Speaking of archaeological discoveries, people usually associate them with historical sites, ancient tombs and unearthed cultural relics. Seldom do people link them with food.
"Some food remains have also been found in the archaeological digs. Such discoveries turnout to be very important, because they can rewrite the history of food that we knew," WanRenxiang, an expert with Institute of Archeology at the Chinese Academy of SocialSciences told Shenyang Evening News.
Chinese food culture has a very long history. When a documentary on Chinese food, Tasting China, was first shown on TV in 2012, it was a hit in the country. The followingdiscoveries show that the pursuit of good taste began early, since ancient times, and alsoproves that the foodies, or "chihuo", in Chinese, are not unique to our time.
These noodles were discovered by archeologists at Lajia historical site in Minhe county ofNorthwest China's Qinghai province in 2002. Through research, archeologists concludedthat the ingredients in the noodles were a mixture of millets ("shu" in Chinese) and theycan be traced back 4,000 years, making them the earliest known noodles.
This terrine with eggs inside was unearthed in an ancient tomb from the Western ZhouDynasty (1046-771BC), with a history of more than 2,800 years. The eggs are the earliestever discovered in China and are petrified.
The earliest Chinese dumplings were unearthed at Astana Cemetery in Turpan prefecturein Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. They have a history of morethan 1,700 years.
Kabobs discovered at Han tombs in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
A piece of a wall painting from the Frescoes of Liao tomb shows a kitchen in ancient times
this is dumb. it doesn't say what traders ate on the silk road
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