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If we travel to the Tang Dynasty, what special delicacies can we see?

Recently there have been many comparisons between ancient times and today, saying that the material conditions and enjoyment of small officials in ancient times were actually not as good as that of a small citizen today. For example, in ancient times, you could not eat beef casually, and killing cows was even illegal. And there is no chili, how can you eat it without chili in the food? I even feel that even some cooking techniques are not complete, and stir-frying is regarded as a secret skill, and very few people can eat it. But is it really so? It’s hard for me to say. But we can imagine one thing. If one day we come to Changchun in the Tang Dynasty, what kind of delicious food can we eat? Or there is something that must be eaten. Today we will visit Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty with our fantasy.

The Tang Dynasty’s army was invincible

The first thing is Hu cakes. In fact, you can know the origin of this food just by listening to the name. In ancient times, the meaning of "Hu" was probably similar to the meaning of "foreign" today, but the difference was in the issue of status. In ancient times, the Hu people had a very low self-esteem in China, especially in the Tang Dynasty. Tian Khan Li Shimin used his sword to tell the world that they needed all nations to come to court. Therefore, when the Hu people come to China, especially the capital Chang'an, their status is very low. However, Hu cakes, as a delicacy of the Hu people, have indeed taken root in Chang'an. The popularity of Hu cakes in Chang'an is equivalent to what it is today. It is probably similar to the current milk tea, and it can be found everywhere. The appearance of Hu Pancake is similar to the current Shaobing. It is stuffed with meat inside and sprinkled with sesame seeds on the outside. It is freshly baked and exudes fragrance... take a bite and it is full of crispy and fragrant. It is really a must-try Chang'an delicacy.

Hu Cake

The second item is wine from the Western Regions. Which wine is better? The French manor is not great. During the Tang Dynasty, Europeans were still fighting over one-third of an acre of land on the Eurasian continent. At this time, the best wines came from the Western Regions. Compared with today’s wines, these fine wines from the Western Regions are not inferior at all. The first is the collection of raw materials. In the Western Region, where the temperature difference is very large, the grapes used are naturally very good. The brewing techniques were also no worse than modern times. At that time, there was always a saying that a barrel of fine wine equals a barrel of gold. So if you want to drink the fine wine from the Western Regions in Chang'an, you have to bring more money, otherwise it will probably be difficult to drink it. By the way, the beauties of the Hu people are always very enthusiastic, especially when selling wine. They like to wear a bra in winter to feast their eyes. But if you want to take it home, that's a different matter, but it's not impossible. In short, you must check in for the fine wines from the Western Regions, as the original ones are healthier.

Today’s Grape Wine

The third thing is sashimi. People in the Tang Dynasty also liked to eat sashimi, but it was not seafood sashimi, but river food sashimi. At that time, the river water was not polluted, and the people of Chang'an who had been living in the mainland did not like to eat seafood very much. On the contrary, river seafood was more popular. There are many ways to eat it, one of which is the sashimi I mentioned. Cut the fish into slices, similar to the current sashimi, or cut into shreds, then sprinkle some orange or orange shreds inside, and sprinkle with some green onions. At this time, it is paired with the unique wine of the Tang Dynasty, such as "Zhuojiu", which is actually what we call rice wine. It doesn't matter if you don't like it, there was a lot of wine in the Tang Dynasty. After all, there were too many literati who loved wine. You can also drink rice wine, green wine, white wine... basically all the colors of wine we can think of are available here. More importantly, the price is affordable and it is very worth trying.

Delicious sashimi

The fourth item, strong taste. This actually refers to food in general, because heavy flavors involve various delicacies, and you can choose the food you like to try. Why should you try this? If we talk about strong flavors, we will definitely think of chili. But in the Tang Dynasty, there was no such vegetable as pepper. But this does not affect the Tang Dynasty people's love for "spicy". For example, the ultimate substitute, Cornus officinalis... can make your nose runny, your eyes water, and your face burst into tears. But it can be said to be very enjoyable. By the way, not only food, but also chili can be put in tea. Although it sounds hard to accept, you can try it. Since you come to Chang'an, you always have to try the special food.

Cornus

In fact, apart from that, Changan also has a lot of delicious food. For example, it is very famous for pastries. Baihua cake has the taste of many flowers, and crystal cake is exquisite and clear. It can be said that it completely defeats most of the pastries nowadays. In fact, not only local delicacies, but also special foods from the Western Regions are enough for us to eat for a long time, so if you go to Chang'an, you must taste it.

But when it comes to this, I can't help but sigh. Because Chang'an can always only be a dream for us, but now we only have Xi'an, and the only famous one is Muslim Street. The Chang'an delicacies from those years are even rarer now. And how can we forget these delicacies left by our ancestors? Maybe one day, we will be able to encounter these delicacies again on a certain street corner, so don’t forget to think of and miss that era that makes us proud.