Wuhan cuisine inherits the style of hubei cuisine, among which Hongshan Caitai is unique to Wuhan. Wuhan is rich in aquatic products, and fresh river is indispensable on the dining table. Wuchang fish is famous on five continents because of President Mao Zedong's famous sentence in 1958, "Drink only Changsha water, but don't eat Wuchang fish". There is also the Liangzi Lake crab, which is also an indispensable delicacy on the table of Wuhan people.

In the minds of many Wuhan people, Regan Noodles is an indispensable food, and there are many snacks, such as bean skin, made of egg liquid, glutinous rice and diced meat, which are indispensable for Wuhan people's "breakfast".