Counting the ‘Strange’ Eating Habits of Cantonese People – Some Are Quite Reasonable and Worth Learning From

As a country with a very sophisticated approach to food, our cuisine boasts a long and rich history. The regions that eat the most and are the most skilled at eating are undoubtedly Guangdong and Guangxi. Particularly in Guangdong, due to its coastal location, the variety of ingredients is incredibly diverse, and the eating styles are also quite refined. However, Guangdong people have some peculiar eating habits that many outsiders don't understand or comprehend. Let's take a look at those 'strange' Guangdong eating habits, some of which are quite sensible and worth learning from,First, diners must order green vegetables. Ordering green vegetables with a meal is perfectly normal, but Guangdong people's green vegetables in their meals are different from those in the north. As long as a dish contains a little vegetable, it's considered to have green vegetables. However, in Guangdong, they must be a separate dish of pure vegetables. The most common ones are rapeseed greens, heart-shaped greens, and lettuce, especially lettuce, which symbolizes wealth and is a favorite vegetable among Guangdong people,Second, diners must have soup. When ordering in Guangdong, after ordering a table full of dishes, they will definitely add a soup. And this soup is usually a good soup, unlike the kind of seaweed egg soup common in the north. Guangdong people's soup must be a soup that has been simmering for a long time, such as corn and carrots cooked with pork bones. Without a properly simmered soup, the whole table of dishes wouldn't be complete. I think this point is very worthwhile learning,Third, no chicken, no feast. In Guangdong banquets, whether large or small, there will always be a dish of chicken, most commonly white cut chicken. As for why there must be chicken, I don't really know. If anyone knows the reason, please leave a comment and share,Fourth, don't eat fish while flipping fish. Because Guangdong is a coastal city with many fishermen going out to sea to catch fish, they believe flipping fish means capsizing the ship, so they are very taboo about flipping fish. If they really need to flip the fish, they must say 'turn it over' to do it, but they try to avoid doing so,Fifth, you cannot order 7 dishes. In the north, you cannot order 3 dishes because 3 sounds like 'scatter money.' But in Guangdong, you cannot order 7 dishes because only 'de-odorizing wine' is considered 7 dishes, and most gatherings dislike ordering 7 dishes,The above five are some of the more 'strange' eating habits of Guangdong people, some of which are quite sensible, such as the second point, which is very worthy of learning. Of course, these are long-standing dietary cultures, and there is no right or wrong. Each place has its own local dietary characteristics. Do you know any other 'strange' eating habits?