Canned food, it sounds a little old-fashioned, every year 10,000 tons of canned food fly out of the country, footprints in more than 150 countries. It's not that we don't love it, but there are a series of reasons why canned food is not easy to live in our hometown. The canned stories you thought you knew might be just the tip of the iceberg.
Canned food is on fire in the West, and its predecessor was the earliest crystallization of the wisdom of our Chinese. I think that during the Northern Wei Dynasty, our ancestors were able to seal and preserve food, which was quite suitable for long-distance travel or occasional needs.
The real modern canning is thanks to the idea of a Frenchman, named Nicolas Appel, who invented this high-temperature sterilization sealing method in 1810.
The fire of the cans, thanks to Napoleon. The short general, in order to make his soldiers eat better on the battlefield, issued a bounty order.
In that era of roaring guns, what good food could soldiers have? Canned food has become a sweet spot in the army. During the two world wars and the Great Depression, canned food became a life-saving food for many families due to its cheap and durable characteristics.
Although the state attaches so much importance to the canned food industry, our people's attitude towards canned food is not so enthusiastic. At that time, the per capita income of Chinese was low, and canned food was considered a luxury, and ordinary families could not afford to consume it.
Even after the reform and opening up, the economy developed rapidly, people's wallets bulged, and the consumption of canned food was the same. In the 90s, I ate a wave of small upsurges, and on the whole, the popularity of canned food in our country is still not high.
Canned food can be seen in every household in the West, why is it so deserted in our country? First of all, it must be said that the eating habits of Chinese are very different from those in the West.
Competition in the market. China's food market has a wide variety of options, from street stalls to large restaurants. It is not easy for canned food to gain a foothold in this highly competitive land.
Don't look at the current tepid domestic canned food industry, exports are a good hand. I don't know how many cans of food depart from here every year and go to all over the world.
This is not only because of the large output, but also because the quality and price of Chinese canned food are competitive in the international market. In fact, on the shelves of many foreign supermarkets, those canned food brands that you look familiar with may be made in China.
From the sealed food of the Northern Wei Dynasty to the canned food available around the world today, the changes in the middle can be great. All this is just the tip of the iceberg, there are many more unknown little secrets waiting for us to uncover. Canned food, this seemingly simple small iron can, actually contains deep history and culture, and also reflects the development and changes of a country.