One of the most common claims about the origin of Dongbei cuisine is from the 1930s. As the last emperor Puyi built the palace in Changchun, Changchun became the political center under the jurisdiction of Bafang. In Imperial Kitchen , not only the imperial kitchens from the palace brought from Beijing, but also many famous Shandong chefs have gathered to the north. Gradually, various exotic dishes such as Shandong cuisine merged with local folk dishes to form today's Northeast cuisine.
The diversity of food materials, due to the vast land, abundant rivers, lakes and rivers, and abundant product resources, this is also one of the reasons why the Japanese invaders decided to take the lead in occupying the three eastern provinces during the September 18th Incident. Before the 18th Incident, the Northeast economy had developed rapidly, and it was one of the most economically developed regions in China at that time. In terms of agriculture, as the Northeast local government encourages farmers to migrate to the Northeast to open up wasteland, known as “ rush to the east”, the area of arable land in the northeast has increased year by year, forming Songnen Plain, Sanjiang Plain and Yi Songhua River , The main grain producing area centered on the Mudanjiang River Basin.
Since the " post-Hanshu " left the northeastern "Tuiyi Five Grains" literary records, numerous official and private history books about agricultural history here are numerous, and a large number of them have been unearthed. The prehistoric culture remains. Among the prehistoric cultural relics are the Neolithic period, which is more than 7,200 years ago, and the early clan commune settlement ruins, with a grain processing factory of about 100 square meters.Reproduced the development of primitive agriculture. It is worth noting that in the interior, especially in the Yellow River Basin, almost all cereal varieties are found in the Northeast region. The veritable " whole grains " is complete.
Northeast culture Another characteristic of food culture that cannot be ignored in the location. Soybean, the king of the sun, is an invention of northerners and a traditional food material for northerners. Sunn plants, such as soybeans, adzuki beans, mung beans, peas, broad beans, cowpeas, lentils, cloud beans, concanavali beans, kidney beans and more than 20 varieties. They can be used for cooking, cooking porridge, and steaming as the staple food. , Can also be used as non-staple food for dishes. At the same time, soybeans can also be used to make miso, soy sauce, tofu, bean sprouts, soy milk and various finished products.
In addition to the generous winter storage, it is a clever creation of the food culture of the people in the Northeast. Due to the short frost-free period, people only eat local vegetables for about 6 months (the north-south span is large, so the difference is also very large). In order to meet the need for vegetables in the long winter, people in the Northeast, especially the general public in the lower class, have to dry large quantities of vegetables in the summer when there are many varieties, large quantities and low prices. dried vegetables More than 10 species), such as: carob, eggplant, cucumber, potato, cauliflower, melon, radish, dried fish, dried meat, etc. vegetable.At the same time, we need a lot of pickled cabbage, pickled products and various flavors pickles . This is a historical tradition and a custom still preserved in the vast rural areas to this day.
Frozen food is one of the typical food customs of the people in Northeast China. The long cold winter has a minimum temperature of minus 30-40 degrees Celsius, and the land is covered with white snow, which brings many difficulties to people's diet and life, but it also determines the unique cultural style. Severe winter is a large cold storage blessed by nature. It can store all kinds of food and raw materials in unlimited quantities and at no cost, sterilize and preserve freshness, and has a unique flavor . Meat can be buried under snow or covered with ice coats to keep fresh for a long time. Vegetables can also be buried under snow to keep fresh and keep their color. You can freeze tofu, frozen milk, freeze-dried food (steamed bread, bean buns, dumplings, rice cake ), and frozen fruits. As for the magical food "Bingtang Hulu" with hawthorn dipped in rock sugar, it is a custom delicacy in the northeast into winter. Frozen meat can be easily cut into very thin slices and very fine shreds. Frozen fish tastes more beautiful and easier to process and cook. Of course, let alone all kinds of ice creams and freezing points that people love in their lives in 2013. Not afraid of ice and snow, I love ice and snow. Not only do I like to eat frozen foods in summer to cool down and prevent heatstroke, but also like frozen foods for refreshing appetizers in winter. This is indeed the unique taste of the Northeast people who are both admired and afraid of the southern residents.
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