In the ancient times when Ru Mao drank blood, the most basic survival need was to fill his stomach. At that time, eating was number one.
As human beings become wiser, they realize the difference between men and women, have a sense of shame, and know that the body should not be casually exposed to others.
Later, with courtesy, righteousness, and shame, people felt that their faces should be in front of survival, and only then did they have "food, clothing, shelter and transportation", and "food" ranked second.
(1) The history of China's food culture
The Chinese nation has a long history and a rich food culture. After people learned to use fire in ancient times, cooking methods slowly increased.
By the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, the taste style of sweet and salty in the south was basically formed.
In the Qing Dynasty, the four major cuisines of Lu, Sichuan, Cantonese and Su were formed. Later, Local cuisines such as Fujian, Zhejiang, Hunan and Hui also gradually became famous, so the "eight major cuisines" of China were formed: Lu cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, and Hui cuisine.
(2) Cooking methods of Chinese cuisine
Stir-fry (stir-fry, simmer),
Burning (simmering, simmering, simmering, brine),
Fry (tassel, paste),
Frying (cooking),
Boil (氽, stew, casserole),
steam
Baked (pickled, smoked, air-dried),
Cold
drench
(3) Ten Great Banquets in Ancient China
Hongmen Banquet: Because Liu Bang advanced Xianyang caused Xiang Yu to be dissatisfied, 400,000 troops. Stationed at Hongmen invited Liu Bang to dinner. His father Fan Zeng took the opportunity to kill Liu Bang.
A glass of wine to release the military power: The Northern Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin added a yellow robe to his body, sat on the throne, and invited his heroes to eat a meal. The price is that they hand over all the military power.
The Meeting of the Pond: In 279 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin set up a banquet in The Pond to invite King Huiwen of Zhao, and Lin Xiangru accompanied the King of Zhao to the banquet, arguing on the unreasonable demands of the State of Qin, not only cleverly protecting the safety of the King of Zhao and not being humiliated, known in history as the "Meeting of the Pond".
Cooking wine on heroes: Liu Bei defected to Cao Cao, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to dinner, talked about who was a hero during the banquet, Liu Bei was humble and pretended to be provocative, Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei was so timid, he also relaxed, Liu Bei escaped a disaster. There are only three points in the back of the world.
Wenhui Banquet: It is one of the important forms of literary creation and mutual exchange of ancient Chinese literati, wenhui banquet is free in form, rich in content, pursues elegance and interest, and sings and sings during the banquet, and sings and swallow dances. Many famous literary and artistic works in history were created at the Wenhui Banquet, and the famous "Orchid Pavilion Collection" was written by the Eastern Jin Dynasty calligrapher Wang Xizhi at the Lanting Literary Meeting.
Fulu Feast: Named Fulu Feast, but full of bloody atmosphere, when Li Zicheng attacked Luoyang, Fu Wang was lying on the ground, begging for his life, Li Zicheng looked at this fat prince who cried for his life, did not have any compassion, let his men tie him up, stripped and washed, and cooked with several sika deer in a huge pot, and was eaten by thousands of soldiers, becoming a delicious dinner for everyone, called "Fulu Feast".
Thousand Sorcerers Banquet: Began in Kangxi, flourished in Qianlong, is the largest in the Qing Palace, the largest number of participants in the banquet of the grand royal banquet, held in the Qing Dynasty a total of 4 times, Qianlong fifty years of the Thousand Sorcerers Banquet is the most famous, held in the Qianqing Palace, the invited elderly people are about three thousand, it is said that the old life star pushed to the throne has been 141 years old, Qianlong Ye not only personally poured wine for the old life star, but also improvised against Ji Xiaolan, it is said that fainting, happy, full, drunk old people are not in the minority, the vast wine bureau of the Thousand Sorrows Banquet, which was called "Enlong Liqia" by the literati at that time, For the unprecedented act of the ages".
Picking The Ribbon Meeting: The King of Chuzhuang quelled the Dou clan rebellion, and the feast was held to celebrate the merits of the group of ministers, and at the banquet, king Zhuang ordered his beloved Xu Ji to pour wine for the group of ministers, one of whom saw Xu Ji's beauty and secretly flirted, Xu Ji took away his crown and secretly informed King Zhuang, and king Zhuang, thinking about the overall situation, decided not to pursue the matter, but instead asked everyone present to take off the crown and called it "picking the ribbon meeting".
Cixi Sixtieth Birthday Feast: The Qing government planned to allocate 30 million taels of silver to start preparations a year in advance to hold a grand sixtieth birthday celebration ceremony for Empress Dowager Cixi, but in July 1894, the Japanese fleet provoked the Sino-Japanese War in the Yellow Sea, and Cixi's 60th birthday could only be spent in the Ningshou Palace.
New Pavilion Society: In the rebellion of the Eight Kings at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Northern Hu people took the opportunity to encroach on a large area of land, the family was forced to move south, and the northern scholars who moved south still cherished their homeland, often met to the New Pavilion by the Yangtze River to drink and feast, at another banquet, the people united to make the Eastern Jin Dynasty regime from scratch, from small to large, soon established, this time the New Pavilion Wine Will have extraordinary significance for the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty regime.
(4) The Five Famous Feasts of Ancient Times
Manchu Han Full Table: As the name suggests, it is the delicacy of the Manchu and Han ethnic groups, and is regarded as the first of the feast. One is from the Kangxi Southern Tour, and the other is from the Qianlong period.
Confucius Banquet: It completely follows the principle of Confucius's "food is not boring, and the body is not tired of detail".
The Confucius Feast is further divided into:
(1) Birthday banquet: As the name suggests, it is the birthday feast of the Confucius people, and the names of the dishes are also such as: "Fu Shou Long", "Shou Frightening Duck Envy", "Longevity Fish" and so on.
(2) Flower Banquet: It is a banquet at the wedding time of Confucius, and the names of dishes such as "Mandarin Duck Chicken" and "Phoenix Shark Fin" are named .2
(3) Festive banquet: It is a banquet when there are happy events in the Confucius House (such as being sealed, Tim Ding), and the names of dishes such as "Yangguan Sandi" and "Four Xi Pills" are named.
(4) Welcome banquet: Successive emperors either went to Qufu to worship Kong themselves, or sent princes and ministers to come, and the Confucius Government prepared high-standard banquets for these senior officials, such as "Qiong Pulp Swallow Dish", "Bear Paw Grilled Beef Tendon", "Royal Pen Monkey Head" and so on.
(5) Home-cooked banquet: Confucius house to receive their close relatives and friends for the banquet, the dishes are more casual, there is no fixed dish, with the seasons change.
Whole Duck Seat: Pioneered in Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. The banquet is all composed of various types of duck dishes prepared with Beijing duck filling as the main ingredient, and there are more than 100 kinds of hot and cold duck dishes to choose from.
Burning tail banquet: refers to the banquet held by the scholar Dengke or the promotion of the official position, which prevailed in the Tang Dynasty and is a typical representative of the Chinese celebration banquet.
(v) Conclusion
Since ancient times, China has had the saying that the people regard food as heaven. Chinese cuisine pays more attention to "color, fragrance and taste", and there are also songs and swallow dances and the sound of silk and bamboo on the banquet to meet the five senses. From ancient times to modern times, the history of 5,000 years has made today's Chinese food culture, an important part of Chinese culture, and the most distinctive feature of the Chinese nation.
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