China has the habit of drinking soup all over the province, but the "procedure" of drinking soup is different. Isn't this difference just a cultural difference? The "procedure" here refers to eating rice as a reference, that is, eating soup before meals, eating soup after meals, or eating soup at the same time.

First of all, northerners, such as the three northeastern provinces and Beijingers, like to eat first and then drink soup. They think, fill your stomach with food first, then drink soup, slip your mouth and clear your stomach. This is especially true when guests visit * * * meals. If the guests are allowed to drink soup first, and the water fills their stomachs, it means that they don't want their friends to eat food, which is purely impolite. From this point, we can reflect the generosity and hospitality of the "northern buddies".

Secondly, Guangdong people, including Hong Kong people. As we all know, Cantonese cuisine enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, someone said, "Don't ask birds, animals, insects and snakes, you can eat them all." When it comes to soup, Cantonese people are particularly particular about it. They have been caring for each other for generations, and most housewives know how to cook a pot of soup to help their families. And the soup is also varied, birds and animals can enter it. If you add some medicinal materials to cook it together, it will have another taste and be nutritious.

Cantonese people call it "drinking soup". Most of them are used to drinking soup before meals, which means clearing the intestines and appetizing. Just like western cocktails, a bowl of soup before meals has a big appetite, so it is called "drinking soup before eating". From this, it is not difficult to see that Cantonese people attach great importance to the scientific nature of eating, and food is worthy of its name in Guangzhou.

Let's talk about Wu dialect people, that is, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province and Shanghai, especially "Ala Shanghainese". People in this area also have the habit of drinking soup, but the materials are not very particular. Sometimes two eggs and shredded mustard can be used to make a soup, and the cooking time is very short, which has the effect of instant cooking. They eat vegetables and drink soup, whether they are from Wuxi or Suzhou or Ningbo or Hangzhou. In the eyes of mainlanders, it seems that such a procedure is not pleasing to the eye.