Under the traditional food culture, what should be done in the way of sharing meals?

One: the ancient class system was harsh, and the system of separate meals was a constraint. During the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, we can see from murals and documents that the ancients paid attention to the ostentation and extravagance of separate meals. According to historical records, in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, people sat on the floor and lived on cases.

At the hongmen banquet, everyone sat at a different table. In ancient times, this dining system was related to strict feudal etiquette and class system. During the feudal dynasty, the monarch and his ministers feasted and arranged different tableware and meals according to their rank and status. Moreover, people of different grades or identities cannot eat at the same table, and the dining system is derived from this premise.

In the pre-Qin period, Confucianism put forward that "all kinds of food should be eaten at the beginning of husband ceremony". Old people in the family need to eat better than young children, and as a monarch, according to the system, they enjoy richer and more delicious food than ministers.

Second, the food culture gradually enriched, and gradually formed a joint meal. In the Tang Dynasty, the national strength gradually became stronger, and there were more ingredients and seasonings that could be cooked. In addition, the combination with the surrounding ethnic minorities has also changed the eating habits. Due to the limited living conditions in ethnic minority areas, the dining system was basically adopted, and this dining culture or custom was also introduced into the Tang Dynasty. However, this custom of sharing meals is limited to ordinary families, families with better conditions or princes and nobles, and the system of sharing meals is still implemented.

In the Song Dynasty, the development of street culture thoroughly promoted the deskmate system. Different from the Tang Dynasty, Kaifeng became the first open city in ancient China, and the lively night market sometimes lasted all night. Both nobles and civilians can have their own needs. Throughout the history of Chinese food culture, we often regard the 300-odd years of Song Dynasty as a turning point in shaping the taste of China's food: the taste pattern is close to that of modern food, the southward movement of political power has brought about the exchange and integration of north and south food, the enthusiasm of folk food has soared, and major cuisines have gradually taken shape in Song Dynasty. The development from sharing meals to sharing meals is closely related to the growth of population and the development of productivity. The population of China increased dramatically in the Song Dynasty, quadrupling from 30 million, exceeding 1 100 million for the first time.

Rich dishes, stable and sufficient grain output in the Song Dynasty, and more wheat in the north. In the Song Dynasty, the production and consumption of wheat in the north far exceeded that of millet. China pasta system characterized by wheat has basically taken shape, and five categories, such as steamed bread, steamed buns, jiaozi, noodles and cakes, have been passed down to this day. Judging from the historical materials of recipes in Song Dynasty, there are various cooking techniques in this period. Just from the name of the dish, there are twenty or thirty kinds of cooking techniques such as frying, frying, boiling, steaming, roasting, frying, simmering, boiling, roasting, simmering, roasting, stirring, soaking and rinsing. Many modern cooking terms appeared in the Song Dynasty. Nowadays, China people's cooking is the most common frying, and its prosperity began in the Song Dynasty.

Three: a spoonful of chopsticks to see civilization With the continuous development and progress of society, the relationship between the superior and the inferior expressed by the meal sharing system is becoming more and more diluted. Up to now, the catering culture in China has formed an inclusive culture with the system of combined meals as the mainstream and compatible with the system of separate meals. There is an old saying in China that "Food is the most important thing for the people". People in China are crazy about food. Every traditional festival has one or more corresponding delicacies, for example, eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival and eating moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival. People in China also like to express their feelings by eating. They haven't eaten a meal for a long time, expressing their gratitude for eating a meal and eating a meal on holidays. Food culture links people's social relations with human etiquette. People are used to deepening their feelings through the ceremony of "eating".