In the 70's and 80's in the countryside, there were 9 kinds of items with "foreign" names.

In the past, when foreign items were introduced into our country, people would add the word "foreign" to the names of these items to indicate that they belonged to foreign items.

But with the continuous development of our technology, we have mastered the creation of many items, so we no longer need to import these items from abroad.

So now we will introduce you to 9 kinds of objects with the word "foreign" in their names.

The names of these items all contain the word "foreign"

1, foreign hot pepper

Many people think it is a chili pepper when they hear the name foreign hot pepper, but in fact, it is an insect.

The scientific name for the foreign hot pepper is the brown-bordered green spiny moth, and it has a bright green color all over its body.

Many people in rural areas shudder at the mention of the chili pepper, and if they are bitten by the chili pepper, their bodies will itch.

The prickly hairs of the chorizo are not poisonous, but there are poisonous glands in its body, and the prickly hairs are connected to the poisonous glands.

Therefore, when people are bitten by the chili peppers, the toxins will enter into the body through the prickly hairs, and then the body will have allergies, redness, swelling and other reactions.

2, ginger

Ginger and traditional ginger belong to two completely different kinds, ginger rhizome and ginger similar in appearance, which is also the source of the name ginger.

The flavor of ginger is completely different from that of ginger, which has a softer, largely non-spicy taste.

In the old days, when there was a famine, ginger was used as a life-saving food by the rural people, as it did not require high growing conditions, so it was eaten by everyone in the famine years.

Today, many middle-aged and elderly people still enjoy eating ginger, which they make into pickles or squash.

3, onion

Onion origin is Central Asia and West Asia, according to records, in the 18th century period, Europeans brought onions to Macau, Guangdong and other places.

Since then, the country has embraced onions and used them as daily food.

Because onion is an exotic species, it has the word "yang" in its name, which means it is an imported species from the West.

Onions can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as cold, sauteed, and so on.

Onions can protect cardiovascular, anti-cancer, etc., so many elderly people are very fond of eating onions.

4, foreign oil

Foreign oil refers to kerosene, in the second half of the 19th century, foreign oil was introduced to China.

In the past, people often used candles, but since the popularization of foreign oil in China, more and more families are choosing foreign oil because it burns longer and is more affordable.

However, since the popularization of electricity in China, kerosene lamps have retired from the stage of history.

5, ash

Ash refers to cement, in the 70s and 80s in the countryside, people will use soil to build housing, which is also known as adobe houses.

However, the adobe house has many disadvantages, its bearing capacity is weaker and the environment inside the house is more humid.

But since the introduction of foreign ash into our country, foreign ash has replaced clay.

In addition, the ash was able to build roads.

Even today, many areas still use ash to build roads.

So, the uses of foreign ash are very broad.

6, foreign umbrellas

Before that, the traditional umbrella in China was the oil-paper umbrella, which was invented by Lu Ban's wife, Yun.

The oil-paper umbrella has a more classical appearance, but it is less waterproof.

After the 18th century, foreign umbrellas were introduced to China, but at that time, they were more expensive, so only the rich and powerful could afford them.

Today, umbrellas have been popularized all over the country, and the price of one umbrella is about tens of dollars.

So more and more people in the country are choosing western umbrellas instead of using oil paper umbrellas.

7, the foreign horse

The foreign horse refers not to horses, it refers to bicycles.

Today, almost every family has a bicycle, but in the 1970s and 1980s, only wealthy families could afford one.

So if a man rode a bicycle on the street, he was surely the most beautiful sight on the street.

8. Pegs

Pegs are nowadays known as push pins, and they were used for a wide range of purposes, such as stabilizing buildings.

In the last century, because of our technology is relatively backward, so China needs to import foreign nails from abroad.

In the development of heavy industry, nails are very important tools, its importance is self-evident.

But nowadays, our country has mastered the method of making nails, so our country does not need to import nails from abroad.

9, foreign fire

Commonly speaking, foreign fire is matches.

In the 1990s, matches were especially popular in rural areas.

The side coating of a matchbox, which makes fire, is made of red phosphorus, a binder, and antimony trisulfide.

But after 2000, when lighters became popular in the countryside, matches fell out of history.

Summary

All of the above nine items have the word "foreign" in their names, and almost all of them were introduced to China from the West.

In the last century, these nine items were relatively common items, and these items were also very popular.

But as times have changed, these items have slowly retired from the stage of history.

This also illustrates the point that new things are bound to replace old things.