Why didn't China get into the habit of eating steak like Europe and America?

Not that I don't like it, but that I don't like it. The supply is insufficient. Big cities may be better. There is not much beef and mutton in our county-level cities. It's on the market, but it's too expensive to buy. To develop cattle industry, we must first plant grass and develop grass industry, but the cultivated land area is insufficient and food must be guaranteed. In a word, steak and lamb chops can't be as cheap as cabbage and radish, nor can they be eaten once a year or once a few years. Wild boar was first domesticated by Han ancestors as "livestock"; During the Neolithic period of 5000-6000 years, I lived with human beings. Below the "home" of Chinese studies is the "pig"-can it be called "home" without pigs? The ancestors of European and American countries are nomadic people, and the food chain of nomadic people is of course mainly beef and dairy products; Sometimes there is mutton and even horse meat!

You see, the western diet is very simple, that is, barbecue and cauldron stew. No matter how exquisite they make the surrounding environment to set off their diet, it seems that the essence is still very primitive, just a way to eat for a full stomach. With China's diet pay attention to color, fragrance, taste and shape, the level of food is divided into palace dishes, table dishes, family dishes, there are many kinds of attention and so on.

Modern China has a large population and is relatively poor. Vegetarianism is the main way to fill your stomach. Being a vegetarian for a long time, especially as a child, has become a basic eating habit in China. Agriculture accounts for a relatively high proportion of the total economic output. Nearly 20 years ago, the main function of cattle in rural areas in China was to cultivate fields, which was slow in growth cycle and high in cost, so the price was also expensive. The main function of pigs is to eat, and the breeding cycle is fast and the price is cheap, so the meat is mainly pork.

China is the country that consumes the most meat in the world. People in China eat other meats and beef. At the same time, I will eat; A series of "beef offal", such as beef brisket, beef tendon and tripe, originated from our cooking technology. China people are very particular about eating meat; For every part of meat, including chop suey, there are different ways, and different ways mean different degrees of heat. This is beyond the comprehension of foreigners!