What Did People Actually Eat In Ancient China?

Some of the Chinese dishes you eat today has their origins date all the way back to thousands of years ago. It's quite amazing to see how much but also how little has changed in terms of the core foods that make up Chinese cuisine

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[JediLordWong]

Good video, but I think some things like jujubes and cucumber actually are not native to China fs not mistaken and came to China through traders from India or even Europe as far back as Han dynasty.

[huehue]

That's impressive, I discovered that bugs, lizards, rats and all sort of weird stuff the chinese eat nowadays were due to the Mao's policies that created a massive starvation on the country, specially in the countryside. People started eat those things because of desperation.

[RobinGarnett-bbct]

All of the food the narrater talks about, came from the soil or trees or plants.
Of today, the food that is consumed by the Chinese comes from the factory (Refineries/processing plants).
The difference of Chinese in the past and of today is,
the Chinese of the past were healthy.
The Chinese of modern present day are sick.
The not understanding of food in their historical reference, produces a believe in the media that adverttises modern (processed) food.
As there is no correct history taught to children in school, they become the victims of advertisement.
This leads to not understanding their Chinese food.
Chinese food is not consumed by present day Chinese people. It's invented by having taste enhancer put into the food. The entire food comes at present day out of factories.
It use to come from farms and from trees and plants.
The difference?
Present day CHINESE people are surrounded by a medical system.
In the past this medical establishment was not existent.
A healthy population is not in need of a medical system.
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