Why are there more desserts and milk tea in the south than in the north?

1. Geographical reasons and industries: North-South boundary.

There is an east-west mountain range in central China-Qinling Mountains. It is like a "wind wall", which blocks cold air from going south in winter and southeast monsoon from going north in summer. Since ancient times, due to the special geographical environment in which the Qinling Mountains are located and the differences in climate change, cultural landscape and living customs between the north and the south of the Qinling Mountains, it has been called the dividing line between the north and the south of China. It is customary to say that the south of the Huaihe River in Qinling Mountains is the south of China, and the north of the Huaihe River in Qinling Mountains is the north of China.

Climate causes different industries in North and South. Animal husbandry in the north is developed and rich in milk, which naturally becomes a daily drink. South China is a tea producing area in China, which is rich in all kinds of good teas. Naturally, tea has become a daily drink.

Second, physical and physiological reasons.

The climate in the south is hot, and there are many hot days all year round. When the temperature is high, the human cooling system needs to drink water, carbonated drinks, milk tea and other drinks, and milk tea is one of them. In the north, the climate is relatively cold and there is not much hot weather. There is a high demand for drinks in summer. Once winter comes, the human body loses heat quickly and instinctively needs to replenish energy. At this time, there is an instinctive demand for food or drink (milk) with more calories. In the north of China, there is not much hot weather, while in the south, especially in Guangdong, it is very hot almost all year round, and the natural beverage market is relatively large.

Third, economic reasons.

Animal husbandry is developed in the north, and milk and dairy products are local export products with extremely low cost. In the process of transporting milk to the south, due to transportation costs, freshness, freshness and other factors, the farther south, the higher the cost. In the southern Guangdong border, the relative cost is higher, and the penetration rate of milk is not as good as that in the north. Therefore, the south drinks less milk, just like Hong Kong-style milk tea, which values tea over milk. On the contrary, the origin of tea is almost entirely in the south, and the higher the cost of transporting it to the north, the lighter the tea taste in the north and the heavier the milk taste. According to the distribution of taste characteristics of milk tea, we should divide the middle zone from the south, that is, the Yangtze River basin, which belongs to the combination of north and south, and pay attention to the balance between tea taste and milk taste. Tea tastes heavier than the north and lighter than the south; Milk tastes heavier than the south and lighter than the north.

Fourth, consider the economic cost of consumers.

Drinks are only the basic need to quench thirst. In fact, drinking boiled water is the healthiest and most economical behavior, and drinking drinks may not quench your thirst, but it costs money, so most of them are young people, and most of them are unmarried and stand at attention. Since ancient times, the economic and income levels in the south are higher than those in the north, so the market demand for drinks is generally higher than that in the north.

Fifth, human factors.

Among drinks, drinking tea is both healthy and elegant. There has always been a habit of drinking tea in the south, especially in Guangdong. Cantonese people especially like drinking tea, while Guangzhou people have the habit of drinking herbal tea in teahouses. When they meet in the morning, they are also used to asking, "Have you drunk your leftover tea?". Immersed in this culture, the demand for tea is naturally higher, even divided into morning, noon and evening, and morning tea is the most particular, which is not available in other regions.