The catering system used to be the main feature of China's catering culture. Why didn't it pass down?

Many people are puzzled that the dining system has not been passed down in the end. Then let's first analyze the reasons for the emergence of the catering system. Some historians believe that the dining system appeared in the prehistoric clan culture period. At that time, rice sharing was mainly due to low productivity, and men went out hunting and could not guarantee the harvest. What if there is a last meal but no next one? Can only be allocated on demand. The strong eat more, while the old, weak, women and children eat less. The initial meal sharing began with helplessness. In the Zhou dynasty, the requirements of the separate meal system were more stringent. The Book of Rites records clearly:? The son of heaven has six beans, six princes, two princes, eight doctors and six doctors. ? It can be seen from the number of dishes that people with different identities enjoy different amounts of food. This means that the meal-sharing system in the Zhou Dynasty represents the status of honor and inferiority. In the pre-Qin period, influenced by Confucian culture, in food culture? Young and old Xian Yi? The concept is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Xian Yi, old and young, had different ideas about subject and object, which even influenced the whole feudal era. Therefore, the reasons for the ancient dining system are: first, the lack of material conditions, and second, the order of generations.

There is a saying that the Tang and Song Dynasties were the dynasties where the joint dining system came into being. Is the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty connected with the Silk Road? Four seas and eight wastes? . Not only that. Hu Chuang? Hu Biao? When the dining table equipment flowed into the Central Plains, even some customs and habits of Hu people gradually spread, including eating together. The nobles found it very pleasant for a large group of people to sit at the table and eat and gossip, so they no longer needed it? Sit on the floor and eat separately? Yes With the rise of scientific research system, aristocratic families gradually died out. Out of dignity and safety, the royal family still retains the tradition of sharing meals. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the system of separate meals was further popularized and gradually weakened. In the Song Dynasty, the productive forces developed further, the commercial economy flourished, and the dishes on the table in the Song Dynasty were more abundant. Jiao Fang Restaurant, Goulan Washe and other public dining spaces have mushroomed, which is a major change in China people's catering culture. Because the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were horseback riders, they naturally introduced the habits of the northern nomadic people into the Central Plains. Therefore, when nomadic people became rulers, the catering system in the Central Plains was once again impacted. So it gradually became popular, and the catering system lost the opportunity to brush the sense of existence. So generally speaking, the catering system is the product of cultural blending.

China's catering system has also experienced a period of cultural shock. For example, the influence of western food and health concept. Invented during the Republic of China? Turn the table? , calling for use? Public chopsticks? It has caused the people to try to regain the craze of sharing meals. But on the whole, China's food culture has been formed. Joint meal system? Mainly, compatibility? Food sharing system? The way of eating.

This epidemic has prompted us to think about the joint dining system, and let us call for a more civilized and hygienic way of eating. Public chopsticks and spoons are a little effort and a social responsibility!