I watched the drama "Qing Ping Le" some time ago and became very interested in the culture of the Song Dynasty. When I was browsing in a bookstore, I found an ancient book "Tokyo Menghua Lu" that recorded the grand occasion of Bianjing during the Huizong period of the Northern Song Dynasty. The book recorded Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The urban layout, folk customs, food culture, seasonal festivals, etc. of Beijing (also known as Tokyo, today's Kaifeng, Henan), of course, what a foodie like Wei Feng is most interested in is "food culture."

Since ancient times, "food is the first priority for people". Among the more than 100 shops mentioned in the book, restaurants and various restaurants account for more than half, which shows that the catering industry was also very prosperous at that time.

There are countless delicacies at Zhouqiao Night Market: "sugar, ice and snow cold yuanzi, lychee paste, fine-grained mandarin dumplings (ɡǔ duo), roasted pork skin, dripping crispy crystal turtle..." It turns out that the Northern Song Dynasty

The ancients also liked to visit night markets for late-night snacks, and the names of these delicacies look mouth-watering. So what exactly are these delicacies?

"Sugar Ice Snow Leng Yuanzi" is a kind of sweet cold drink that is eaten in summer to cool down. Yuanzi means "balls". The name sounds very similar to the "Mianmian Ice" we often eat now. In fact, China started from the Tang Dynasty

Eating iced food has become popular among the people.

"Lychee paste", just looking at the name, I would have thought it was a dessert made from the famous lychee in the south!

In fact, it is a drink made from black plum as the main ingredient to moisten the lungs, promote body fluids and quench thirst.

"Fine material dumplings" is the most popular fashionable food in the Song Dynasty. It is a kind of pasta stuffed with fish, quail meat, etc. It is a bit like a dumpling, but larger than a dumpling. It can be boiled or fried.

"Sizzling pork skin", roasting pork is similar to the current teppanyaki.

The roasted pork in "Qing Ping Le" can be said to be a token of affection between Princess Huirou and Huaiji. When Huaiji said goodbye, he still remembered to buy roasted pork for the princess and asked Mr. Zhang to deliver it to the princess's house. When seeing this, everyone probably felt the same.

Wei Feng also hopes that Huaiji and the princess can stay together forever! "Disu Crystal Dumpling" is a famous dish in the Song Dynasty. The fish or meat is cut into thin strips. The finished product is transparent, like crystal. It was well-known in Bianjing at that time.

of gourmet food.

Confucius once said, "You never tire of fine food, and you never tire of fine cooking." The food of the Song Dynasty perfectly embodies the essence of ancient Chinese food culture.

Of course, there are many delicacies of the Song Dynasty, although some of them are no longer known, such as "Crystal Soap".

But we can also see that there are still many delicacies that have been passed down by our ancestors and are still delicacies on the tables of ordinary people.