With the rapid development of economy and the continuous improvement of the Internet, our life is much more convenient. Due to the increasing pressure of life, many contemporary young people have no time, or no time to cook, and the take-away industry has sprung up in due course.
many people think that take-away is a modern rise, but according to historical records, the take-away industry appeared as early as the Song Dynasty. Moreover, if you look closely at the riverside map on Qingming Festival, you will find that there are often hotel guys who rush through the crowd with lunch boxes, and these people are the takeaway brothers at that time. There are also historical records to prove that, for example, in Yuan Meng's Tokyo Dream of China in the Song Dynasty, it is recorded that "soft sheep steamed stuffed buns, pork and sheep purses, roasted dried meat, jade plate and sliced sauce are taken out".
during the song dynasty, the economy was developed and the people's lives were rich. in the song dynasty, the rich class in the capital city appeared such a service as take-away. At that time, there was no such convenient transportation mode as mobile phone, and the take-away service in Song Dynasty mainly relied on human communication. The dignitaries are generally too lazy to go out, so they directly send the servants to the hotel to order meals, and then the bartender delivers them to your home.
At that time, there were three ways of take-away service: one was to directly ask the servant to go to the restaurant to ask for food, and to ask for it every hour; The second is to book meals in advance with familiar hotels and deliver them at fixed points. "Dream of Tokyo": During the Xuanhe period, from December on the gate of Ziziphus jujuba Gate (two famous Jinglong), such as Xuande Gate, a terrace was also set under the gate, and the two sides were closed for business. There was a stall outside the Chenhui Gate, surrounded by thorns in front, and it took about fifty or seventy steps to go back every week. Quail bones, dumplings and dumplings were all sold. Third, in some special occasions, such as casinos and other places, someone will provide meal delivery service when the meal arrives, similar to the modern meal service provided during long-distance travel.
Of course, not all restaurants provided take-away service in ancient times. After all, the cost is high, the service group is a minority, and small restaurants are not competitive compared with big restaurants. Zhengdian, equivalent to the luxury restaurant now, provides VIP services to some customers, has a full set of service processes, and contracts banquets for distinguished guests, which are generally regular customers. Foot shops refer to some shops with their own operating characteristics, which serve a wider range of customers, but are also take-away services that can only be consumed by wealthy families. Fenrong refers to some small restaurants with hot business, low cost and high profit. This kind of take-away service is the most intimate, and the delivery speed is also the fastest because it does not excessively pursue exquisiteness and quality.
According to historical records, once the emperor went out traveling incognito to experience the folk life, but he didn't go back at night. At this time, he suddenly became hungry, so he simply sat down in the food stall and ate his meal. It didn't matter. Zhao Gou was very happy to find that the meal was not worse than that in his own palace, and he gave Xiao Er a reward on the spot. Then everyone spread it. Emperor Xiaozong often sent people to the market to order "take-out", such as street food such as miscellaneous vegetables soup, sweets and cakes, which the emperor liked to order very much. The emperor liked it all, which naturally aroused the enthusiasm of the people. The take-away industry rose, and in the following years, it continued to develop and improve.
In the 14th poem of Jin Ping Mei, it is mentioned: "Ximen Qing was overjoyed when he heard the words, so he ordered four pages, Lai Wang 'er, Xie An 'er, Lai Xing and Ping An, and two boxes to bring 3,2 gold and silver home first." "The Scholars" wrote for the first time: "While I was thinking about it, I saw a rammer in the distance and picked up a load of boxes." "China Modern Anti-imperialist and Anti-feudal Historical Songs Selected, Song Jingshi Uprising" also mentioned: "Every household presents gifts, salted duck with ham. According to these ancient books, in ancient times, there were special tableware for take-away.
warm plate: a utensil used to keep food warm in ancient times. It consists of an upper porcelain layer and a lower porcelain layer. The upper porcelain layer is thin, the lower porcelain layer is thick, and the middle is empty. When in use, hot water is injected into the interlayer of the plate, which can keep the dishes warm and reflect a better taste. Food box: in ancient times, it was a long carrying box specially for holding food, wine and vegetables, which was easy to carry and walk. It was made of wood, bamboo, enamel, lacquerware and other materials, most of which were wood, with several layers inside. Often used in restaurants, restaurants and wealthy families. It can be seen that the delivery service of the ancients is not worse than ours now. Nowadays, most tableware is plastic, which does not keep warm, and long-term recycling is not good for your health.
In addition to the beautiful and practical tableware, the types of take-away service are also very complete. At present, there are more than 1, kinds of take-away food in ancient times, including porridge, noodles, rice, cakes, sauces, chicken, duck, fish, pork, sheep and beef, etc., which cover almost all kinds of food. Except for the take-away food that is not easy to keep cold drinks and frozen products, all the food that can be bought in other markets can be delivered home through take-away. It can be described as everything.
the ancient take-out originated in the song dynasty, and the food of the great song dynasty can be simply taken out for the "song dynasty on the tip of the tongue". Variety was one of the characteristics of take-out at that time, which was even worse than it is now. Moreover, the Song Dynasty paid great attention to honesty in doing business, and the take-out service was provided at that time when it was not satisfied. It was clearly recorded in the historical notes of the Southern Song Dynasty's careful "Wulin Old Story" and Wu Zimu's "Dream Liang Lu" that the restaurant provided the take-out service of "calling every hour" and "duh, hehe, you can do it". It can be seen that the system of takeaway industry in Northern Song Dynasty is perfect. The take-away system in Qing dynasty was more perfect, and you could enjoy the take-away treatment when you went out to play. Even foods that are not easy to store, such as sour plum soup and ice plane, joined the take-away ranks.
The history of small take-away service can also be traced back to the prosperous Song Dynasty, when the ancients lived a life no worse than ours, as convenient as ours, and more intelligent than us.