Can Cantonese people eat spicy food?

No.

Cantonese people are famous for not eating spicy food. Anyone who has been to Guangdong knows that Cantonese people mostly focus on health preservation when eating, and will choose to drink various soups to nourish the body.

Because most of the people in Guangdong are mainly hot and humid, and there are still few cold days. If you eat spicy food, not only will you easily get angry, but the moisture in the body will not be discharged, and gradually everyone will get cold. I have developed the habit of not eating spicy food. Even for hot pot in Guangzhou, most people choose nourishing soup.

Characteristics of Cantonese people’s eating habits:

1. Rice is the staple food

Guangdong has “used sticky rice as rice and glutinous rice as wine” since ancient times. In all parts of Guangdong, whether in the plains, coastal areas, mountainous areas, towns and villages, rice is almost all the staple food for three meals a day.

In many towns and cities in Guangdong today, especially in large and medium-sized cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, people like to eat pasta and even Western food for breakfast. However, as far as the province is concerned, rice is still the staple food. , supplemented by pasta, or porridge, flour, or rice cakes, of course there are also many flour cakes.

2. Sweet tooth

Cantonese people love sweet food, especially in summer. Cantonese people regard sugar and salt as equally important in their daily diet. Qu Dajun of the Qing Dynasty said in "Guangdong News": Most Cantonese people use sugar in their meals.

3. Like omnivores

In terms of animal food, in addition to pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, fish, and shrimps, Cantonese people also eat dogs and snakes. , rat, turtle, rabbit, monkey, snail, frog, insect, etc. There is a saying: Flowers, grass, insects and fish can be used as dishes; birds and animals can be used as delicacies.

4. Pay attention to cooking

Cantonese people’s seasoning is mainly sweet, followed by hot and sour. There are 36 ways to prepare Cantonese cuisine, including steaming, frying, soaking, stewing, baking, stir-frying, stewing, frying and boiling. Pay attention to color, seek the gas of the wok, focus on knife skills, and taste the food. Therefore, it is widely spread in Guangdong that it is a jingle that tastes like watching (watching) plays and watching (watching) complete sets and eating (things).

5. Strong seasonality

The eating habits of Cantonese people often change with the seasons and seasons. There is a saying of "seasonal dishes". Generally speaking, winter and spring are heavier and richer, while summer and autumn are lighter. Eat more cooling foods on hot days, and eat more nourishing stews on cold days. For example, in summer, they like to eat mung bean sugar porridge and duck stewed with lotus seeds; in winter, they like to eat dog meat hot pot and three snake stewed soup.