First of all, "hard dish" is a northeast dialect, which has the following characteristics: as we all know, it is vivid, infectious, with a large vocabulary and a sense of humor. "Just joking doesn't mean that there is only one Northeast person in the university dormitory, and there is a room full of Northeast dialects every semester", which shows the appeal of Northeast dialects. The word "hard" in "hard food" is different from the word "hard" in Mandarin. "Hard" in Mandarin refers to the firmness of an object. The meaning of "hard" or "hard" in Northeast dialect mainly depends on the tone of the speaker. Therefore, if someone invites you to eat "hard food", it is the best food, representing the respect of the guests.

Hard dishes in the north must be meat first. When materials are scarce, big fish and big meat are standard hard dishes, such as braised pork, braised elbow, whole chicken and whole duck. At that time, the living standard was very low. This kind of good food is not often eaten, only when guests come. At least one hard dish can reflect the enthusiasm of the host family and let the guests fully enjoy it.

The process of cooking hard dishes must be very complicated, so it is not difficult to stir-fry meat like mustard. No one can do cooking. Hard dishes usually come to the end and have the effect of conquering everyone. As soon as they were on the table, they became the focus of the whole table. However, if you only drink alcohol, the hardest hard dishes are snacks, such as peanuts and cold beans.

Northerners usually eat a lot of food. In winter, if you don't bring most of the meat, you will soon be hungry and cold. It is also because of the lack of gas and food resources in the north, there are not many dishes on the table, usually only one hard dish. The family gathered around hard dishes and several cold dishes, and gradually formed a living habit.