There are big differences in eating habits between the north and the south. The North usually likes to eat pasta more than the South. However, dumplings are the best of many delicacies in the north and are indispensable in many important festivals. The following is a collection of information related to northern specialties that I have compiled for your reference. I hope it can help friends in need.

Northern specialties

1. Guobaorou

Guobaorou, formerly known as Guobaorou, is a Northeastern dish. It was created during the Guangxu period by chef Zheng Xingwen of Yin Du Xueying of Daotai Prefecture in Harbin. Guobao Pork is made by marinating sliced ??pork tenderloin, coating it in fried batter, frying it in a pan until golden brown, then scooping it up, then adding it to the pan and stir-frying to thicken it. The cooked Guobao meat is golden in color and tastes sour and sweet.

2. Di San Xian

"Di San Xian" is a very distinctive traditional home-cooked dish in Northeast China. It uses three kinds of fresh seasonal ingredients from the ground: eggplant and potatoes. Paired with green peppers, it not only has a fresh and strong taste and natural green ingredients, but also covers the nutrition of a variety of ingredients, making the three very ordinary vegetables into a refreshing delicacy.

3. Pork stewed vermicelli

Pork stewed vermicelli is a distinctive Northeastern flavor dish that is deeply loved by people from the north and the south. Pork stewed with vermicelli is the number one stew among the "Four Major Stews in the Northeast". The jingle goes: Pork stewed with vermicelli will make you want to die. This dish is very representative of Northeastern cuisine.

4. Sliced ??pork section

Sliced ??pork section is a traditional dish in Northeast China. It is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and delicious. The finished product is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious, and is a home-cooked dish on the common people's dining table. Guobaorou, which is derived from pork slices, is a classic in Northeastern cuisine.

5. Chicken Stewed with Hazel Mushrooms

Chicken Stewed with Hazel Mushrooms is also a popular Northeastern dish. In the Northeast, hazelnut mushrooms are mostly used in stews, especially when paired with chicken, which is delicious and rich. After this dish was introduced to Guanhai, some chefs improved it and added mung bean flour skin to cook it together, which also has a unique flavor. Especially eaten in winter, it also has the function of promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold, and preventing the invasion of wind and cold. It is really a good dish.

6. Pork-killing vegetables

Pork-killing vegetables were originally a stew eaten in northeastern rural areas when the New Year pigs were killed near the end of each year. Pig-killing dishes are served all year round in many places in the Northeast, forming a major feature of Northeast cuisine. In the past, people did not have the conditions to pay attention to the ingredients and seasonings. They just chopped the freshly killed pig blood into large pieces, cooked it, cut it into large pieces and put it in a pot. Then, while cooking, they put sauerkraut inside, added water and seasonings to make it.

7. Sauce skeleton

Sauce skeleton is a traditional famous dish in Northeast China. Depending on the main ingredients, there are sauced spines, sauced pork ribs and sauced stick ribs. These raw materials have a unique characteristic, that is, they can withstand long-term stewing without the meat becoming stale or dead. Among them, the pork spine has the softest and glutinous texture after being stewed, which makes it very pleasurable to chew and leaves people with endless aftertaste, so it is very popular among the public.

8. Tiger dish

Tiger dish is a well-known cold dish in Northeast China. It is spicy and refreshing, and has all kinds of colors, flavors and flavors. The ingredients of tiger dish are green onions, cucumbers, coriander and peppers. Tiger vegetables are rich in nutrients, unique in taste, refreshing and appetizing. Eating tiger vegetables in summer can be said to be a world of ice and fire.

What traditional foods do northerners eat during the Spring Festival?

People in northern my country eat dumplings as their first meal during the Spring Festival. Dumplings look like gold ingots, which means making treasures. Some of the dumplings are filled with sugar, which means that the New Year will be sweet after eating them; some are filled with peanuts (called longevity fruits), which means that eating them will make people live longer; one dumpling is filled with a coin, which is meant to make the New Year sweet. Whoever eats it will be "lucky and prosperous". Noodles and dumplings are cooked together during the New Year, which is called "Golden Thread Wearing Yuanbao". New Year's meals must be in auspicious terms. The cooking and eating methods of dumplings vary from place to place. The boiled dumplings in Beijing, the Laobian dumplings in the Northeast, and the fried dumplings in the Jiangnan are smooth and delicate, with delicious fillings.

