本书内容分为八个章节，包括中国烹饪综述、中国烹饪发展简史、烹饪作业的三要素、中国烹饪基本工艺、中国烹饪菜肴体系、中国烹饪文化、中国烹饪艺术和中国烹饪发展前瞻。（The book is divided into eight chapters, including the summary of Chinese cooking, the brief history of Chinese cooking, the three elements of cooking, the basic technology of Chinese cooking, the dish system of Chinese cooking, Chinese cooking culture, the development forecast of Chinese culinary arts and Chinese cooking.）