First, the history of pots China's smelting technology began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Pots were used for cooking in the Han Dynasty. A huge iron pot appeared in Henan, China, while iron pot in Sui and Tang Dynasties was unearthed in Hubei and Guangdong. Therefore, people in China have used iron pots as cooking utensils for two thousand years. But the smelting technology at that time was not skilled enough. Only princes and nobles use copper cookers. In the Tang Dynasty, nobles cooked in iron pots. Before the Song Dynasty, people were still cooking with pottery cookers. It was not until the Song Dynasty that iron pots were widely used because of the improvement of smelting technology, so they were very cheap.
Second, how did the ancients cook before cooking? Because there is no iron pot, many cooking methods cannot be realized. Ancient people cooked in a simple way. For example, people in the Han dynasty were mainly meat, so they were basically barbecues, that is, they ate meat on the stove, and there were all kinds of barbecues, such as fish and all kinds of meat. In addition to baking, there are cooking methods, which were often used by people before the Song Dynasty. There is also a frying method. People put meat in a pot and then add fire. When the water is dry, it is the way to fry. Therefore, in order to eat raw materials better, the ancients tried their best.
Although iron pots are widely used now, they were not widely used before the Song Dynasty. In the era when there were no iron pots, people cooked food by roasting, boiling and frying. It can be seen that since ancient times, people have been pursuing the taste of food, and the pursuit of food also reflects people's pursuit of quality of life. At the same time, the evolution of iron pots can also show the state of people's living standards at that time.