In Chinese culinary culture xiaochi take a back seat because they aren ’ t nearly as complicated and labor-intensive to prepare as the dishes of high cuisine. But there are also people who believe that most xiaochi have their roots in Southern Fujianese cooking, one of the eight great styles of Chinese cooking and also largely the basis of Taiwanese cuisine.
追溯台灣小吃源流 — — 閩菜多羹湯小吃在中國飲食文化也許是「陪襯」，因不像中國大菜那樣做工繁複；但也有人認為，小吃應源於中國 8 大菜系中的「閩菜」。