Yue Cuisine
/juː kwɪˈziːn/noun
A style of Chinese cooking associated primarily with Guangdong and the Cantonese-speaking region of southern China.
Did you know?“Yue” refers to the ancient Yue cultural and political world of southern China, while the French-derived word “cuisine” literally traces back to the act of cooking.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient China
Old Chinese
越 (Yue)
“The name of an ancient people and state in southeastern China; the character later became associated with southern regional identities.”
Classical Chinese
Chinese
粵 (Yuè)
“A regional name associated especially with Guangdong and the Cantonese cultural sphere.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pekw-
“To cook or ripen by heat; the reconstructed root underlying the later European cooking vocabulary.”
Classical Latin
Latin
coquere
“To cook, prepare food, or make something ripen through heat.”
Late Latin
Latin
coquina
“A kitchen or place where food is cooked.”
Old French
Old French
cuisine
“Kitchen; cooking; the preparation or style of food.”
Modern English
English
Yue cuisine
“The regional culinary tradition of Guangdong and Cantonese-speaking southern China.”