Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, until the Qing Dynasty, the staple food of the Chinese people gradually changed from wheat to a mixture of rice and wheat. Foods such as cucumbers, peppers, etc. were only introduced from the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

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During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, China was still in a slave society. Judging from the excavated bronze vessels and food vessels, China during these dynasties lived on vegetables and meat, and their cooking methods were to put ingredients on bronze vessels.

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The food during this period mainly consisted of grains, that is, rice, millet, wheat, beans, and other grains, while the meat mainly consisted of pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs, etc., with sheep being the main edible meat.

Other types of animals were either unwilling to eat, or were too small in number and lacked breeding skills. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the Qin Dynasty, rice began to be cultivated, but it was still quite small, so millet was still the staple food.

The transformation began during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian as an envoy to the Western Regions, grapes, walnuts, pomegranates, sesame seeds, broad beans, cucumbers, garlic, carrots, alfalfa, coriander, etc. began to be introduced to China, and the number of Chinese recipes increased suddenly.

Lots of fruits and vegetables.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, China's navigation and national strength became stronger, and calla lilies, crab apples, etc. began to appear in China.

During the Tang Dynasty, Indian spices were already very popular.

During the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty went to the West and brought back sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, sunflowers, etc. to the Chinese. The development of rice, the staple food, also reached its peak in the Song Dynasty, and Chinese food began to take shape.

After the Qing Dynasty, sweet potatoes and Western food were introduced to China.

At the beginning, Chinese food was mainly based on original flavors. It was not until the south gradually began to rise that the north and south gradually began to form unique styles, so the four major cuisines of modern China were formed.