The so-called saying that the ancients used bronze cauldrons before the Song Dynasty is really a headache. Where can we afford to use them? The price of bronze utensils is far higher than that of iron utensils. How can they be popularized to the common people on a large scale to make cooking utensils?
First of all, the iron pot did not appear in the Song Dynasty. According to archaeological research, the iron ware had appeared as early as the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. But at that time, the output of iron was very low, so the iron ware was very precious at that time. It was under the unified supervision of the state, so only the emperor could use the iron pot, which was very difficult for ordinary people to see.
At that time, not every household could use edible oil. In most cases, they still used animal fat to cook. Meat and fishy food were almost not found on the dining tables of many poor families. Edible oil in China was basically popularized in the Han Dynasty, so in fact, the life of walkers was not as good as we thought. In ancient times, salt was also very popular It was difficult to get condiments because salt was controlled by the imperial court at that time and the price was expensive.
There were not so many kinds of food that the people of Qin Dynasty could eat. Their staple food was millet. As for the side dishes, they were not very rich vegetables. Due to the development of society, the cooking techniques and ingredients of Qin Dynasty were relatively few, and no matter meat or fruit, it was not often eaten by ordinary people at that time.
After introducing the food of the Qin Dynasty, let's learn about the cooking methods of the Qin Dynasty. People in Qin Dynasty certainly didn't enjoy fried food, because vegetable oil didn't appear until Han Dynasty, and animal oil was not popular at all, so people couldn't afford it. The main cooking method of Qin Dynasty was cooking and barbecue.