People in Sichuan and Chongqing eat glutinous rice balls as their first meal during the Spring Festival. Use homemade glutinous rice balls powder or dried glutinous rice balls sold in the market to make glutinous rice balls with various fillings, which are sweet and delicious.

Spring Festival Diet Suggestions

1. High-fat diet is the main cause of acute attacks of cholecystitis and gallstones.

2. Eating too much, too salty, drinking alcohol, smoking, or being overly excited can cause blood pressure to rise, and even acute myocardial infarction and stroke. People with high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease should still eat a light diet during the Chinese New Year, avoid eating foods that are heavy or too salty, and avoid overeating or overeating.

3. If you have a diabetic in your family, please follow the nutritionist’s diet plan and use substitution methods to replace the same type of daily food with the same amount of New Year’s food.

4. Seniors should pay attention to the four principles of quantity control, quality selection, food freshness and medication consistency.

5. Don’t drink too much, that is, don’t persuade, don’t fight, and don’t get drunk.

6. During the Chinese New Year, every household prepares many snacks. Both adults and children will eat sweets, melon seeds, and walnuts. However, nutritionist Hu Yuqing pointed out that the foods during the Chinese New Year are very high in calories, so the second item is to limit snacks. , that is to say, we must reject the snack trap. Snacks eaten while watching TV or chatting should also be counted in the total amount of the day.

7. People should drink more tea and boiled water, because for commercially available low-sugar and low-calorie drinks, you must first read the nutrition label to check the calories before drinking. Otherwise, you may drink a lot of calories and spend the New Year. You may gain weight without knowing it.

8. People should try to use as little oil, salt and sugar as possible when cooking.

9. Patients with chronic diseases and those who need to control their weight should limit their intake of foods containing high amounts of salt, sugar and fat.

10. People with gout and poor metabolism can easily induce gout attacks if they eat too much fish, meat and other nucleic acid-rich and high-fat foods, and then drink alcohol or be overtired.

People should chew carefully and swallow slowly when eating, do not talk while eating, and do not eat while talking. Eat regularly and in small quantities, and do not overeat, eat too hard, too rough, too hot, too cold, or too sour. Avoiding foods that are too salty or too salty is a good way to prevent damage to gastrointestinal function and should be followed by patients with gastrointestinal disorders.

As long as everyone pays attention to food hygiene and safety, maintains a balanced diet, does not overeat or overeat, eat New Year foods in moderation, and maintain a regular life, then you can celebrate the Happy New Year happily and healthily.

What traditional delicacies are eaten during the Winter Solstice in the North?

1. Wontons

In Beijing, there is a proverb called "Winter Solstice Wontons and Summer Solstice Noodles". In the past, there was a saying in Beijing about eating wontons during the Winter Solstice. Foods such as wontons, which symbolize reunion, are the first choice on the Winter Solstice table. Wonton has many names. Most places such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang call it wonton, while Guangdong calls it wonton, Hubei calls it Baomian, Jiangxi calls it Qingtang, Sichuan calls it Chaoshou, Xinjiang calls it Ququ, etc.

So how did eating wontons come about during the Winter Solstice? According to legend, during the Han Dynasty, the Huns from the north often harassed the border areas, and the people were not in peace. At that time, there were two leaders in the Xiongnu tribe, the Hun clan and the Tun clan, who were very ferocious. The people hated it so much that they used meat fillings to wrap it into wontons and called them "wontons" after taking the sounds of "hun" and "tun". He eats his hatred and hopes to quell the war and live a peaceful life. Because wontons were first made on the winter solstice, every household in Beijing eats wontons on the winter solstice.

Regardless of whether the legend is true or false, the nutritional value of wontons is still relatively high. Its biggest advantage is that it has a complete range of protein, filling and skin, which can complement the protein and improve the quality of a single food. nutritional value. If you want to make wonton fillings that are fragrant and not greasy, you should add ginger, salt, MSG and other seasonings when preparing the fillings.

