What did ancient China and Europe eat?

Chopsticks are a unique dining tool in the world today, and at the same time have a variety of functions such as clipping, dialing, picking, chopping, pinching, tearing, etc., and the history of chopsticks recorded in China has been more than 3,000 years. It can be described as the quintessence of China. It is unique among the tableware of countries around the world and is praised by Westerners"Civilization of the East"。

The famous physicist Tsung-Dao Lee once talked about chopsticks in an interview:"Two things that are so simple, but they apply the principle of leverage in physics in a brilliant way. Chopsticks are an extension of human fingers, and it can do everything that the fingers can do, and it is not afraid of high heat or cold, which is really clever.

Let's talk about how China and Europe ate in ancient times.

First of all, in the Neolithic period in China, cooking utensils were pottery dings, retorts, mustaches, kettles, pots, floor stoves, brick stoves, and stone stoves; Eating utensils are crude bowls, bowls, plates, and basins.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the bottom of the mouth was brought with two ears, placed on the stove, and a steamer was placed on it, and the iron pot kettle used for steaming or boiling came to the fore. It was more advanced than bronze cookware and prepared the way for oil cooking.

The third stage in the development of Chinese cuisine was the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song Jin and Yuan dynasties. Among the tableware, the most important thing is that the porcelain tableware with a unique style gradually replaces the ceramic, copper-walled and lacquered tableware.

The development of Chinese tableware from pottery to bronze to iron and then to porcelain, and the edible utensils are chopsticks. Called in the pre-Qin era"Coercion", called during the Qin and Han dynasties"Chopsticks", known as chopsticks was in the Ming Dynasty.

Let's talk about the eating utensils in Europe.

In the Stone Age of Europe, people mainly used stones to divide food and then eat it directly with their hands!

After the end of the Stone Age, wooden tools gradually appeared to hold food and eat by hand; Later, the nobles used silver utensils to hold food or eat with their hands; It wasn't until Chinese porcelain entered Europe that they used porcelain to hold food and ate with their hands.

In the 11th century, there were two-toothed forks in Europe, but there were very few people who ate with two-toothed forks, and they were not treated by religion, and most people still ate with their hands, and at this time they used knives to divide the food, and used porcelain, wood, silverware, etc. to hold the food.

From the 16th century to the 18th century, it was the era when fork dining was accepted, and the main dishes were: porcelain, silverware, knives, forks, etc., but some people still ate with their hands.

In the eighteenth century, the four-toothed fork used by the French aristocracy was sought after, and the times gave it a deeper symbol, and since then the four-toothed fork has become a must-have for the dining table. At this time, knives, forks and saucers became an indispensable tool for Europeans to eat.

Healthy eating is not only about food hygiene, but also about the hygiene of our utensils. From the initial hand grasping, to chopsticks in China and forks in Europe. Although the eating tools are different, but invisibly, we have all progressed, but also to ensure the health of the diet, human beings into the society has been progressing, I hope everyone can also pay attention to the health of the diet.

China uses chopsticks to eat, while Europe uses forks, which are two very different cultures.

The development of Chinese tableware from pottery to bronze to iron to porcelain, the utensils are chopsticks, and in the European Stone Age, people used stones to divide food when eating, and then ate with their hands.

In ancient China, chopsticks were used to eat, and the history of chopsticks recorded in China has been more than 3,000 years.

Most of them are fish, chicken, pork, etc., and mutton is eaten only by wealthy families.

In ancient times, the standard of living was low, and if ordinary people could not eat meat all year round, the people were called vegetable eaters, mainly grains. And unlike modern grains, sorghum, sweet potato, millet, millet, millet, millet and millet are all staple foods.

Before the Han Dynasty, the aristocracy was not cut off to have meat to eat. The only meat that can be eaten is chicken and fish, and then venison and other wild animals obtained from hunting, but due to the lack of historical records in this regard, the specific varieties are unknown.

After Wuhu entered the Han Dynasty, Hu cakes and noodle soup also became the food of the ancients.

In addition, corn was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, and chili pepper was introduced to China during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. There are often goofs in costume dramas, just because they are not familiar with history.