Deer have been an inseparable part of China's food culture since ancient times. The Eight Treasures of the Zhou Dynasty have two flavors, namely, pounding the tenderloin of cattle, sheep, deer, elk, roe and other animals repeatedly, removing fascia, pickling or cooking them.
Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, was very fond of roasting food. He drank wine by barbecue, and the most common dishes he ate included roasting deer liver blindly.
When the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the new Jinshi had a banquet, there was a "Shengping Roast", which was made of deer tongue. Chen Ziang not only wrote "I think of heaven and earth, without limit, without end", but also wrote "Luwei Fu". In the Tang Dynasty, there was a barbecue banquet for the new Jinshi. In the menu of the barbecue banquet left by Wei Juyuan, there was a "rising roast", which was roast venison. Chen Ziang, who wrote "I think of heaven and earth, without limit, without end, and I am all alone and my tears fall down", also wrote "Ode to the Deer Tail". The deer tail is fat and is regarded as a delicacy.
During the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo also liked venison very much. When he was exiled to Hainan, he couldn't accept the local people's eating habits at first, but later he gradually accepted them. He got along well with the local people, and there were many deer in Hainan. Li Min, who was good at hunting, put venison in front of his house early in the morning. In his article, he also made an analogy about the difference between the way the public and the savage eat venison.
At that time, the main way for farmers around the capital of Song Dynasty to earn money to subsidize their families was to hunt game and sell it in the city, so that at one time quail birds could only be sold for two pence, which was nothing, including deer.
I have said so much to show that judging whether it is Han or Manchu by eating venison is not feasible at all.
why does Jia eat deer? Because around the deer, there is a distribution system that represents identity. Since ancient times, there has been a wind of hunting in China, and there is a hunting ground in Zhou Tianzi, and there is a forest garden in the Han Dynasty. After the dynasties, there was a habit of hunting. First, it showed that he was accustomed to the six arts. Second, it showed that he was not lax in fighting. Third, he gave the prey to all people, which was a means to reward and adjust the relationship between the monarch and the minister.
It may not be easy for Manchu people to accept other Chinese cultures, but it is like a duck to water to accept this habit of hunting. When hunting, if you hit a deer, even if you win the prize, it is better than hitting a pheasant and a rabbit. Deer are agile and strong, and they are not as dangerous as tigers, leopards and wolves. It is best to use them as forks, and it is also good to divide them. When the emperor went out to hunt, he hit two pheasants. How to divide them? So even if you don't hit the deer, when you give it, you still divide the deer. In the Qing Dynasty, the demand for deer increased, so there was a deer garden.
The Jia family is a coating, and it is very close to the royal family. It is not surprising that they have the habit of eating deer, as a sign of the emperor's great kindness. Is there any light on their faces when they get a royal reward? Besides, the Jia family has its own villa and Orion, and deer are among the tribute they get every year. Eating deer is more meaningful than eating anything else, because deer has a special meaning in this symbolic system. However, even if it is not coated, it is not surprising to eat venison in the Han dynasty. Don't think about giving your food culture to others.