Speaking of stews, large-scale stew and pot-stewed, we may think of the Northeast at the first reaction. Yes, the stew in the Northeast can be said to be famous all over the country. Recently, a wave of videos of pot-stewed in the Northeast have been fired on some platforms, so why does the Northeast have the habit of eating stew? Let's learn about it from many aspects.
Why do northeast people like to eat stew? In fact, there is no historical basis for this matter, but we can draw a conclusion by looking at the northeast region and environment and the character of the northeast people. Winter in Northeast China is particularly long, lasting for nearly six months, and rural people basically do farm work in summer. Most of the winter is slack, and winter is basically idle at home. Moreover, winter in Northeast China is particularly cold, so it is comfortable to eat some stew and think about it.
Northeasters are generous and hospitable, and their personality is rather careless. The atmosphere of the Northeasters I meet is very generous, and they pay more attention to their cards. For example, most people who treat them to dinner at home will have one or two stews, and other dishes will serve as a foil. These two stews are basically hard dishes, such as big bones and stewed geese. The guests are arranged clearly, and there is not enough to eat in the pot. I am afraid that the guests will not be able to eat.
Northeastern people have a feeling, just like cooking. Every dish contains their personality and heroism. Take a pot of stew in Northeast China as an example. Both men and women in Northeast China are "coarse and fine". Chicken mushrooms are stewed in the pot, and a circle of delicious cakes is attached to the pot. The attractive fragrance of chicken stewed mushrooms is irresistible when you think about it. A circle of coarse grain cakes is like the character of the northeast people against the backdrop of chicken mushrooms.
In Northeast China, the winter is cold and the frost-free period is short, so it is basically the heating season after summer. For the past, the northeast was even worse. In the cold season, a group of people gather around a steaming cauldron, which can not only satisfy the desire of your breath but also drive away the cold, and a group of people eat around the cauldron, which is also delicious for many people to eat.
Another point is that northerners' diets are more inclusive, and the difference with southerners' diets is still very obvious. Southerners' diets are exquisite, while northerners' diets can all be put together and stewed with different combinations, which can stew different flavors. In the north, I don't pay much attention to setting dishes. All the ingredients are stewed in one pot, and all kinds of ingredients are very tacit. The delicious food is served in one pot, and the steaming color and fragrance make people drool.
And different regions have different customs and eating habits, but now due to the integration of North and South people, eating habits are constantly merging, and we are also influencing each other. South Renye Fang feels that hoarding food tastes good, and North Renye Fang occasionally tastes exquisite dishes in the south, especially in recent years, Sichuan-style culture has been popular in various parts of China, which makes the eating habits of North and South constantly interact with each other, and the differences are gradually decreasing.
When it comes to stew in Northeast China, the first thing that many foreign friends think of is pot-stewed in Northeast China, which is why the recent video of pot-stewed on some platforms is quite popular. Many cuisines in Gada, Northeast China, keep the traditional cooking techniques of China. There is no artificial seasoning, and the mellow taste of food comes from nature.
Moreover, there are many kinds of stews in Northeast China, such as stewed pork vermicelli, stewed bone with sauerkraut, stewed beans with ribs, stewed mushrooms with chickens, etc., all of which are super-cooked, and the first one in my heart is stewed goose in iron pot. Friends who have never tasted it suggest trying it. It is really delicious.
Having said that, we should also understand why the Northeast is used to eating all kinds of stews. When writing about all kinds of stews in the Northeast, Xiaobian really drools all the time. Friends who haven't tried Northeast stews really recommend it. Maybe you will suddenly fall in love with it once.
I wish you a happy life!