According to the history of Song Dynasty, people in Song Dynasty generally like to eat fast food, which is light and simple, and there are few stir-fried dishes, seafood and even fish. China especially liked bibimbap in the Song Dynasty, and Su Dongpo especially liked pig's head. Boil the pig's head into a paste, and then pour a spoonful of sauce.
Although cooking appeared in the Song Dynasty, it was too complicated and troublesome to use iron pots. Only restaurants in Beijing have stir-fried dishes, and the price is very expensive. Only bureaucrats and nobles can afford them. As for all kinds of raw seafood, I'm afraid no one had heard of it at that time, let alone how to cook it.
Song people pay great attention to emotional appeal when eating, and they all eat for drinking. I just drank two glasses of wine and enjoyed the dishes in front of me. You can't eat until the third glass of wine. There are clear rules for each wine to go with what dishes. Ordinary people eat more simply, just drink a little noodles or dried fruit. You can also prepare some dried meat if conditions are good.
The eating habits of the Song Dynasty are also very unique. The staple food is wine, but rice has become a side dish. At that time, everyone didn't eat together, but everyone had one. The staple food now is rice noodles, which need to be cooked before serving, so people now have time to pay more attention to dishes. Song people lived on wine, which was ready-made and drunk on the spot, so snacks should be prepared in advance.