The most famous "Eight Treasures of the Zhou Dynasty" consists of two meals and six dishes, namely raw meat rice (boiled), raw meat millet and white rice (boiled), braised ewe mutton (fried), red roast suckling pig (fried), cattle, sheep, deer tenderloin (preserved) and wine trough. Is it specific enough?
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, China began to grow wheat very early, and cakes became the darling of the senior royal family, while beef became the first meat, and the system of two meals a day became three meals. In order to let the emperor have a good meal, it is necessary to establish a 1 perfect intelligent management system for dishes. Even the emperor can have three thousand people busy with a meal. This scene is really jaw-dropping!
Han Dynasty can be regarded as a whole dividing point of cultural creativity of dishes. Various cooking methods have been perfected day by day. At this time, you can make wine, salt, sauce, vinegar, chopped pepper, bacon, cheese, dishes and snacks. Cooking methods include sauce, pickling, rotten, drunk, steaming and boiling. All kinds are very different, especially after the invention of wok.
During the Han Dynasty, several special dishes of Luchuan and Guangdong had existed for a long time, and the emperor's dining regulations must have the taste of eight treasures. Among them, the "eight treasures of water and land" are shark's fin, sea cucumber, bones, fish belly with colla corii asini, bear's paw with colla corii asini, deer tendon and China wood frog. "Eight treasures of small animals" include: bear's paw, elephant paddle, hump, scarlet lips, deer tail, monkey brain, leopard fetus and flower glue. The delicacy of food is really staggering!