Why do Chinese people hardly drink beverages at breakfast?
First of all, when I say that we Chinese don't drink beverages at breakfast, I may be biased, depending on the definition of beverages. Because we Chinese people eat breakfast with soybean milk, morning tea, milk, etc., these can also be considered liquid beverages. So if you put aside these traditional Chinese "liquid drinks", from the narrow concept of beverage, we Chinese people really do not drink juice or drinks for breakfast, as to why, then it's a long story. 1, China's breakfast culture has a history of thousands of years, and juice or drink history is still very short, it is difficult to shake the Chinese eating habits! We have a long history in China, the Chinese breakfast culture is also a long history. For example, the history of soymilk can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, the history of Guangdong's morning tea can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty, and the history of Henan's hot and spicy soup can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. We Chinese have long been accustomed to drinking these with breakfast and enjoying them, fruit juice or drinks simply don't stand a chance. Otherwise you see why hotels have juice for breakfast, but most people do not go to choose. 2, the Chinese people's breakfast is supposed to pay attention to have dry and wet moist and smooth, not dry at all, and do not need to drink additional other liquids Chinese people eat breakfast pay attention to have dry and wet, whether it is in the south or the north is the same. Dry food can be full, while soup and soybean milk can be very good to alleviate the loss of appetite in the morning, but also very well protected the fragile stomach and intestines. In the south, breakfast is often buns, noodles, or porridge and these things are themselves liquid or relatively moist foods. And in the north, breakfast if it is buns and other dry dry food, but also with soybean juice, soybean milk and large bowls of tea and so on. Such a breakfast with, there is no need to drink juice or drinks. 3, Chinese morning habits also like to drink hot, hot really good for the body in the morning the body temperature is still relatively low, blood flow is not smooth, can not make the nutrients are well absorbed, this time to drink hot breakfast will be better, most of the choice of congee, soymilk, spicy soup, tea, etc., after drinking will make the body very comfortable, but also can be better absorbed. And juice is a pity, generally speaking, are cold, drink cold in the morning is really not as good as drinking hot to the body, so it is reasonable not to be chosen. 4, Chinese families equipped with juicers are very few, the home to put the drink is also very few, the conditions themselves are not quite have the general morning, sell juice of those stores are not open yet, so breakfast want to go outside to buy juice don't think about it. And Chinese families are generally not equipped with a juicer at home, because most people think it is better to eat ready-made fruit, unnecessary. So all in all, the conditions themselves are not available, and how can we talk about drinking it! As for beverages, it is also the same reason, most families may put a few boxes of milk at home, but put a drink is really very uncommon.