The charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty lies not only in the splendor of culture and art, but also in the colorful customs of urban life.

Whenever I see the setting sun and the curling smoke from cooking kitchens, I would think about what kind of human fireworks would be emanating from the pavilions and alleys of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who governed the country well, realized the importance of "those who win the foodie rule the world".

Therefore, various measures were taken, such as "an abundance of meat and fish, wine and food restaurants on the roads, fruits, substitute grains, and vegetables from outside the country, tea, cold drinks, and rice dou prices at thirteen", etc., making the Tang Dynasty a well-deserved "

A big foodie country."

"Yin Hua Lu" mentions that people in the Tang Dynasty loved cakes, and pasta accounted for half of the Tang Dynasty.

So today I will talk about, how much did people in the Tang Dynasty love eating cakes?

The area around Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was known as the Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan.

It is a major wheat-producing area, so wheat-based pasta related to it has become mainstream.

| Unearthed Tang Dynasty Noodles | There are many varieties of noodles, with more than 30 types recorded in historical materials.

Hu Cake Hu Cake is a foreign flour cake introduced from the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty and baked in an oven.

In the popular drama "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" some time ago, the person standing in the C position was Shuipen Mutton. A bowl of mutton + two biscuits made Lei Jiayin eat to the level of a food show.

Noodles: Noodles were a standard part of people's daily diet in the Tang Dynasty.

In "Retreating to Weicun", Bai Juyi recalled the court life in Chang'an and wrote, "Bake and bait are given in the afternoon, and clothes are given in the cold and summer."

After the noon dynasty, the lunch prepared by the court for officials was noodles.

Meat Pie During the Anshi Rebellion, Tang Xuanzong had no food to eat while on the run. Yang Guozhong bought meat pie at the market, and Xuanzong praised it after eating it.

But as for what the meat cake is, I checked the historical data and tell you in short, it is the predecessor of the current Xi'an Roujiamo.

Soup Cake There is also the soup cake that confuses foodies the most. "What does the soup cake look like?"

This problem was left behind in the Tang Dynasty, but even the people of the Song Dynasty did not understand it.

Some records in history say that soup cakes are the noodles we eat today.

The reason for this statement is that there is a weird story recorded in the Tang Dynasty Notes "Xuan Shi Zhi"... Wang Kun, a doctor from the Imperial College, had a strange dream. Maid A pushed hard on Maid B's back.

After taking a handful of it, maid B threw herself on the steps, resulting in "all the soup cakes being covered".

The word "cover" is used in the story, indicating that the soup cakes are served in containers.

There is soup and noodles, and the soup and noodles are combined.

The form and eating method should be similar to today's noodles or noodles.

Some records say that soup cakes should be dry cakes soaked in soup.

During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Juyuan served a dish called "Duck Flower Soup Cake" at one of Wei Juyuan's tail-burning banquets.

At the back, it is noted that "Cooking Dian enters the soup and dips it in," so some historians use the word "dip it" to guess that the soup cake is a dry type of pasta.

But in the Song Dynasty, there was still controversy about what soup cakes were.

In addition to the most down-to-earth cakes, the "pastry chefs" of the Tang Dynasty gave full play to their imagination.

Invented flower-based pasta, such as sweet-scented osmanthus cake, white shortcake, cherry gong, etc.

All allowed the people of Tang Dynasty to immerse themselves in the temptation of delicious food.