Except the grains, all of the herbaceous vegetation that could be cooked into dishes and food are vegetables which are fistful of phytochemicals to back up any shortfall in the diet on a daily basis, providing human body with multiplex vitamins and minerals. Chinese vegetable has a great variety which can be seen in Xian Market, Pingyao Market in the Morning, Xizhou Farmer's Market and the Morning Market in Yuanyang County of Yunnan.

There are virtually no ingredients or flavors missing from Chinese cookery. In addition to grains, vegetables, fruits, seafood and meats of every kind and taste are used in recipes in the various regions. Various seasonings help to produce flavors running the gamut as well ranging from salty to sweet to sour to spicy to other mixed flavors.

To cook a delicious diet, a set of clean and effective kitchen wares are of course necessary. Kitchen wares are mainly made up of five categories, including storing wares (fridge, wall cupboard), washing wares (basin, tap), small kitchen appliances (kitchen knife, chopping board), cooking wares (microwave, induction cooker) and dining tools (chopsticks, spoons).

With stir-frying as the representative, Chinese cookery employs multiple cooking methods. Dishes can be boiled, steamed, braised, stir-fried, simmered sautéed or roasted. Meanwhile, China also invented some unique cooking techniques, including streaming over water, various tofu cooking methods and cooking ladle.