Outsiders are curious about the origin of the word "stew" in Northeast China. A horse spoon in a pot, also known as "a horse spoon in a pot", is an out-and-out northeast dialect. Northeasters live in ice and snow. In order to resist natural and man-made disasters, everyone has the habit of stirring the horse spoon in a pot. When the stew in a large pot is served, it is steaming and warm in the mouth, and the body suddenly increases the heat. Moreover, the stew in the large pot will not get cold soon. Even if it is eaten for a little longer, the food is still warm.
Customs in Northeast Otawa are related to ethnic groups in Northeast China. It used to be the home of Mongolians, Daikin, Daliao and Manchu. These nomadic people lived a vagrant life on horseback, carrying a large iron pot on horseback. Every time they camped, they had to throw meat and vegetables into a pot to stew, and gradually formed a stew with northeast characteristics.
Northeast stews don't need any complicated craftsmanship. Simply chop up vegetables and meat, push them into the pot, simmer on the shelf, and serve them without delicate utensils. Put the stewed dishes in a small iron pot, iron basin or large bowl. Northeasters are simple and straightforward. People at a table are surrounded by several large pots of steaming stews, chopsticks are flying, and they are shouting and cursing loudly. The glasses are ringing, and the face is dripping with oil and sweat, and they will not stop until they are drunk. Everyone's eating habit of stirring the horse spoon in a pot has drawn into each other's relationship, and the broadness, atmosphere, enthusiasm and tolerance in personality are perfectly reflected in stew, which is the unique stew culture of Northeast people.
That's beside the point. Let's talk about stew. Among the northeast stews, there are some typical northeast stews, such as stewed vermicelli with pork, stewed mushrooms with chicken, stewed sauerkraut with pork, stewed beans with pork ribs, stewed eggplant with catfish, and stewed potatoes with geese. Most of them are paired together, and one meat is vegetarian, just like people often say that "men and women are paired together, and they are not tired from work".
Northeast stew originated in the 1990s, and it was not very glorious when it first appeared. It was to add some ingredients to the leftovers and eat them again. This was not only a new dish, but also cleaned the leftovers. After a long time, it developed into an independent dish. Now people talk about chaos stew, which is made of different materials in different seasons. After a big fire, different things eliminate the boundaries between each other, truly achieving a complete distance between you and me.
Chaos stew originated in the countryside. All kinds of vegetables that are fresh in the vegetable field are put into a large pot (not limited to the types, chaos stew, that is, add whatever is in front of you), add some soy sauce, add some meat, and add soup to stew. The stew has a unique flavor, mixed with all kinds of fresh seasonal vegetables, and can eat a natural and unadorned feeling.
The northeast stew served by general restaurants is made of corn, fungus, tomato, eggplant, pumpkin, green pepper, lentils, cabbage and potatoes, as well as mushrooms and bean bubbles with northeast characteristics. This dish alone has nearly 10 kinds of food, which is very in line with the nutritional requirements of food diversification. Moreover, Red tomatoes, blue-purple eggplant, orange pumpkins, green green peppers and lentils, white cabbage and potatoes, black mushrooms and other foods are also in line with the healthy nutrition concept of eating 5-7 colors of food every day. From the perspective of dietary diversification, stew in Northeast China is a healthy food.