"Little potato, what do you think of the food in Northeast China?"
"Before I came to Harbin, I always thought that the dishes here were not refined enough, and most of them were stews. But after seeing the frozen pear dishes, I was completely shocked. They are comparable to our Cantonese cuisine."
Upon hearing Yu Xinxin's assessment, Qin Zian chuckled awkwardly.
How could it not be exquisite?
Those were all created by him specifically based on Little Potato's dietary preferences.
Just as Qin Zian was about to steer the conversation back to the main topic, Yu Xinxin suddenly raised a question.
"Brother, there's something I've never understood. Northeastern cuisine tastes so good; it's worthy of being among the eight major cuisines, if not the four major ones. So why isn't it listed among the major cuisines of China?"
Yu Xinxin's question was precisely the topic Qin Zian wanted to bring up.
For no other reason than to properly promote Northeastern cuisine and allow more people to gain a deeper understanding of it.
Qin Zian sighed softly, his face showing helplessness.
"This story begins on November 8, 1988, when the glory days of Northeastern cuisine came to an end."
"Why?" Yu Xinxin asked curiously.
"Because on that day, the Dragon Kingdom enacted the Wildlife Protection Law."
When Qin Zian said those words, Yu Xinxin was still completely bewildered.
What is the connection between Northeastern Chinese cuisine and wild animals?
The viewers in the live stream were completely confused and had no idea what Qin Zi'an was saying.
But netizens from Northeast China immediately rushed out and cooperated with Qin Zi'an to provide relevant popular science information.
Nowadays, Northeastern cuisine has undergone numerous modifications and has long lost its original flavor.
However, there's nothing we can do about it.
What used to be a recipe book for Northeastern Chinese cuisine has now become a guide to getting into jail.
Take chicken stew with mushrooms as an example. A few years ago it was called mushroom stew with pheasant, and before that it was called mushroom stew with grouse.
The official name of the flying dragon is hazel grouse, but to put it bluntly, it is a Class I protected animal in the Dragon Kingdom.
Even if you capture a flying dragon, let alone eat it, you'll still have to go inside for tea.
"Little Potato, do you know which cuisine represented the champion of the first National Culinary Competition in the Dragon Kingdom?"
Before learning about the 'Northeastern Cuisine Imprisonment Guide', Yu Xinxin would definitely have firmly chosen Cantonese cuisine from her hometown.
But when she heard that protected animals were being used as food, she couldn't help but hesitate.
After much hesitation, Yu Xinxin couldn't help but swallow hard and asked softly, "It's not Northeastern cuisine, is it?"
"You guessed right, it's Northeastern cuisine. Back then, Chef Liu's dish was called Orchid Bear Paw, which, in today's terms... would be worth at least five years."
When Yu Xinxin heard this, her eyes widened in surprise.
Bear paw? ???
In Yu Xinxin's memory, there was a dish called bear paw before.
For example, one of the most common rapid-fire lines in crosstalk is, "Steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw..."
But Yu Xinxin had always thought it was a joke and never imagined it would be a real dish.
Because the matter was so outrageous, the viewers in the live stream all thought Qin Zi'an was telling a joke.
But at this moment, those netizens from Northeast China who had previously been on edge perked up and even started interacting with other netizens.
"Although Qin Zian ruined the frozen pears and tofu pudding, his popular science explanation was genuine. I ate mushroom stewed with grouse when I was little, and it was incredibly delicious."
"Are netizens from Northeast China trying to save face? They even brought up nationally protected animals. You guys are really good at making things up."
"No exaggeration, the Manchu Han Imperial Feast is basically all Northeastern cuisine. The delicacies from land and sea are listed first, but now the only edible thing is probably dandelion."
"You know about Di San Xian, right? When Northeastern cuisine was at its peak, people called it Di San Xian, not the potatoes, eggplants, and bell peppers we have now."
"Family, I just checked Baidu, and everything Qin Zi'an said is fucking true. An old-fashioned cookbook is full of ingredients like bear paws, monkey heads, grouse, and camel humps..."
After the Northeastern cuisine (prison guide version) spread, it sparked a huge wave of discussion across the internet.
None of the ingredients in traditional Northeastern Chinese cuisine are ordinary things.
The older ones know martial arts, the younger ones know magic, and those in the middle are even protected by magic.
A simple four-dish-and-one-soup meal, eaten in complete silence, would take at least three years to prepare.
Faced with such a veritable guide to imprisonment, it's impossible for Northeastern cuisine to regain its former glory.
Prior to this, very few people in China outside of Northeast China knew about this matter.
When this novel event spread, it sparked heated discussions across the internet.
They all said that Northeastern cuisine isn't bad, it's just banned from competitions.
It's no exaggeration to say that Qin Zi'an's live stream brought immense joy to netizens across the country.
First came tofu pudding with sugar, then frozen pear dishes, and finally, a guide to getting into jail.
No matter how much the "Guide to Getting into Prison" shocked everyone, it was just a relic of the glorious past of Northeastern cuisine.
Once netizens understood this point, it was over.
After all, they can't exactly flirt with the law by openly admitting to copying a guide to getting into jail.
But sweet tofu pudding and frozen pear dishes are different; they are not rare items.
Southern Little Potato has always loved sweet tofu pudding, so when she learned that Harbin had surrendered to the age-old sweet-savory debate, she naturally had to go and check it out.
Not to mention frozen pear dishes, the little potatoes of the South are already scratching their heads in anticipation, as if they want to know where they can eat such a sumptuous meal.
Restaurants in Harbin saw the demand for small potatoes from the south and immediately seized the opportunity.
Sweet tofu pudding and frozen pear dishes are nothing special; they can be made with just a little effort.
Therefore, under Qin Zi'an's leadership and with the support of the Harbin catering industry...
A trend of sweet tofu pudding and frozen pear dishes has swept through Harbin, making Harbin residents feel utterly ashamed in Northeast China.
Changhai has lived in Harbin for forty or fifty years and has never seen anything like this before.
Whether it's tofu pudding with sugar or frozen pear dishes, he simply cannot accept them.
Not only that, but because of this incident, Changhai was also ridiculed by several of his friends from other places.
What is most important?
face!!!
dignity!!!
Therefore, Changhai felt that as a native of Harbin, it was time to step in and stop this unhealthy trend.
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