There is a great difference between the north and the south

rice	Flour

There is a great difference between the north and the south in China on the eating habits, for the result of a multitude of factors, including limitations in ecological environment, the population volume, level of productivity and others.
The northern Chinese’s principal food is wheat. Therefore, most dishes on the dinner table are various types of pastry of pasta. Wheat flour is made into buns, pancakes, noodles, stuffed buns, dumplings, and wonton, and so on.
On the other hand, Plain steamed rice is the most commonly encountered type of rice-food, and is the principal food of the southern Chinese. But more characteristic of traditional Chinese rice-foods is still zhou, or Chinese porridge (congee). Porridge has had thousands of years of history in China, and the way people eat porridge varies from region to region.