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Speaking of "stews", I want to talk about all kinds of stews in Northeast China. People who travel to the Northeast for the first time (including me) will be surprised. Many restaurants in Northeast China have stews on their menus, and many restaurant owners recommend stews when recommending them. In fact, it's not just restaurants. Many Northeasters usually eat stew at home, and few Northeasters don't like stew. So why are Northeasters so fascinated by the way this vegetable is cooked? What magic does it have?
The first is the climate.
If the summer is fine, if you go to the northeast in autumn and winter, it will really make you feel what is "cold". Northeast China is characterized by high latitude, low temperature in winter and cold climate. Influenced by this natural condition, the people in Northeast China especially rely on stewed meat, which is warm, nutritious and effective in dispelling cold. Just like people in other places like to eat stew when they are cold, but the northeast has been cold for a long time.
The second reason is geographical location.
In the last century, if you ask a northeast person where he is from, he will always answer you that he is a "Commissioner". The northeast is located in the northeast of China, and the ancient customs were relatively closed. The biggest impact is that all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables in the customs are not easy to reach the northeast, resulting in less food for local people to choose from. Especially in winter, so the northeast people eat more pickled vegetables such as cabbage and radish in winter, and the most classic way of these vegetables is one pot stew.
The third is historical factors.
As we all know, there are many ethnic minorities and Han people living in Northeast China, which results in different local conditions and customs of all ethnic groups here. However, some local ethnic minorities have the tradition of stewing beef, mutton or fish, coupled with the cooking methods of our Han nationality, which makes people living in the northeast develop the traditional stew eating method, and the eating methods of various ethnic groups can learn from each other here.
So, this is why people in Northeast China have a tradition of eating stew, and why they are so fascinated by stew.