Cuisine Culture Of The Southern

Cuisine is the general term for eating and drinking. Cuisine culture includes the way of processing, displaying and enjoying each dish and drink, from simple to sophisticated. Vietnam is divided into 3 regions: North, Central and South. Depending on the features of the terrain and economic life, each region has different cuisine culture; among them, the cuisine culture of Southern is the richest and most distinctive.

With the favorable features of the terrain and the climate, the South is a land of fresh and plentiful raw materials, from fish, shrimps and seafood to fruits, vegetables and fruits. Therefore, people in the South depending on the season that dishes are also changed to make full use of available resources.

Unlike the salty of people in the North, or the spicy of people in the Central, people in the Southern mostly prefer the sweet; therefore, this place is the origin of a lot of famous sweet gruel. This does not mean that the Southerners only eat sweet, but their taste is very special; the salt is salty is salty in a strong way and the spicy is very hot…

Another special feature of the cuisine of the Southerners is pepper. Pepper has become an indispensable spice in the food processing of people in the South. The evidence is that in most dishes from the dishes cooked with sauce or soup, people here also wedge pepper. Pepper is not only spicy but also sweet; it makes the food more delicious and fragrant. It has become a habit in the cuisine culture of the Southern.

About the eating places, the people in the South are very comfortable. The daily meals in the family, depending on the spaciousness or narrowness of the house, is arranged to eat properly; it can be on the table or even on the floors. However, when having the party, the Southern people are often very esteemed guests, so the meals will be placed in the warm space to express the hospitality of the owner. Especially, the people in the Southern are very fond of eating at the cooking places; for example, grilled snakehead fish should be eaten at the grilled place to enjoy all the subtle and fresh taste of the newly caught fish.

During the meals of the Southerners cannot lack a few glasses of rice alcohol. Rice alcohol is a little bit spicy, hot and aromatic, sometimes used to marinate in food processing. This alcohol is often used to invite guests at the parties of the Southern people, especially in the Southwest.

Southern cuisine is rich and varied, not sophisticated in decorating but still attractive by the freshness, abundance of raw materials and a very unique character, which makes the unique in the cuisine culture of the Southern.