takeaway delivery staff.
the catering industry in the song dynasty was quite prosperous, and it also provided take-away food. There are many restaurants in Zhang Zeduan's The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. Some people carry something similar to a folding stool to provide "food delivery service", and there are "take-away delivery staff" with food boxes in their left hand and chopsticks in their right hand, who are walking down the street in a hurry.
Reasons for the prevalence of take-out in the Song Dynasty
The cultural prosperity and economic prosperity in the Song Dynasty left a deep impression in the long history of our country. People naturally had higher requirements on "eating" while living a prosperous life. Before the Song Dynasty, the ancients only had two meals a day, but three meals a day began in the Song Dynasty. After that, people not only had to eat enough, but also ate more tricks.
Various dishes and snacks were invented, such as soup packets with thin skin and big stuffing, Dongpo pork with thick oil and red sauce, salty and attractive ham, etc. Even the hot pot we are eating now was born in the Song Dynasty. No wonder people call it the Song Dynasty on the tip of the tongue.
With the birth of all kinds of delicious food, restaurants, teahouses and small restaurants began to spread all over the city. In order to "eat" better, the Song Dynasty also abolished the curfew policy, so people could go out and walk at night at will, and people began to eat "midnight snack" at this time. Over time, in such a big environment, the "take-away" industry naturally came into being. Not only the people ordered take-away, but even the then emperor Song Renzong liked it.