Why the phenomenon of developed food culture lagging behind dietary research occurred in ancient China

The main reasons for the phenomenon of developed food culture lagging behind dietary research in ancient China can be attributed to the following:

1. Influence of Confucianism: During the feudal period, Confucianism was y rooted in people's hearts, and there were very few historical records of dietary life and cooking. The rules of the diet has a very strict set of provisions, whether from the ingredients and dietary etiquette require that the king down to the dawn of the people need to be in line with the "etiquette", thus limiting the study of the diet of the people at that time.

2. Lack of awareness of dietary research: In ancient times, people did not consciously study diet as modern people do, but regarded diet as a necessity of life, and did not regard it as an independent study or discipline. Therefore, in ancient times, few specialized research institutions or scholars to engage in dietary research.

3. The limitations of research conditions: the ancient level of science and technology, research means and research conditions are far from being compared with modern times. For example, the ancient lack of modern food chemistry, food nutrition, food hygiene and other professional knowledge, there is no modern experimental equipment and methods, which limits the ancient people on the diet of in-depth research.

4. Emphasis on cultural traditions: In ancient times, people's emphasis on diet was more on the pursuit and enjoyment of food than on the research and exploration of diet. Therefore, the ancient food culture emphasized more on the taste, color and flavor of the food, and neglected the research on its nutrition and efficacy.

In general, the phenomenon of developed food culture lagging behind dietary research appeared in ancient China, which was related to the ideological and cultural, scientific and technological conditions at that time, as well as to people's understanding of and attention to diet at that time.