Research On Vegetarian Customs In The Tang And Song Dynasties

Food is the most basic human survival needs, but also the fundamental and social conditions for human beings engaged in the other practice. During the Tang and Song dynasties, Ancient China's socio-economic and cultural development had reached a new stage. Especially in the Song Dynasty, with the boundaries of commercial district and residential area was broken, commerce and trade become more prosperous, and further expansion of the city scale, the number of cities over 100,000 population increased significantly. Accordingly, the ancient Chinese food culture has developed into a new era.Food culture is the sum of material and spiritual factors associated with diet-related, both select ingredients and improve food processing techniques, including the accumulation and creation of experience and knowledge of culinary. Research food culture is very rich, we study the formation and development of Tang and Song Dynasties vegetarian practices, because vegetarian diet has become a fashion to be advocated by more and more people.Addressed vegetarian custom, approximately dating back to about the Tang and Song Dynasties. Tang and Song Dynasties vegetarian cooking materials are mainly fruits and vegetables. Sources of fruits and vegetables, not only the garden planting, but also wild species. In addition, the Outland vegetable varieties incoming with Chinese and foreign exchanges in the Tang and Song Dynasties and which also take place.Tang and Song Dynasties, vegetarian cooking, though not confused now, but the main method already has. Whether it is the staple food and non-staple food, or drink, they have their own cooking style. At that time, it is imaginative that they invented in the fake meat dishes, fruit dishes and other distinctive dishes.In the Tang and Song Dynasties special day and seasonal festivals, people made the vegetarian food different of weekday. In the beginning of spring, Lantern Festival, Cold Food Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival winter solstice and other traditional festivals, there are a wide variety of vegetarian foods.Tang and Song Dynasties vegetarian custom cover ascribe to the respect from the people of God of the dead,and the religious devotion, but also with some people about abstinence life. Vegetarian custom formed in Tang and Song Dynasties, and gradually make people pay attention to fruits and vegetables, cooking, diet and promote the health of the rise, and the cooking much development, directly impact on the Chinese food culture and progress.