2. Dumplings

On the winter solstice among the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, people in northern my country have a long history of eating dumplings. There are many folk legends about eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice, and the most mainstream theory is that it originated from Zhang Zhongjing.

It is said that Zhang Zhongjing, the medical sage of Nanyang, once served as an official in Changsha. When he retired and returned home, it was a snowy winter with biting cold wind. He felt very sad when he saw that many villagers' ears were rotten by the frost, so he asked his disciples to set up a medical tent in Guandong, Nanyang, put mutton, pepper and some anti-cold medicinal materials in a pot and cooked them, take them out and chop them into pieces. The dough is wrapped in the shape of ears, and then cooked in a pot to make a medicine called "cold-repelling ear-correcting soup" and given to the people. After taking it, the villagers' ears were cured. Later generations learned how to "correct ears" and wrapped them into food, also called "dumplings" or "flat food".

Since the current weather is generally dry and cold, most friends can choose to use warming and cold-repelling ingredients such as beef and mutton to make dumpling fillings. If you are worried about over-supplementing, you can add some light and dry ingredients such as radish, celery or fungus for nutritional balance. Elderly friends are prone to gastrointestinal problems, so dumpling fillings should be lighter. Cabbage and pork are a good choice, and you can also mix some vegetarian fillings to eat. It is best to eat and prepare dumplings immediately, and do not keep the delicious filling for a long time; the meat filling should not be made too thin; pepper oil is the best seasoning oil to prepare the filling.

3. Mutton

Since the winter solstice, people have begun to "count nine" from this day. For ordinary people, there is nothing more important than eating during the Winter Solstice. In the north, there is a custom of eating mutton during the winter solstice, because after the winter solstice the weather enters the coldest period. At this time, eating a pot of stewed mutton has the dual effect of keeping out the cold and nourishing.

Mutton is warm in nature, can resist wind and cold, nourish the body, and is effective in treating symptoms such as wind-cold asthma, impotence due to kidney deficiency, Qi and blood deficiency, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, cold limbs and abdominal pain, and yellowish complexion and thin skin. In winter, the body's yang energy is stored in the body, and kidney yang is insufficient, which can easily cause symptoms such as cold hands and feet, lackluster appearance, physical weakness, etc. Mutton is sweet but not greasy, warm but not dry, and has always been regarded as a good food for tonifying yang. Eating properly in winter can effectively alleviate the above symptoms.

If you want to buy meat and prepare it at home, you have to use both your eyes and hands. Fresh mutton is bright red, with clear texture, non-stick, and elastic. After freezing and thawing mutton, the red meat part and the mutton part are basically separated. How to remove mutton? Wash the mutton thoroughly and soak it in cold water for about 1 hour. If it is braised, marinate the mutton with onions, ginger and cooking wine for about half an hour. If stewing, boil the water and blanch the mutton twice, then rinse with cold water.

You can also add beer or spicy seasonings, dried chili peppers or fermented bean curd oil dishes when seasoning.

4. Dog meat

Many places in the north have the custom of eating dog meat during the winter solstice. The custom of eating dog meat during the Winter Solstice is said to have started in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, ate dog meat cooked by Fan Kuai on the day of the winter solstice. He thought it tasted particularly delicious and was full of praise. Since then, the folk custom of eating dog meat during the winter solstice has been formed. Nowadays, people eat dog meat, mutton and various nutritious foods on the day of the winter solstice in order to have a good omen in the coming year.

Some people with weak constitutions and people suffering from arthritis and other diseases will benefit from eating more dog meat during the severe winter. However, it is not advisable to blindly eat dog meat to avoid eating rabies meat and contracting rabies. Dog meat is a hot food, so it is not advisable to eat too much at one time. People suffering from non-deficiency-cold sexually transmitted diseases such as cough, cold, fever, diarrhea, yin deficiency and excess fire should not eat it.

It is not advisable to drink tea after eating dog meat hot pot. If you drink tea immediately after eating dog meat, the tannic acid in the tea will combine with the protein in the dog meat to form a substance called tannic acid protein. This substance has a certain astringent effect, which can weaken intestinal peristalsis and induce constipation. Therefore, you should avoid drinking tea after eating dog meat.