Why is Jiangsu people's diet so light?

Jiangsu has been one of the most developed provinces in China in politics, economy and culture since ancient times. It is said that Jiangsu people, known as "the land of mountains and rivers, the land of plenty", are white, thin and lovely! Is it related to their light food? Why do people in Jiangsu eat so lightly?

First of all, it is related to the environment. As the saying goes, "one side of the soil and water supports one side of the people" shows that folk customs are very regional, and the natural environment and social environment formed on this basis have become the orientation of local residents' folk customs psychology. It can be seen that the geographical background determines the examples of expressing the characteristics of national customs.

Therefore, Jiangsu people's diet tastes fresh and peaceful, with moderate salty and sweet depth. Moreover, the selection of Huaiyang cuisine pays special attention to freshness. "Drunken crabs don't watch the lights, pheasants don't watch the lights, swordfish don't watch Qingming, and sturgeon don't watch the Dragon Boat Festival." Fine production, pay attention to knife work, especially melon carving is well known; The seasoning is light and delicious, emphasizing the original flavor, paying attention to the soup, and the flavor is fresh; Bright colors, refreshing and pleasing to the eye; Beautiful shape, unique and novel, vivid and realistic.

Secondly, it is related to diet.

In most areas of Jiangsu except Xu Hai, the staple food is rice and rice porridge, supplemented by pasta made of flour. Rice is mostly japonica rice and indica rice. Japonica rice is preferred in southern Jiangsu, and indica rice is preferred in northern Jiangsu.

Southern Jiangsu and Su Beiren like to eat glutinous rice. In northern Jiangsu, glutinous rice is often used to send women's relatives and friends, neighbors, kitchen gods and sweets in daily banquets, so the consumption is not very large; In southern Jiangsu, there is a great demand for glutinous rice to be mixed with japonica rice at 6 :4 or 7 :3 and ground into powder. slow

Jiangsu cuisine tastes sweeter and more elegant. Su cuisine is good at stewing, stewing, steaming and frying. It pays attention to mixing soup and keeping the original juice. Its taste is fresh, strong but not greasy, light but not thin. The staple food and snacks of Jiangsu cuisine were called "seven absolutely healthy" in the Five Dynasties.

It is really because of the differences in region and food culture that Jiangsu people's tastes are lighter than those of northerners, and Jiangsu is rich in materials. Even if you can't get used to local food, there are restaurants with foreign flavor everywhere. Most of the specialties of each hotel are foreign dishes.