The invention discloses essence of pickled Chinese cabbage and a preparation method and an application thereof. The method comprises the following steps: first, adding 60wt% of edible vegetable oil or glycerol triacetate as a solvent, heating to 60 DEG C, adding 4-hydroxyl-2, 5-dimethyl-3(2H) furanone, acetyl pyrazine, stirring till the components are completely dissolved, and cooling to below 30 DEG C; then, sequentially adding ethyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl lactate, butyl caproate, 2-methyl butyric acid hexylester, phenethyl acetate, trans-2-heptenal, phenethyl alcohol, p-ethyl phenol, dimethyl disulfide, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, 2-methyl butyric acid, garlic oil or galic essential oil, fennel oil or fennel oil resin, ginger oil or ginger essential oil or distilled ginger oil and a pepper extract or pepper essential oil or pepper oil resin; and adding 40wt% of residual edible vegetable oil or glycerol triacetate, uniformly stirring and filling to obtain the essence. The essence of of pickled Chinese cabbage produced by the invention is vivid in frangrance compared with that of common fermented flavor essence, stable in quality, good in temperature resistance and unique in flavor.