What did people usually eat during the Three Kingdoms period in history? Reveal the food culture in the Three Kingdoms period.

The recent popularity of the TV series "Roar at the Tiger and Sing at the Dragon" has brought people's attention back to the Three Kingdoms era when heroes came forth in large numbers and the iron horse was in the air. In addition to my passion, I can't help thinking that the protagonist is also eating and drinking Lazar, living and eating. Next, we will look at the diet in the Three Kingdoms period through historical records and archaeological discoveries. What needs to be explained here is that because the relevant diet documents and archaeological discoveries in the Three Kingdoms period are not particularly sufficient, it is necessary to refer to a large number of materials in the Han Dynasty. Fortunately, from the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, the diet did not change much.

Let's look at the staple food first. During the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, millet and rice were the most common staple foods, which was what the ancients called millet and rice. The common method is cooking. Generally speaking, millet is dominant in the north and rice is dominant in the south.

paddy field

The cultivation of staple food is adapted to local conditions. It was recorded in the Three Kingdoms that year, when the drought and locust plague began. If water is cut off for too long, people will rely on it to manage their land and harvest rice.

It's about Xiahou _, the general of Cao Wei, who personally led his men to build water conservancy and plant rice, while raising troops and supporting the people. It seems that this general Xiahou is not just a simple soldier.

In addition, wheat and soybeans are also important food ingredients.

But the edible wheat at that time was not made into slender and soft noodles as it is today. According to historical records, people in the Han Dynasty made wheat into wheat cakes directly, which was called "Qi Qi". Wheat is ground into flour and made into soup cakes, similar to today's sliced soup.

The ancients attached great importance to food. In the tombs of the Han Dynasty, models of granaries made of pottery are often found, and some of them also write down the names of the grains stored in them, such as barley and soybeans as can be seen in the above picture.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms of CCTV, we can see the scene of soldiers eating corn, which is a typical gang fight, because we know that corn originated in the United States and was introduced in the late Ming Dynasty.

Next, let's look at meat.

During the Han and Three Kingdoms periods, chickens, ducks, dogs, pigs and sheep were the main meats that could be eaten in daily life. There are fish, turtles, shrimp and other aquatic products in Jiangnan. Pottery animal models often appear in Han tombs, which is a portrayal of the prosperity of six animals in reality.

Ordinary people, it is not easy to kill pigs and sheep. In daily life, eating chicken should be the easiest. And not only the living eat, but also the graves of the dead often contribute a chicken.

For example, Cao Cao once agreed with Qiao Xuan that there is a way to go, not to fight a chicken, but to take three steps, so don't blame abdominal pain.

It means that we agreed that after I die, if you pass by my grave, if you don't take a bucket of wine and a chicken as a souvenir, don't blame me for my stomachache after the past three steps.

Interesting, isn't it?

As for beef, can you eat it? It should be said that most of the time, you can't eat it, because in the Three Kingdoms period, Niu Geng was already very common, and cattle were an important production tool. A cow works for several people and can't be killed by mistake. However, it is not without exception. For example, in the battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao recruited 800 warriors to fight against Sun Quan, in order to kill cattle as a reward.

Record: So, Liao night recruited those who dared to follow and rewarded 800 people. They will fight tomorrow.

Vertebrate cattle are also called hammering cattle, that is, killing cattle. At that time, cows were killed by hitting their heads with sledgehammers or axes. In the stone reliefs of the Han Dynasty, there was a sight of a vertebral cow.

Incidentally, during the Three Kingdoms period, meals were mainly divided into meals. Everyone uses a dinner plate with bowls and plates listed on it. However, there was a simpler way to eat food at that time-points, or more points.

There is such a lacquer ware in Zhu Ran's tomb in Wudong, Maanshan, Anhui Province. Yes, it is Zhu Ran who captured Guan Yu.

Finally, besides water, the most common drink in the Three Kingdoms period was wine.

During the Three Kingdoms period, drinking was very popular among emperors, generals and ordinary people.

In 2008, archaeologists excavated a high-level tomb in Xiangfan during the Three Kingdoms period. Some researchers have verified that the owner of the tomb is the famous Jingzhou secretariat Liu Biao.

Many wine vessels were found in this tomb.

During the Three Kingdoms period, there was no particularly reliable brewing technology, so the alcohol consumed in daily life was not high, just like rice wine today.

However, making wine requires a lot of food. During the Three Kingdoms period, wars continued, and people often did not have enough to eat. Therefore, those in power also ban alcohol from time to time. Liu Bei did this.

Recorded an interesting joke:

When the weather is dry, alcohol is forbidden and the brewer is punished. The collector asked for the brewing equipment, saying that its owner would be punished together with the brewer. With the visit of the first master Yong, I saw a man and a woman coming along the street and said that the first master said, "He wants to commit adultery, why not tie him up?"

The first master said, "How do you know all this?" "Yong said," he has his own things. He's just like anyone who wants to make wine. "The Lord laugh first, the original desire to brew.

Liu Bei banned alcohol, and when he saw that other people had brewing equipment, he felt that it was equivalent to brewing wine privately and should be punished. Jian Yong is a good man. Seeing a man and a woman walking on the road, he deliberately said to Liu Bei, eldest brother, I think these two people are going to commit adultery! Liu Bei looked puzzled: Old Jane, how do you know? Jian Yong said: They both have tools to commit crimes. Isn't that the same as the winemaker?

Are you sure? Liu Bei obeyed, so he forgave the suspect who was brewing.

Having said that, it should be noted that there were wars in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was an era when bones were exposed in the wild and chickens crowed thousands of miles. It is not easy for ordinary people to save their lives. Yuan Shao's army used to feed on mulberries, and Cao Cao's army even ate dried meat.