"The Yangtze River goes around Guo Zhiyu is beautiful, and the good bamboo and mountains feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots." This is a poem by the poet Su Shi in "The First Arrival in Huangzhou", the meaning of the poem is that the Yangtze River surrounds the city of Guo, deeply aware of the taste of the fish in the river, the lush bamboo forest is all over the mountains, and the fragrance of the bamboo shoots in the forest is even more gusting.
As the saying goes, the people take food as the sky, in the hearts of Chinese, food is always the most important thing for people, if a person has no interest in food, then life must be boring. For thousands of years, people have changed from the initial basic survival needs of food and clothing to a more advanced taste-seeking taste demand, which is the progress of human history and civilization. In ancient times, there were many poems about eating food, and from the poems of the ancients, we can also feel that the people of the past dynasties explored the taste and the pursuit of ingredients.
To say that the ancient people's love for food has to mention a lady, that is, the tomb owner of Mawangdui, which can be called the treasure house of underground culture- Mrs. Xin Chai. How does she relate to food?
Prove the identity of "senior foodie" with strength.
First, the ancient tomb of Mawangdui that amazed everyone
Speaking of Mawangdui, it is recognized as a national treasure, although the domestic follow-up has also unearthed a lot of stunning tombs, but the historical value of Mawangdui and the impact on the field of scientific research are still not to be underestimated, more can not be surpassed, therefore, Mawangdui also has the reputation of "Pompeii city of the East".
In the 1970s, on the outskirts of Changsha, Hunan Province, archaeologists excavated three Han Dynasty tombs. Later, after experts checked the information, it was proved that the owner of the tomb was the tomb of the couple and son of the Western Han Dynasty Changsha Kingdom. This is indeed a major discovery in history, which has played a very crucial role in the study of ancient historical civilization in China.
According to relevant introductions, the number of various cultural relics unearthed in the three tombs is as high as more than 3,000. The scope of the scope involved is unimaginable, and the silk cloth, utensils, utensils, all kinds of food, etc. all reveal exquisite four words. Let the world's eyes open, more effectively feel the splendid civilization of ancient times.
In addition to a variety of antiques, the most talked about is the food unearthed in the tomb. Not only that, the owner of the tomb, Mrs. Xin Chai, has thus become recognized as the earliest "foodie", what is going on?
Second, exquisite food
A large number of animals have been unearthed in the Mawangdui Han Tomb, not only six kinds of mammals such as South China rabbits, domestic dogs, pigs, sika deer, yellow cattle and sheep, but also 12 kinds of birds such as bamboo chickens, spotted doves, sparrows, magpies, etc., as well as 6 kinds of fish such as carp, crucian carp, grass carp, etc. There are already 24 species of animals alone, and according to expert research, these animals are not used for ornamental purposes, but for food. It can be seen from this that the life of high-ranking officials at that time was very luxurious.
Whether it is flying in the sky, swimming in the water, or running on the ground, only we can't think of it, there is no tomb that has not been unearthed, which is enough to see that the owner of the tomb is undoubtedly a foodie. And the tomb also found something similar to a recipe, which records various methods of cooking, fried and steamed.
There are hundreds of utensils for eating and drinking, which are suitable for different occasions and different foods. The food is accompanied by beautiful utensils, and it is deeply enjoyable to think about.
Although people in the world have a general attitude towards food, they have a completely different attitude towards the ancients and modern people who live and die. Compared with the joyful life, the ancients paid more attention to all the funerary customs after death, and they believed that after death, people will also go to another world, and this virtual world, people still exist, still enjoy everything in the world.
In order to make their lives better after death, people often bring the items they used often before they died and what they love the most into the tomb. This is the fundamental reason why Mawangdui unearthed so many precious items.
Among them, the archaeologists present also noticed a phenomenon, the tomb not only has as many as 24 kinds of meat ingredients and hundreds of utensils and utensils, but also dishes and fruits that have been prepared.
For example, this dish, if it were not for the photographer's speed, perhaps the world would not be able to personally feel the style of food at that time for a lifetime. What's going on?
Photographers seize the moment to retain the style of the thousand-year-old lotus soup.
3. Thousand year old lotus soup
It is also magical, when excavating the tomb of Mrs. Xin Chai, the experts found a very exquisite appearance of lacquerware Ding, curiosity and work needs, experts did not hesitate to open the Ding, who knew that the lid was opened, everyone present was shocked, it actually contained the soup that had been prepared, although after two thousand years of fermentation, the taste has long been unable to be described in words, but from the appearance, it is still possible to clearly identify the things floating on the soup surface is the lotus flakes.
This was a major discovery, but at this moment, everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, only to see that the lotus soup was rapidly disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In order to record this scene, experts quickly found a photographer to let him take a picture of the lotus soup, fortunately, the photographers were fast, and they had the opportunity to feel the charm of food for future generations.
Later, after expert research, it was explained that this is the self-melting phenomenon of lotus tablets, and the fibers in lotus tablets have long been aging for more than two thousand years, as long as they are subjected to a little external force, the self-melting phenomenon will occur.
I think it is also true that when Mrs. Xin Chai was unearthed, her body was still incorruptible, her skin was elastic and shiny, and the state of the entire body was as if she had just been buried. From this point of view, the tomb has been isolated from the air, forming a completely confined space. However, like the bowl of lotus soup, as it came into contact with the air, Mrs. Xin Chai's body was also rapidly drying up.
People are very curious about this woman with a senior "foodie" and want to know the cause of her death. However, people always like conspiracy theories, believing that such powerful and powerful women are mostly killed by murder, and for a while, people are divided into opinions.
However, according to the experts' study of the corpse, it is believed that the lady had a large number of melons in her abdomen, believing that she died of coronary heart disease after eating a large number of melons, due to severe biliary colic.
epilogue
Sure enough, it was confirmed in the "History of Li Sheng Lu Jialie's biography": "The king regards the people as heaven, and the people take food as heaven." This sentence. This shows the charm of food. However, Mrs. Xin Chai, a veteran foodie, died because of food and died on her favorite food, which is also a good death. The charm of archaeology is also here, always able to bring us a different ancient world.
Resources:
"First To Huangzhou"
The Chronicle of Lu Jialie
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