Why Sichuan people eat spicy food

It seems that more and more people like spicy food nowadays. Many people, regardless of gender, age or status, like it. In fact, the earliest people who liked spicy food were from Sichuan, and there are too many foods related to spicy food in Sichuan. Sichuan hotpot is not complete without the word "spicy", and Sichuan home-cooked dishes are also inseparable from spiciness. Even when a few friends get together for a barbecue after get off work, they will always ask the boss to add a little more spiciness. So what is it that causes Sichuan people to love spicy food?

Why Sichuan people eat spicy food

There is a saying in China that the north is salty, the southeast is sweet, and the west is spicy. Sichuan is a representative of the people in the western region who like spicy food. Sichuan people's love for spicy food is simply fanatical. It can be said that they can't eat without spicy food. Sichuan people like spicy food. It is a unique eating habit formed over a long period of time. The main reasons are as follows:

Geographical reasons. Sichuan is located in the Sichuan Basin, where it rains all year round, resulting in a humid and cold climate with high air humidity, especially in winter. Even thick clothes cannot keep out the cold, mainly because of excessive humidity. Chili peppers can drive away the cold and dampness.

Historical reasons. In ancient times, because Sichuan is located in a mountainous area, the roads are rugged and difficult to pass, and transportation is very inconvenient, resulting in a lack of necessary daily necessities such as oil and salt. Dishes without oil and salt are naturally difficult to swallow. In order to solve this problem, the locals either use chili peppers or sauerkraut instead of oil and salt, and this has become a habit over time.

Do Sichuan people not have stomach problems when eating spicy food?

In daily life, many people will suffer from stomachache due to excessive consumption of chili peppers, and this group of people is mainly from the north. People in the south rarely suffer from stomachache due to excessive consumption of spicy food because they like spicy food. Especially for people in Sichuan, chili peppers are like vegetables in the north. They cannot eat without spicy food. Is there something special about the spleen and stomach of people in Sichuan?