In WWII, Sichuan was the base from which China's struggle against Japan was conducted. Many people from other provinces got to know Sichuan cooking, and thus it was elevated to the status of one of China's four leading cuisines.
二次大戰期間，四川是中國抗日戰爭的大後方，也使許多外省人士因此得識四川菜餚，使得川菜躋身中國四大菜系之一。