In fact, this has something to do with the food culture of every place. Among the typical characteristics of northerners in Northeast China, it is convenient and simple for northerners to eat cold dishes. Northeasters also like to eat sauces, which are used to mix these vegetables or dip them in sauces. For example, the big radish in the northeast can be shredded and mixed with sugar and vinegar to make a delicious cold dish, which is appetizing and delicious. In fact, cold dishes in the northeast are not particularly particular. As long as you like to eat vegetables and ingredients, you can put them together to make cold dishes, because eating cold dishes is a feature of Northeast people.
As we all know, people in Northeast China are very good drinkers, and if they like to drink, there will definitely be appetizers. Generally, cold dishes are the main appetizers, and peanuts and pickles are good snacks. Why can't you feel cold when you eat cold food? It's because the outdoor temperature in northeast China is MINUS 20 or 30 degrees, but heating will make the indoor temperature in northeast China reach very high, even 20 or 30 degrees. So I will eat some cold food indoors to cool down. And the cold dishes are also very good. When cooking some home-cooked dishes at home, if you can't figure out what to eat, just make a cold dish with seasonal vegetables.
Eating cold dishes can also increase the probability of eating vegetables. Some people don't like to eat fried vegetables, but they like to eat them raw, which is also a way to supplement vitamins. Moreover, people in Northeast China like to eat meat, such as stewed ribs and leg of lamb with big bones. Eating too much is inevitably greasy. If there is a refreshing cold dish on the table at this time, it will be very boring. Over time, cold dishes will become an indispensable food on the family table in Northeast China.