Shanxi tourists say that the fish-flavored shredded pork in Chongqing hotel is not authentic without fungus. How big is the difference between North and South food culture?

Today, let's talk about how different the food culture is between the north and the south.

There is an old saying, how about it? Different winds in a hundred miles, different customs in a thousand miles? This is because there are many different customs and habits in different geographical environments, so eating habits are one of them. There are many differences in food culture between the south and the north of China. China has a vast territory, rich resources, a long history and a variety of cuisines, and the cuisines in different places also have their own characteristics.

In northern China, due to less precipitation and low climate temperature, cultivated land belongs to dry land, which is more suitable for wheat growth. Because wheat likes drought and cold tolerance, northerners generally eat more pasta, such as steamed bread, noodles, pancakes, etc., while southerners generally eat rice as their staple food and rarely eat pasta. This is because the climate temperature in the south is high, and the surplus cultivated land is generally paddy field, which is more suitable for planting rice. Eat what you grow. .

In terms of taste, northerners have a strong taste and love salty food. Because the north is in a warm zone, it is very cold and dry in winter, mild in summer, and the temperature difference is relatively large throughout the year. Before the living conditions came up, in winter, there were only a few kinds of vegetables, but they didn't want to eat them all, so northerners liked to pickle vegetables and eat them slowly, so northerners developed the habit of loving salty food. Southerners like sweets. They usually like to put sugar in cooking, and they also like to put sugar in the stuffing of steamed buns. For northerners who have never eaten this kind of meal, they are completely unaccustomed, because it is rainy in the south and the light and heat conditions are better. Vegetables can be planted several times a year.

In terms of cuisine, southern cuisine has more advantages, because southern cuisine is exquisite and fine, while northern cuisine is relatively rough. In the south, vegetables can be planted many times a year, while in the north, there are only cabbage in winter, so there are many fewer varieties, and southerners prefer to drink soup, especially in Fujian and Guangzhou. Southerners make soup into a dish, and northerners do.

Traditionally, northerners prefer to eat pasta, such as jiaozi, while southerners prefer to eat rice cakes.

In addition, southerners like drinking tea very much, and they are very particular about drinking tea. Every household has a tea set for drinking tea and pays attention to the tea ceremony, but northerners don't like drinking tea very much. Northerners prefer drinking, and family gatherings with friends are mainly drinking.