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Where does the south sweet, the north salty, the east spicy and the west sour mean?
* * "Sweet in the south, salty in the north, spicy in the east and sour in the west" refers to the four major flavor food areas in China.

1. Nantian: It mainly refers to the area south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. Their dishes are mainly light and crisp, and some are slightly sweet. Representative dishes include sweet and sour tenderloin.

2. Beixian: mainly refers to North China and Northeast China, including Shandong, Henan and Beijing. Their dishes are mainly heavy-mouthed, rich and greasy, with salty as the basic flavor. The representative dish is roast duck.

3. East Spicy: mainly refers to Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places in the south, as well as Korean people in the northeast. Their dishes are mainly spicy and have a strong taste. The representative dish is Guizhou pepper.

4. Western acid: mainly refers to Sichuan. Their dishes are mainly sour and spicy, sweet and sour, with sour taste. Representative dishes include Sichuan cuisine.

The above is just a general description. In fact, the tastes of different regions will cross and change, which is not fixed.