This article describes Tianjin cuisine as a flavor school of Chinese cuisine. After merging and learning from each other，the cuisine has its impact and status countrywide. It describes the major initiatives and achievements of Tianjin’s local catering culture in recent years. This article analyzes the formulation of the eight major cuisines，and proposes that the eight major cuisines are paradoxes. The eight major cuisines cannot represent the Chinese cuisine in full. It proposes new ideas and new methods for the classification of Chinese cuisine，and believes that the promotion of local cuisine is a development of Chinese cooking. All local Chinese cuisines are equal，inclusive，learn from each other，and develop as a whole.