Ying Dishes In North and South China

There have been many discussions about the differences in diet between the North and South in China. For example, the northern Chinese may wonder why southerners must have stir-fried vegetables as the last dish for a meal, while the southerners may be surprised to know that people from north are used to hoarding cabbages before winter. 

Recently, different understandings of ying dishes caused another round discussion on the internet. 

In northern China, ying dishes refer to those which are special and delicious enough to show your warmth when you treat guests. Dishes with plenty of meat and fish are often considered as ying dishes which are usually served in basins rather than plates. Some said that ying dishes are quite common in the North, which are usually made of completely beef, lamb and pork and other kinds of meat. People cook these kinds of meat together with sauce in a large pot.

For most southern Chinese, however, ying dishes are quite unfamiliar. Seven out of eight styles of Chinese cuisine (菜系)come from southern parts of China, which have different kinds of cooking methods. The dishes are put on the fine plates . There are a large number of ying dishes in South China with perfect colors, smells and tastes. 

In Guangdong province for example, soup is an important part of Guangdong cuisine. It stress exquisite (精致的) preparations and provides enjoyment with well-chosen ingredients and beautiful presentation. Soup is usually stewed (炖)for several hours with vegetables or seafood rather than meat, and is often considered as the ying dish . It is said that soup should always be served first on the table with great expectations and people will comment after trying. A restaurant which is unable to provide satisfying soup is often considered a failure. 

After the heated discussion, people from different provinces willingly and proudly shared the ying dishes in their hometown. What about you? Would you like to share some ying dishes in your hometown?

The Discussion about Ying Dishes in North and South China

Background of the discussion about ying dishes

※Northerners and southerners hardly understand each other in diet . For example , it’s 1. for people in North to hoard cabbages before winter, while people in South must have stir-friend vegetables as the last dishes for a meal.

※ A new heated discussion appeared on the Internet.

2. of ying dishes

Areas

In North

In South

Ying dishes

※ Hosts must show their warmth by 3.which are made of completely many kinds of meat, such as beef, lamb to guests.

※ People cook these kinds of meat together with sauce in a large pot.

※There are many kinds with great colors , smells and tastes.

※Soup is often considered as the ying dish; It must be 4. and stewed for several hours with vegetables or seafood.

※If the soup in a restaurant satisfies customers , people will consider the restaurant is a 5..

Tableware(餐具)

Basins

Plates

Influence of the discussion

The discussion caused many people from different provinces to share ying dishes in their hometown.

I still remember the days when I was in university. I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. Little did I ______ that casualness would certainly lead to loss.

Two years passed and I was staring at a report card—I ______ more than half of the subjects But I didn't care, at least not until my dad found out about it.

Then came the day when my dad ______ my habit of smoking. He was very angry but said only a little. He just told me, “Son, your money is cut IN HALF from this moment on.” His words frightened me greatly. I didn't know ______ to pay off the debts (债务)that I had in university.

When I went back to university, I knew that if didn't change my lifestyle, I wouldn't be able to pay everybody back. So I decided to make some ______ I stopped smoking, cut myself off from my friends who led me down the wrong road and started to read books.

One year later, I went from a terrible failure to a good grade. This experience made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it. Even today it still encourages me when I feel that I'm about to give up.

My friends, the message I want you to take from my story is that no matter what difficulty you're going through, you are sure to come out of it ______ you don't decide to take action.

1.A.hate B.realize C.doubt D.imagine

2.A.chose B.reviewed C.passed D.failed

3.A.found B.found out C.formed D.got into

4.A.why B.where C.how D.whether

5.A.excuses B.noises C.senses D.changes

6.A.if B.though C.unless D.so

Li Yanhai,13, Liaoning

I taught my mother the catchword ( 流 行 语 ) “Zhaxinle, Laotie ”. “Zhaxinle”means “You’ve broken my heart.” and “Laotie” means “homie”, which refers to a very close friend of yours. It’s a popular sentence from the northeast of China and now widely used by people around the country.

Zhong Yunfei, 13, Beijing

It’s not easy to teach parents catchwords. Last month, I tried to teach them, “The baby suffers (忍受) inside, but he doesn’t say a word about it”. But they didn’t know why the word baby(‘baobao’ in Chinese)”was used here. They actually believed that it was something a little baby said. I told them that “baobao” could refer to the speaker himself or herself. They said it was cute.

Zhang Yuyaowen, 13, Heilongjiang

I like to use catchwords in my daily life. Because of that, my mother likes to use them, too. Three months ago, I often used the catchword phrase, “You are really something, bro!” when somebody did a wonderful job. Since then, when my mother talks with her friends, she always uses it. I feel very happy.

Xu Youyou, 14, Guangdong

My father is not interested in catchwords. Even though I taught him one, he used it in a wrong way. I taught him“666”, which is used to praise something. Once, we had a dinner at my aunt’s home. The food was tasteless. But my father said“666” to praise it. Because of that, we had to eat up all the food on the table!

1.Zhang Yuyaowen’s mother likes to use catchwords because .

A.she thinks catchwords are interesting

B.Zhang Yuyaowen likes to use them

C.catchwords are popular nowadays

D.she can communicate with her friends more easily

2.Xu Youyou and his father ate up all the food at his aunt’s home because .

A.the food was delicious

B.the food was tasteless

C.they didn’t want to waste the food

D.his father used “666” in a wrong way

3.If your boss shouted at you for no reason, you can say “ ” to your friend.

A.You’ve broken my heart, homie!

B.The baby suffers inside, but he doesn’t say a word about it.

C.You are really something, bro!

D.666

4.The best title of the passage is .

A.The Interest of the Language B.My Family and Language

C.Sharing Catchwords D.How to Talk Properly

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