(Incomplete statistics) When various ingredients were introduced into China:

1. Wheat: native to West Asia, introduced about 4000 years ago.

2. Barley: Same as above.

3. Sorghum: originally from Africa, it was introduced to India from Egypt in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was introduced in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

4. Skin oats: native to Europe. Naked oats (naked oats) are native to China.

5. Lotus root: A pot of lotus root soup was unearthed in Mawangdui Han Tomb, but lotus root was introduced from South Asia.

6. Radish: In ancient times, it was called "radish" and "Erya" was called "Reuters", but now it tends to the origin theory of Mediterranean coast.

7. Ginger: It is usually native to Southeast Asia. The launch time is unknown. Confucius said, "Ginger food will not be withdrawn", and Lu Chunqiu Ben Wei said, "Ginger of Yang Pu".

Zhang Qian went abroad and brought back a lot of delicious food.

1. Grape: Zhang Qian brought back to China.

2. Walnuts: Zhang Qian brought back to China.

3. Pomegranate: Zhang Qian brought it back to China.

4. Cucumber: Zhang Qian brought it back to China, originally called cucumber. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Schleswig changed its name to "Cucumber" (as Schleswig unlocked the new function of cucumber, the history of cucumber entered a dark age).

5. garlic? : Zhang Qian brought it back to China

6. Broad beans: Zhang Qian brought back to China.

7. Celery: Zhang Qian brought it back to China.

8. Sesame: Zhang Qian brought it back to China.

9. Coriander: Zhang Qian brought it back to China (or it was introduced in the Tang Dynasty)

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1 1. Taro: native to Southeast Asia.

12. Dill (fennel): Introduced in Tang Dynasty

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14. Onion: Onion was introduced from the north in the pre-Qin period.

1. Eggplant was introduced from India (the earliest record of eggplant as a vegetable was found in the Book of Qi Yaomin in the Northern Wei Dynasty, when it was an ordinary vegetable, so it can be seen that the cultivation began earlier than this).

2. Lentils: Introduced from Southeast Asia

1. Ficus carica: native to West Asia, introduced in Tang Dynasty.

2. Spinach: Introduced from Nepal

3. Lettuce: Introduced in Sui Dynasty

4. Pistachio nuts (Pistachio nuts): Introduced from Central Asia at the latest in the Tang Dynasty (production status and research progress of Pistachio nuts).

1. Watermelon: Originated in Africa, it entered the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty and was introduced to the Central Plains in the Song Dynasty.

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3. Carrots: Zhang Qian still brought them back to China.

Banana: Native to Southeast Asia.

1. pineapple: native to Brazil.

2. Pepper: native to America, introduced in the late Ming Dynasty.

3. Pumpkin: Introduced in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty

4. Bitter gourd: Zheng He brought it back to China.

5. Potatoes: native to America, introduced and planted in the late Ming Dynasty.

6. Sweet potato: native to America, introduced from Southeast Asia in Wanli years.

7. Sunflowers: Native to the United States

8. Corn

9. peanuts: native to the United States

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts were introduced into China, which greatly eased the food pressure attached to population growth and provided conditions for the population explosion in the Qing Dynasty (the population in the twelfth year of Qing Shunzhi was 65.438+0.2 billion, and in the first year of Xianfeng was 430 million). The previous staple food processing was time-consuming and laborious, including harvesting, hulling, grinding and pasta molding. Looking at the recipes of the Tang Dynasty, the staple food at that time was all kinds of scones. I can imagine the joy when I first saw potatoes and sweet potatoes: such a big piece of wheat lying in the trough? Dig it out and you can eat it?

It is reported that with the large-scale cultivation of potatoes and sweet potatoes, China has fully opened the eight-child policy.

There are sweet potatoes, brave love.

1. Strawberry: There are wild varieties in China, and improved varieties were introduced from abroad in the middle of Qing Dynasty.

2. Papaya: It originated in Mexico in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

3. Apples: Apples originating in China are called "Qian" or "Shaguo". Apples that are common today were introduced in the late Qing Dynasty.

4. Cauliflower: introduced in Guangxu period.

5. Cabbage: It was introduced in the early Qing Dynasty and originated in Europe.

6. Onion: It was introduced in the late Qing Dynasty and originated in West Asia.

7. Tomato: It was recorded in Ming Dynasty, and now it is inclined to introduce planting theory in18th century.

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2. Cabbage: White rapeseed has been found in Banpo site, but the common cabbage today may still be introduced to China from the Mediterranean region for many times, as well as rapeseed.

3. Xiaomi (Millet)

4. Millet

5. Longan

6.pears

7.oranges

8.cherry

9. leeks

10. wax gourd

1 1. Soybean

12. Chinese yam

13. Zizania latifolia

14. Auricularia auricula (handed down from generation to generation)

15. Gourd (what .....................)

16. Loquat

17. Ziziphus jujuba/Ziziphus jujuba: Jujube trees were distributed in China (Quze Prefecture 1987) years ago.

18. Apricot: China is one of the original origin centers of apricot, and there are also original varieties in Central Asia and the Near East.

19. Peach

20. Chinese plum (slightly different from the common spades in the market now)

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23. Kiwi: It was called "Gaochu" in ancient times and was introduced to New Zealand in the early 20th century. It has been improved into kiwifruit, and now New Zealand is the largest kiwifruit exporter.

24. Litchi: China Litchi originated in China, probably domesticated and cultivated as a wild variety in Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi and Guangdong. See the earlier Miscellanies of Xijing and Sima Xiangru's Shang Lin Fu. "Three Auxiliary Huang Tu" said that Emperor Wu tried to plant litchi in Chang 'an, but none of them survived, so Emperor Wu killed all the craftsmen and buried them with him.