Pre-Qin era
1. Wheat: native to West Asia, introduced about 4000 years ago.
2. Barley: Same as above.
3. Sorghum: originally from Africa, it was introduced to India from Egypt in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was introduced in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
4. Skin oats: native to Europe. Naked oats (naked oats) are native to China.
5. Lotus root: A pot of lotus root soup was unearthed in Mawangdui Han Tomb, but lotus root was introduced from South Asia.
6. Radish: In ancient times, it was called "radish" and "Erya" was called "Reuters", but now it tends to the origin theory of Mediterranean coast.
7. Ginger: It is usually native to Southeast Asia. The launch time is unknown. Confucius said that "ginger food will not be withdrawn", and Lu Chunqiu originally said that "ginger is from Yangpu".
Han/Han/Chinese/human
Zhang Qian went abroad and brought back a lot of delicious food:
1. Grape;
2. Walnuts;
3. Pomegranate;
4. Cucumber, formerly known as Cucumber, was renamed "Cucumber" in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (with Schleswig unlocking the new function of cucumber, the history of cucumber entered a dark age);
5. garlic;
6. Broad beans;
7. celery;
8. Coriander (or introduced in Tang Dynasty).
The Han dynasty said:
9. peas;
10. Taro, native to Southeast Asia;
1 1. Dill (fennel) was introduced into the Tang Dynasty;
12. Pepper;
13. Onion (Welsh onion was introduced from the north in the pre-Qin period)
Three Kingdoms, Jin Dynasty, Southern and Northern Dynasties
1. Eggplant was introduced from India (the earliest record of eggplant as a vegetable was found in the Book of Qi Yaomin in the Northern Wei Dynasty, when it was an ordinary vegetable, so it can be seen that the cultivation began earlier than this).
2. Lentils: Introduced from Southeast Asia
Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties
1. Ficus carica: native to West Asia, introduced in Tang Dynasty.
2. Spinach: Introduced from Nepal
3. Lettuce: Introduced in Sui Dynasty
4. Pistachio nuts (Pistachio nuts)-Introduced from Central Asia at the latest in the Tang Dynasty, the production status and research progress of Pistachio nuts.
Song dynasty; surname
1. Watermelon: Originated in Africa, it entered the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty and was introduced to the Central Plains in the Song Dynasty;
2. loofah;
3. Carrots (said to have been brought back to China by Zhang Qian)
Yuan dynasty (1206- 1368)
Banana: It is native to Southeast Asia (it is said that China is one of the countries of origin, but it is doubtful whether the ancient name "banana" is really a banana).
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1. pineapple: native to Brazil.
2. Pepper: native to America, introduced in the late Ming Dynasty.
3. Pumpkin: Introduced in late Ming and early Qing Dynasty
4. Bitter gourd: Zheng He brought it back to China.
5. Potatoes: native to America, introduced and planted in the late Ming Dynasty.
6. Sweet potato: native to America, introduced from Southeast Asia in Wanli years.
7. Sunflowers: Native to the United States
8. Corn
9. peanuts: native to the United States
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts were introduced into China, which greatly eased the food pressure attached to population growth and provided conditions for the population explosion in the Qing Dynasty (the population in the twelfth year of Qing Shunzhi was 65.438+0.2 billion, and in the first year of Xianfeng was 430 million).
1. Strawberry: There are wild varieties in China, and improved varieties were introduced from abroad in the middle of Qing Dynasty.
2. Papaya: It originated in Mexico in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
3. Apples: Apples originating in China are called "Qian" or "Shaguo". Apples that are common today were introduced in the late Qing Dynasty.
4. Cauliflower: introduced in Guangxu period.
5. Cabbage: It was introduced in the early Qing Dynasty and originated in Europe.
6. Onion: It was introduced in the late Qing Dynasty and originated in West Asia.
7. Tomato: It was recorded in the Ming Dynasty, and now it tends to be planted in18th century. It is reported that tomato seeds were found in tombs of the Western Han Dynasty, but the evidence is inconclusive.
8.zucchini
So what are we born to be?
1. rice;
2. Cabbage: White rapeseed has been found in Banpo site, but today's common cabbage may still be introduced to China from the Mediterranean region many times, and rapeseed has also been introduced;
3. Xiaomi (millet);
4. Xiaomi;
5. longan;
6. pears;
7. oranges;
8. Cherry;
9. leek;
10. Wax gourd;
1 1. soybean;
12. Chinese yam;
13. Zizania latifolia;
14. Auricularia auricula;
15. Gourd;
16. Loquat;
17. Jujube/Zizyphus jujuba: Jujube trees were distributed in China (Quzezhou.1987) years ago;
18. Apricot: China is one of the original origin centers of apricot, and there are also original varieties in Central Asia and the Near East;
19. Peach;
20. Chinese plum (slightly different from the common spades on the market now);
2 1. hazelnut;
22. chestnuts;
23. Kiwi: It was called "Gaochu" in ancient times and was introduced to New Zealand in the early 20th century. It has been improved into kiwifruit, and now New Zealand is the largest kiwifruit exporter.
24. Litchi: China Litchi originated in China, probably domesticated and cultivated as a wild variety in Yunnan, Hainan, Guangxi and Guangdong. See the earlier Miscellanies of Xijing and Sima Xiangru's Shang Lin Fu.