Talk about takeout: It's all left over by the ancients, and the dignitaries and emperors are all ordering.

With the rapid development of economy and the continuous improvement of Internet, our life is much more convenient. Due to the increasing pressure of life, many contemporary young people have no time, or no time to cook, so the take-away industry came into being.

Many people think that take-away is a modern rise, but according to historical records, the take-away industry appeared as early as the Song Dynasty. Moreover, if you look at the riverside map carefully when you are in Tomb-Sweeping Day, you will find that there are often hotel guys who shuttle through the crowd with lunch boxes, and these people are the little takeaway brothers at that time. There are also historical data to prove that, for example, in Yuan Meng's Dream of Tokyo, China in the Song Dynasty, it is recorded that "take out soft mutton buns, pork tripe, dried barbecue, tracts and knife-cut sauce".

During the Song Dynasty, the economy was developed and the people lived well. In the Song Dynasty, the service of take-away appeared in the rich class in Beijing. At that time, there was no such convenient transportation mode as mobile phone, and the take-away service in Song Dynasty mainly depended on people's communication. Dignitaries are generally too lazy to go out. They send servants to the hotel to order food directly, and then the bartender delivers it to your home.

At that time, there were three ways of take-away service: one was to directly ask the waiter to order food in the restaurant and order it once an hour; The second is to order food in advance and at a familiar hotel, and deliver it at a fixed point. "Tokyo Dream": During the Xuanhe period, since December, a terrace was also set under the gate of Ziziphus jujuba Gate (two famous Jinglong) such as Xuande Gate, and both sides were closed. There is a booth outside Chen Huimen, which is covered with thorns in front. It takes about fifty or seventy steps to go back every week. Quail bones, jiaozi and glutinous rice balls are all sold. Thirdly, in some special occasions, such as casinos and other places, someone will provide food delivery service when meals arrive, similar to the food delivery service provided during modern long-distance travel.

Of course, in ancient times, not all restaurants provided take-away service. After all, the cost is high, the service groups are few, and small restaurants are not competitive compared with big restaurants. Punctually, it is equivalent to the luxury restaurant now, providing VIP services for some customers, with a full set of service processes, contracting to entertain VIPs, usually regular customers. Foot shops refer to some shops with their own operating characteristics, which serve a wider range of customers, but they are also take-away services that only wealthy families can consume. Powder melting refers to some small restaurants with hot business, low cost and high profit. This kind of take-away service is the most intimate, because it does not pursue exquisiteness and quality excessively, so the delivery speed is also the fastest.

According to historical records, once the emperor came out to visit incognito and experience folk life, but he didn't go back at night. At this time, he was suddenly hungry, so he sat down at the food stall and began to eat. It doesn't matter. Zhao Gou found that the food here was no worse than his own palace. He was very happy and gave a small reward on the spot. Then everyone spread it. Emperor Xiaozong often sent people to the market to order "take-out", such as miscellaneous vegetable soup, candy, cakes and other street foods, which the emperor liked very much. The emperor liked it, which naturally aroused the enthusiasm of the people. The take-away industry rose, and in the following years, it continued to develop and improve.

The 14th poem in Jin Ping Mei mentions: "Ximen Qing was overjoyed, so he ordered four pages, Lai Wanger, Xie Aner, Lai Xing and Ping An, to carry 3,200 gold and silver home in two boxes. "The Scholars wrote for the first time:" I was thinking about it when I saw a rammer in the distance and picked up a car box. "Selected Historical Songs of Modern Anti-imperialism and Anti-feudalism in China" and "Song Jingshi Uprising" also mentioned: "Every household gives gifts, and salted ducks are served with ham. According to these ancient books, in ancient times, there were tableware specially used for takeaway.

Warm plate: an ancient vessel used to keep food warm. It consists of two layers of porcelain, the upper layer is thin, the lower layer is thick and the middle is empty. When in use, hot water is injected into the interlayer of the plate, which can keep the heat of the dish and reflect a better taste. Food box: In ancient times, it was a long carrying box specially used to hold food, wine and vegetables, which was easy to carry and walk. It is made of wood, bamboo, enamel, lacquerware and other materials, most of which are wood with several layers inside. Commonly used in restaurants, restaurants and wealthy families. It can be seen that the delivery service of the ancients is not worse than ours now. At present, most tableware is made of plastic, which is not insulated. Long-term recycling is not good for your health.

In addition to beautiful and practical tableware, the types of takeaway services are also very complete. At present, there are 1000 kinds of ancient take-away foods, such as porridge, noodles, rice, cakes, sauces, chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, sheep and cattle, covering almost all kinds of foods. In addition to cold drinks, frozen products and other take-away foods that are not easy to preserve, foods that can be bought in other markets can be delivered home through take-away. It can be described as everything.

The ancient take-out originated in the Song Dynasty, and the food in the Great Song Dynasty can be simply described as "Song on the tip of the tongue". Variety was one of the characteristics of takeaway at that time, which was even worse than now. Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, honesty was very important in doing business. At that time, if you were not satisfied, you provided take-away service. It is clearly recorded in the careful historical notes of "Old Wulin Story" in the Southern Song Dynasty and "Dream" by Wu that the restaurant provides the take-away service of "calling once an hour" and "Duh, hehe, you can do it". It can be seen that the system of takeaway industry in Northern Song Dynasty is perfect. The take-away system in Qing dynasty was relatively perfect, and you can enjoy the take-away treatment when you go out to play. Even foods that are not easy to preserve, such as sour plum soup and shaved ice, have joined the take-away ranks.

The history of small take-away service can also be traced back to the prosperous Song Dynasty, when the ancients lived a life no worse than ours, as convenient as ours and smarter than us.