Several ancient recipes:

The Book of Food

The legend of this book was written by a man named Ho Choi in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is a legend because the whole book has not been handed down, only a few recipes have been accidentally entered in various ancient books that have been handed down to this day, and about 31 or 41 recipes have been synthesized, but it is only a part of the book.

This book is actually a collection of Ho Choi's records of the cooking of his mother and his family's harem. It is very complicated and contains in-depth details, such as how to make sauerkraut, how to make sauce, how to make various soups and so on. This gives us an inspiration. Now, we should sort out the dishes that our family and relatives are good at bit by bit. After decades and hundreds of years, the younger generation will take a look, and the feeling will definitely be unusual. If it can really spread to hundreds of years later, it will probably become a classic for everyone.

Tiaoding Collection

This is a Yangzhou cuisine cookbook made by Qing people, which belongs to a set of hand-copied cookbooks mainly extracted from various places. From technique to material selection, from seasoning to dim sum preparation, from fresh fish in rivers to poultry, fruits and vegetables, it is very complicated to write in different categories. There are many dishes that can still be found in modern Yangzhou cuisine.

The Legacy of Yi Ya

The author of this book is uncertain, but it is definitely not written by Yi Ya himself. According to legend, Yi Ya was a very famous chef in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was regarded as the ancestor by many modern chefs. It is said that cooking is fantastic. However, one of his most famous things is "Yi Ya cooking".

Leisure Accidental Mail

Leisure Accidental Mail is a famous book, and it is said that some recipes of Tiaoding Collection are taken from it. But more famous is its author Li Yu, who not only writes books (a large number), but also plays scripts (operas), and can also edit, such as Jin Ping Mei, mustard seed garden and The History of the Three Kingdoms, all of which have been corrected or revised by him. It is really a talented off the charts. Therefore, it is very comfortable to send leisure books to read.

Compared with the above books, this book by Yuan Mei, a Qing dynasty, is more famous. On the one hand, the times are closer to us, and on the other hand, like Li Yu, people with literary talent will always be able to highlight some appetizing practices and tastes consciously or unconsciously when they write something. In this book list, the delicious food in Hangzhou and Nanjing at that time was recorded in 7788, including a certain dish cooked by an official chef, a certain wine and food specially made in a restaurant, and a few miles of kimchi in a temple, all of which were recorded and practiced. Therefore, although this book was written by a person who can't cook, it only records his own hearing, but this kind of record is quite rare for future generations.