We all know that the food culture between the north and the south is very different, but in special times, it is an essential food for northerners, but it is almost sold out in the south. If it weren’t for traveling and visiting relatives and friends, I might never have known that flour can be used in all kinds of tricks. You can even make fried dough sticks that you have never fried before. It’s so delicious! Although with the increasing development of network communications, the relationship between the north and the south has become closer, but in any case, there are still many habits that cannot be unified, and the differences in dietary structure cannot be changed temporarily.
Just like the names of food, they are learned from childhood, and it is difficult to correct them once they become familiar. If you want to tell whether a person is from the south or the north, test him/her with these five vegetables. As the saying goes, when you are in a country, do as the Romans do, you have to change your words when you get there. If you don't know, it is easy to make a joke!
1. Cauliflower and Cauliflower
Cauliflower and cauliflower have always been the same cruciferous vegetable. The former is how it is called in the south, while the north just pronounces the two words upside down. Don’t be surprised if you see “Griddle Pot Cauliflower” and “Griddle Pot Cauliflower” in two different regions. In fact, they are the same dish.
2. Potatoes and yam eggs
As a major cash crop in my country, potatoes have many other names. In Russia they are called Dutch potatoes; in Italy they are called field beans; in France they are called field apples; in China they are also called potatoes. As for the vast and abundant northern China, people affectionately call it yam eggs. At first glance, it sounds like it is related to yam, but it is actually not the same species. There is also a dish called "braised yam eggs" in northern restaurants. Southerners were confused when they saw it. Once they understood it, they would never make a joke again!
3. Coriander and coriander
Scallions and coriander are often used to garnish and enhance the flavor after daily cooking. However, you will never find coriander in northern vegetable markets, because they are all called coriander locally. Although some people love its taste deeply, and some people hate it to the core, but for northerners who can chew onions and eat garlic, every household eats it. Therefore, we are not afraid of not being able to buy it, but we are afraid of calling it by the wrong name.
4. Tomatoes and persimmons
In the south, tomatoes are also called tomatoes. But only after I have been to the north do I know that there are only "persimmons" in the market, not tomatoes. And this persimmon is not a fruit persimmon hanging high on the branches like a red lantern, it is the red tomato we often eat. As a foreign product introduced from abroad, after being grown and eaten in China, northerners will habitually omit the word "foreign" and just call it persimmon. If you don’t understand, it’s a joke!
5. Cabbage, fennel white
The first time a foodie heard a colleague from the north pointing at the cabbage in the lunch box and called it "fennel white", he realized that it also has fennel white. Another name, because in the south there are two common names: cabbage and cabbage. In addition to Chinese cabbage, fennel is also a home-cooked dish that northerners love to eat. It can be eaten raw or stir-fried with some chili pepper and vinegar, especially if it is crispy and raw, it has a better texture. In Wenzhou, I also ate fried cabbage with some bean paste, it was very delicious!