Why do northerners always order "hard dishes" when they come to the south to eat?

First of all, "Hard Cai" is a Northeastern dialect, which has the following characteristics: as we all know, it is vivid, infectious, has a large vocabulary, and has a sense of humor. "Having a joke does not mean that there is only one Northeastern person in the university dormitory, and there is a room full of Northeastern dialects every semester" shows the contagiousness of Northeastern dialects. The "hard" in "hard dish" is not the same thing as the "hard" in Mandarin. "Hard" in Mandarin refers to the solidity of an object. The meaning of "hard" or "hard" in Northeastern dialect mainly depends on the speaker's tone. Therefore, if someone invites you to eat a "hard dish", it is the best dish and represents the respect of the guest for you.

The hard dish in the north must first be meat. When supplies are in short supply, big fish and meat are standard hard dishes, such as braised pork, braised elbow, whole chicken and whole duck. At that time, living standards were very low. This delicious dish is not eaten often, only when guests come. Only by ordering at least one hard dish can the enthusiasm of the host family be reflected, allowing guests to fully enjoy it.

The process of cooking hard vegetables must be complicated, so frying meat like mustard is not difficult enough for anyone to do with stir-fry. The hard dishes usually come to the last stage. They have the effect of conquering everyone and become the focus of the entire table as soon as they are served. However, if you only drink alcohol, the hardest food is snacks, such as peanuts, cold mixed beans, etc.

Northerners usually eat a lot of food. In the winter, if you don't bring a lot of meat, you'll be hungry and cold quickly. Also because of the lack of air and food resources in the north, there are not many dishes on the table, usually only one hard dish. The family gathered around hard dishes and a few plates of cold dishes, and gradually formed a living habit.