China's food culture has a long history and is world-renowned. But in fact, many common foods on the market today were not originated in China, but were brought to China through the Silk Road. Zhang Qian made two missions to the Western Regions, opening up a Silk Road that ran across the east and west and connected Europe and Asia. The Silk Road is not only a trade road, but also a cultural road and a gourmet road. For example, sesame seeds, grapes, figs, melons, pomegranates, mung beans, cucumbers, garlic, coriander and walnuts, which we are familiar with, were introduced to the Central Plains through the Silk Road, and then planted to become an indispensable food on the table.

carrot surname? Foreign? It is well known to many people because of its surname Hu. Mr. Shi Hansheng, an agronomist, has made such an incisive summary: What is the surname of "Da Fan"? Hu? Many of our vegetables were introduced from the northwest during the Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, such as Hu Jiang and Walnut. Carrots originated in southwest Asia, and their ancestors were purple carrots from Afghanistan, with a cultivation history of more than two thousand years. After arriving in China, do as the Romans do, and gradually become the long-rooted China carrot. ?

Cucumber was originally called cucurbit, which is the same as carrot, so it was also imported from the western regions. Li Shizhen said? Zhang Qian planted seeds in the western regions, hence the name Cucurbita. ? But later, because he violated the taboo of the emperor Schleswig, he had to change his surname to Huang. ? Coriander, also known as coriander, is a vegetable with a unique smell, which originated in Central Asia. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian was brought back to the Central Plains from the Western Regions.

Garlic is native to West Asia and Central Asia, and it was brought back by Zhang Qian when he was sent to the Western Regions for the second time. According to the "Zhengbu" written by Wang Yi in the Han Dynasty:? Zhang Qian returned garlic and alfalfa. ?

Sesame, also called flax, was introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. Sesame seeds are rich in oil and are one of the raw materials for oil extraction.

Pomegranate's original hometown was in Persia (now Iranian), and later it was introduced to China. Zhang Hua, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, wrote in the Natural History:? Han Zhang Qian sent a mission to the Western Regions, so he got the durian seeds from Tulin Anshi. ? Ficus carica, which spread from the Western Regions to the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty, is an edible fresh fruit and can also be made into preserved fruit.

Spinach was introduced from Persia to Chang 'an, Tang Dou. Tang Weixuan introduced in Liu Bin's Tales:? As for the spinach, there are monks in this western country who bring their own seeds, such as alfalfa and grapes from Zhang Qian.

grapes, native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia, were introduced to the Central Plains via the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty. Grape fruit is rich in glucose, fructose, vitamins and minerals.

Walnut is a kind of nut rich in fat and protein, which originated in Central Asia and was called "Walnut" in the Han Dynasty. Walnut? .