cuisine or Henghua cuisine, is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from the Putian people of Putian, Fujian Province. It is a style of Fujian cuisine.

Since Putian is a coastal area, ingredients such as seaweed, oysters, clams and other seafood are commonly used in Putian cuisine.

Putian cuisine is also eaten by the Chinese diaspora in South-East Asia. The eponymous "Putien" restaurant in Singapore, originally a simple kopitiam, won a Michelin star in 2016[1] and has since franchised itself into an international chain.[2]

  1. ^ "Putien (Kitchener Road) – Singapore - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant".
  2. ^ "Brand Story – PUTIEN".