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Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

Steam, boil, burn

Three pots, start work at the same time

One stove, easy to do

This three-fire eye stove comes from the Han Dynasty

A chef's "battle artifact"

Today is World Chef Day

Recommend a must-have item for chefs in the Han Dynasty kitchen

Dragon head bronze stove

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

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A must-have for chefs!

Three fire eye stoves "full fire"

It is shaped like a ship carrying a pot

At the bow of the ship, a dragon is roaring with its head held high

At the bottom of the ship, the four animal hooves are symmetrical with each other

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

This artifact has a peculiar shape

But powerful and ingeniously designed

It is a miniature of Han dynasty cooktops

As a funeral offering

It was found in a tomb in a central and original settlement in Inner Mongolia

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

There are three kettles on the stove, one large and two small

Three pots can be placed at the same time

Let the chef "open the bow left and right"

Ōgama ōgami (zèng)

甑, is the "steamer" of the Han Dynasty

There are many steam-permeable holes at the bottom

Two small kettles

You can put woks, soup pots, saucepans, etc

Three pots "in unison"

Steamed cakes, soup, boiling water

One stove is all done!

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

The stove is long, the stove door is narrow, and the dragon-shaped chimney is high

These designs seem unremarkable

In fact, there is a hidden "scheming"

are conducive to suction of wind and fire

So as to improve the firepower, the smoke effect is better

When cooking, add charcoal to the stove door

The charcoal burned, and black smoke spat out of the dragon's mouth

Three fire eye stoves "full fire"

It is also free from fumes

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

From the shape, design, shape

It can be seen that the mastery of metal smelting at that time

The Han Dynasty people respected and attached great importance to the "stove"

It is written in the Hanshu Five Elements

"The stove, the foundation of fertility"

The folk have customs such as worshiping the god of the stove and cleaning the stove house

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

This stove is also in a bronze stove unearthed in Inner Mongolia

The largest and highest grade funerary item

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March cooking goodies!

Removable mobile stove with detachable structure

Dragon head bronze stove

Tombs were unearthed in the Inner Mongolia region

But it is a typical product of Central Plains culture

Its detachable structure

Ideal for marching or nomadic herding

Hungry? Set up a three-fire stove for efficient cooking

March? Disassemble six components and quickly take them away

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

Unearthed in the same tomb

Binaural three-legged bronze marching pot

It is also the only one found so far

Composite cookware for military life in the Han Dynasty

Detachable and designed for troop marching operations

It has complete functions, and can be used for frying, stir-frying, cooking and stewing

The entire set of utensils can be stacked and combined in the main pot in turn

Easy to carry on the march

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

△ Binaural three-legged bronze marching pot, including 1 main pot (kettle), 2 sets of pot (kettle), 1 piece of koshi, 1 piece of pot, 1 piece of cage grate

The tombs they unearthed are not far from the ancient city of Babai

Warring States Zhao Wuling King promoted "Hufu riding and shooting"

The earliest cavalry training place was here

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

△Painted Hufu riding and shooting figurines, Han Dynasty, hidden in Shanghai Guanfu Museum.

During the Han Dynasty, the county system was implemented in Inner Mongolia

More than 40 border towns of all sizes have been built

The ancient city of Babai was the county seat of Yuanyang County in the Han Dynasty

(Note: The original yang of the Han Dynasty belonged to Yunzhong.)

The cloud is located in the area of present-day Hohhot

Not the current Yuanyang County, Henan Province)

Thus

At that time, the Inner Mongolia region, especially the Hohhot area

It is a multi-ethnic place

As early as about two thousand years ago

Central Plains civilization and nomadic civilization

It's here to connect, communicate, mingle

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Bonfire→ Fire Eye Stove → Gas Stove

Gradually "high-tech" stove

The origin of the stove

A pile of bonfires dating back to prehistory

The use of fire brought the ancestors into the era of cooked food

Prompted the advent of cookware and stoves

About a week later

The stove has a fixed place in the house

By the Qin and Han dynasties

People pay more attention to stoves

There are fixed brick stoves

There are also small metal stoves that can be moved

There are also single-fire eye stoves, multi-fire eye stoves, etc

Linyi Wulipu Han Portrait Stone - "Kitchen Picture"

Han Dynasty chefs grilled skewers, boiled water, and cooked

The contribution of all types of stoves is not small

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

"Kitchen Drawing" on the Han portrait stone (part of the expansion)

Han Dynasty chefs built stoves on large fixed bases

Cook while burning a fire

Wenbo calendar丨There was a kitchen artifact in the Han Dynasty! Steaming, cooking, one stove is all done

A dish on the stovetop

It contains Chinese unique food culture

It was human fireworks

It is also a home-country feeling

Executive producer丨Tang Yi

Producer丨Wu Huifeng

Copywriter丨Danni Wang

Vision丨Lin Qi

Technology丨Cai Zixu

Coordinator丨Liu Ying, Dai Guangyu

Special thanks丨Inner Mongolia Museum, Inner Mongolia Terminal, China Cultural Heritage Newspaper

Responsible editor: Zhang Jing

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