In ancient times, poor families could not afford salt, so what did they use to flavor it?

In ancient times, salt was generally expensive. Poor people can't afford it or just buy a little. The price of salt is very high because the government controls it. The poor must work hard and earn a lot of money before they can buy back some salt. This shows how high the price of salt was then. So how did the poor in ancient times season without salt?

Now, if we cook, there will be many condiments. Various condiments can add different flavors to food and make a dish with good color and flavor. In fact, in ancient times, without salt, other condiments could be used to flavor and enhance fragrance.

In ancient times, salt, plum and wine were the first three condiments, and oil, sugar and vinegar were also the main condiments of ancient people. It is the existence of these condiments that make the dishes in different places have different flavors.

Wine is an important condiment to remove the fishy smell. "Huai Nan Zi Shuo Shan Xun" records that "the beauty of green pits began in Reggie", indicating that in the era of small farmers, wine was produced with the development of agriculture. It is not only a condiment, but also a drink.

Plum and sour plum juice can also be used as drinks and good condiments. Plumbic acid has the functions of astringing, astringing, strengthening spleen and stomach, and enhancing liver function. Long ago, the ancients cooked with plum acid.

Oil and edible fat, including vegetable fat and animal fat. At first, ancient people only knew how to cook with animal fat, but with the development of the times, they gradually developed the use of plant seeds to produce fat.

Sugar existed in the Tang Dynasty. Monks in Jian Zhen also brought sugar to Japan and told the Japanese how to make it. There are also some "honey", honey, which is brewed with bee flower juice.

The vinegar in the Book of Qi Yaomin written by Jia Sixie in the Northern Wei Dynasty recorded many methods of making koji and fermented vinegar, and at that time, it was able to brew mature vinegar with unique flavor.

It can be seen that ancient people could make delicious food without salt. But it is absolutely impossible without salt, because salt deficiency will make you sick, so now salt is a necessary condiment.