Why did the ancient Chinese use cattle for farming, while the Europeans made steaks?

Many people are very curious about the differences between Chinese and foreign food cultures, for example, our Chinese cattle are an important production tool used for farming, while people in Western countries tend to use cattle as their main food. So in the case of the lack of development of science and technology in ancient times, cattle can replace human labor very well, why do foreign countries choose to use cattle as food. So let's reveal the difference.

First of all, we need to understand that the beef we currently buy in the market is often cattle that have died of natural causes, which are processed and pulled out for sale, and more often than not, agricultural cattle. The steaks we eat are often beef cattle, and these farms are dedicated to beef cattle breeding, and they don't let beef cattle work. The meat quality is also different from the beef sold in the market, and the meat quality of cattle that have been working for a long time will taste better than that of beef cattle.

Therefore, these cattle are not suitable for steak, and will be stewed or marinated for consumption. In ancient times, beef was not eaten, but also because of the limitations of our ancient production conditions, a cow can help people save a lot of manual labor, and in ancient times, people's cultivation of cattle can be said to be a luxury. Including in the Song Dynasty, cattle have been included in the protection, even if the death of cattle is still required to report.

In Europe, their natural environment is not the same as that of China, their land environment is more suitable for grazing, and people in many areas raise cattle, which are more used as animal husbandry, that is to say, as a tool for the production of milk. And because of the environmental restrictions in Europe, the animals used for farming are more horses, and cattle are often beef cattle. These beef cattle tend to be fed with good food and drink, and in order to ensure the taste of the beef, these cattle do not participate in labor, so there will be a big difference in the taste of the beef.

To sum up, the attitude of China and the West towards cattle is different, or because of the geographical environment, the civilization of the two sides is not the same, and the attitude towards cattle is also different.

In ancient China, the use of oxen for farming was already a great improvement in productivity, but the economic development of Europeans was faster than that of China, so farming was improved.

It is directly related to people's lifestyles, in the past, we belonged to an agrarian society, and cattle were an important labor force.

Because ancient China was dominated by a small-scale peasant economy, it was very important in daily life, mainly for work.