Nowadays, many plots in costume movies and TV plays will involve eating and food. Directors and screenwriters of well-made dramas will read a lot of historical documents and study the social features, customs and other contents at that time before shooting, and they don't want their works to be ridiculed by the audience for their historical mistakes that go against common sense and arrogance. Many dedicated actors will also make great efforts to imitate the words and deeds, diction and manners of ancient characters, and they are afraid that they will be criticized by the audience for their omissions in their performances.

twenty years ago, the first costume time-travel drama's "Looking for Qin" filmed in Hongkong tells the story of modern people crossing into the ancient Qin Dynasty. This TV series created a precedent for returning to ancient times through time and space. Even after 21 years, it is still at the top of the drama list, which shows that it is also a well-made classic drama. The social features, characters and environment depicted in TV plays are basically in line with the social environment and customs of the Qin Dynasty that we saw in the history books. Consistent with the historical knowledge we know, it won't make people jump. If someone eats noodles or watermelons in the drama series, it will make people stunned and then scoff.

The richness of products in the ancient Qin Dynasty was far less than that in today's life. At that time, the Qin dynasty was not the habit of having three meals a day now. They could only eat two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The farm tools in the Qin dynasty were far less developed and the agricultural harvest was not as high as it is now, so eating less can save a lot of food. There is no lighting at night, so people go to bed early and rest at sunset, so they don't have to eat at night.

the Qin dynasty belonged to the north, and it mainly used millet as its staple food, which is now called millet. Occasionally, I also eat some miscellaneous grains such as millet, millet and sorghum, so if there is a plot of actors eating noodles in TV dramas, it is misleading information for the audience. Noodles originated in the Han Dynasty. At that time, they were not called noodles but soup cakes. Rice was planted in the Qin Dynasty, but it was rarely eaten in the northern Qin Dynasty, because the south was the boundary of Chu State.

vegetables and meat were not very abundant in Qin dynasty. The cooking techniques of ingredients are not as varied as frying and frying now, only cooking and baking, which was called baking at that time. Edible oil didn't appear until the Han Dynasty, and ironware was available at that time, but the output was extremely scarce. How could it be possible to build cookware? At that time, cookware was made of clay.

Qin dynasty wine and meat were luxury goods, which were hard for ordinary people to eat all year round. Some domestic livestock are labor, such as cattle, which are the main labor output of cultivated land, and they are absolutely reluctant to kill and eat meat. Other livestock can only be killed at the time of sacrifice. However, those who have the ability to hunt can play some wild game such as rabbits and wild sheep to make a rare sumptuous meal.

Vegetables are only sunflower, epimedium, onion and leek. Nowadays, peppers, celery, beans and potatoes, which are very common in modern supermarkets and vegetable markets, were gradually introduced after trading with foreign countries in later dynasties. Many seasonings are also imported from foreign countries, such as Chili noodles and cumin powder.

Many people think that there was no air pollution and water pollution in ancient times, and what they ate was green food without pesticides, far away from all kinds of food additives now. But without Chili cumin, you can't eat barbecue, hot pot, instant noodles and fried food. You can only eat millet all day, and you can't eat a few meals of meat all year round, only two meals a day. There is no toilet, no mobile TV, no electric light and telephone. It is estimated that people who have adapted to modern life will pack up in a few days when they return to ancient times.