In ancient times, the standard of living was low. If ordinary people can't eat meat all the year round, they are called vegetable eaters, mainly eating grains. And unlike modern whole grains, sorghum, sweet potato, millet, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut and millet are all staple foods.

Before the Han Dynasty, nobles had no meat to eat. Generally, you can only eat chicken and fish, and then wild animal meat such as venison obtained by hunting. Because there are few records about this in historical materials, the specific varieties are unknown.

After Wuhu entered the Han Dynasty, Hu cakes and noodle soup also became the delicacies of the ancients.

In addition, corn was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, and pepper was introduced to China in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. In costume dramas, there are often people who are not familiar with history.