So what are the ancient cuisines? Come and see with me!
In fact, China's food culture has changed in stages since ancient times. As early as before the Song Dynasty, China people's diet was very simple, mainly to fill their stomachs, and there was no excessive pursuit of taste. At that time, the backward productive forces really couldn't let people have leisure to enjoy life. After all, people's subconscious knew that they could only live if they were full. Therefore, the cooking methods at that time were generally cooked with fire or cooked with water, which were not advanced methods. At that time, even the royal relatives ate very common ordinary food.
It was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that China's commerce flourished that people's diet entered a higher stage. At this time, China's dishes began to be rich, with cooking, soup, frying, cakes and so on. Various condiments to increase the taste have also appeared one after another, and people's living standards have risen.
In the Song Dynasty, people began to decorate with food, and the art of inserting food appeared. In the Ming Dynasty, food from other countries entered China, and people in China began to have scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried meat with green peppers, spicy shredded potatoes and so on. People in China are demanding more and more food, paying more and more attention to the color, flavor and taste of dishes. China's ancient diet reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty, and the most famous Manchu-Chinese banquet appeared. At this time, people's demand for food is no longer to fill their stomachs, but more to pursue interest in food.
Among the many ancient cuisines, I'll tell you a few famous ones.
1. Dongpo pork: cut pork belly into pieces, add various spices, onion, ginger and garlic, and simmer slowly to make Dongpo pork. This Dongpo pork is said to be made by Su Dongpo, that is, Su Shi, with pork belly presented by the people. He not only writes good articles, but also studies food thoroughly. He will record all the dishes he has tasted. He is deeply loved by the people because he is clean and honest. People who have eaten Dongpo meat are full of praise, so this dish is slowly handed down.
2. Rouge goose breast: clean the goose, first marinate it with salt, and then cook it to maturity. The goose meat is red, so it is called Rouge goose. Goose breast: the breast of a goose is tender and rich. "Yi Ya's Legacy" says: "A goose, unbroken, first salted with salt, steamed in a soup gong, sprinkled with three or five pieces of duck shells, and served with apricot, named Xinghua Goose."
3, lotus root powder osmanthus sugar cake: "Compendium of Materia Medica" said: "Dig the old lotus root in winter, smash the juice into powder, dry it, slice it with a knife, white as a crane feather, and enter the food. Mix it with cold water a little first, and then pour it with boiling water, that is, it condenses like glue and is as lovely as ruby. Adding sugar cream to it can greatly nourish the stomach and produce fluid. "Living with Interest Diet Spectrum" also says: "The old lotus root is smashed and soaked into powder, which is a wonderful product for postpartum, illness and aging." Lotus root starch is inconvenient to steam cakes alone, and it is usually mixed with flour or rice flour and seasoned with white sugar and sweet osmanthus or candied fruit.
4, eggplant (xi ǐ ng): The most detailed dish in A Dream of Red Mansions. "Shark", that is, dried fish cut open to dry, such as "beef shark" and "bamboo shark", are all dried slices made of pickled vinegar. "eggplant" is regarded as dried eggplant cut into slices and pickled vinegar. These foods were very popular in ancient times. Are you drooling like me after reading them? Look at these exquisite cooking techniques and you will understand why China's ancient diet was so famous. At that time, the emperor was worthy of setting up a royal kitchen to take charge of the diet. What other famous ancient foods do you know? Come and discuss with me!