What are the characteristics of diet in Song Dynasty?

As the saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for the people". What are the characteristics of people's diet in Song Dynasty? To tell the truth, we really learned a lot through exploration. China people's diet is mainly cereals, supplemented by vegetables and meat. The dietary structure with the Yangtze River as the boundary, pasta as the staple food in the north and rice as the staple food in the south was fully formed in the Song Dynasty. Today, this is basically the case. As an agricultural nation, the Han nationality has always occupied a major position in diet. There were no corn, sweet potato and other crop owners in Song Dynasty. Vegetables play an important role in the diet of Song people, second only to grain, and the varieties of vegetables are very rich. Most of the meat is mutton, and the Southern Song Dynasty ate more fish. In the Song Dynasty, people usually had three meals a day. Of course, there was no guarantee for the poor. The diet in Song Dynasty is quite distinctive. Compared with the previous generation, the diet structure of the people in Song Dynasty has changed greatly, with more vegetarian ingredients and more styles. The foods we often eat today, such as ham, hot pot, steamed stuffed bun, bean sprouts, popcorn, etc., all come from the Song Dynasty. Besides, our favorite snacks today, such as "jiaozi" (jiaozi), "Suobing" (noodles), "soda cone" (fried dumplings), "floating dumplings" (glutinous rice balls), "fried dough sticks" and "fried rice with eggs", were all invented in the Song Dynasty, and even the seasoning soy sauce was invented in the Song Dynasty. Anderson, an American, said in his book Food in China: "... China's great cooking originated in the Song Dynasty. There are dozens of cooking methods in Song Dynasty, such as frying, frying, boiling, frying, roasting, stewing, frying, frying, steaming, boiling, mixing, soaking and rinsing. Song dynasty is really a paradise for eating goods. But many Song Dynasty cuisines were later lost. " In the Song Dynasty, cakes were the staple food. Any food made of flour can be called a cake. The "baked wheat cake" sold by Wu Dalang in Water Margin is steamed bread. In the Song Dynasty, teahouses became popular in towns, and ordering tea became popular in cities. Decoction was very popular in Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the emperor often gave soup and tea as gifts to soldiers who had made contributions. There was a great demand for fruit in Song Dynasty, and the fruit and diet in restaurants were equally divided. In the food market of Song Dynasty, cool drinks were also very popular with the public. Next, introduce a famous dish-Dongpo meat! Dongpo pork was personally created by Su Dongpo in Huangzhou. After being demoted to Huangzhou, life was tight. Seeing that the local meat was cheap and few people bought it, he personally cooked and created the famous dish "Dongpo Meat". In the Song Dynasty, a jingle was circulated among the people: "Huangzhou has good pork and cheap soil. Rich people refuse to eat, poor people don't know how to cook, slow fire, less fire, enough heat, he is beautiful. Get up and hold a bowl every day, and your husband will be satisfied. " Now, everyone has a certain understanding of Dongpo meat. The motto "seven things to open the door, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea" was created by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. He wrote "Liang Lu's Dream" and said: "There are teahouses, restaurants, noodle shops, fruit, colored silks, wool, incense sticks, oil sauce, rice, fish and wax shops everywhere. There are often more houses in the brokerage market than shops, and it is convenient to buy food. "