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Who was the ancestor of China cuisine who was born in that dynasty?
Yi Yin, the ancestor of China cuisine, was born in the last years of Xia Dynasty, hence the name Aheng.

1, Yi Yin was a famous prime minister and politician in the early Shang Dynasty, the ancestor of China chefs and the founder of Central Plains cuisine. BC/KLOC-At the beginning of the 6th century, he assisted Shang Tang to destroy the Xia Dynasty and made great contributions to the establishment of the Shang Dynasty. During his tenure as prime minister, he reorganized the bureaucracy and gained insight into the people's feelings, which made the Shang Dynasty more prosperous in economy, clearer in politics and rapidly powerful in national strength.

2. Yi Yin is not only a wise man in the history of China, but also proficient in cooking techniques. He is the first outstanding figure in history who assisted the emperor to govern the country with five flavors. He taught the people to reconcile the five flavors, created China's cooking techniques, and created a diet for later generations. There are also "five flavors harmony theory" and "heat theory", which are still the unchangeable rules of China cooking. Yi Yin occupies an important position in the history of China's culinary culture, and is praised as "the saint of cooking", "the ancestor of cooking" and "the saint of chefs" by the culinary circles in China.