Why Shanxi people love to eat vinegar

Shanxi people's material life has always advocated simplicity, there is a "fifteen countries Jin most simple wind," said the folk of the daily diet of heavy staple food, light side dishes, so the Shanxi people's meals are mostly based on pasta and potatoes, especially grain noodles, more difficult to digest than other foods, if consumed for a long time, it will cause gastric discomfort. And vinegar can increase the acidity of gastric juice, which helps digestion and stimulates appetite.

There is also a climatic reason why Shanxi people eat vinegar. "My family lives on the high slope of the loess, the wind blows from the slope", Shanxi has a dry climate, and vinegar has the effect of generating fluids and moisturizing the lungs, and eating more vinegar can effectively alleviate the aggression of the dry climate.

From the topography, Shanxi is located in Taihang, Taiyue two mountains in the hinterland, more alkaline soil and water, in Shanxi words is "hard soil and water". The acidity of vinegar can neutralize alkaline, maintain the acid-base balance in the body, eat more vinegar is good for health.

Shanxi, in addition to brewing vinegar, noodle is renowned throughout the country, but also to coal. Shanxi is rich in coal reserves and has a long history of application. At least in the North and South Dynasties, Shanxi has been common use of coal, the North Qi Taiyuan Wang Xun said "now warm wine and roast meat with stone charcoal" is proof. In the Song Dynasty, there is a record that people in Zezhou (now Jincheng), Shanxi Province, "risked mountain dangers to transport mining charcoal" and "the official purchase of charcoal increased to more than 20 fields". Ping Ding Zhouzhi" recorded, Shanxi even in the first month of the 15th coal burning custom "to the night of the refining of the Dan, the flame flame".

The result of burning large amounts of coal for a long time leads to an increase in carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide content in the air, threatening people's health and safety. And acetic acid has the role of dissipating gas, often eat some vinegar, can reduce the threat of gas.