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1. The Tang Empire Food List

Tang Empire Food and Health Award - Prime Minister Li Linfu's "Gan'lu' Soup" Li Linfu boils He Shou Wu, deer blood, and deer tendons into "Gan'lu' soup" every day, which is said to turn hair from white to black, and cures baldness, kidney deficiency, and night 'urine'......

Tang Empire Food Barbarism Award - Wu Zetian's male pet Zhang Yizhi, he invented the "goose and duck burn", put the goose and duck into the iron cage with charcoal fire, the goose and duck were roasted by the fire and ran around the cage, and when they were thirsty, they drank the spice five-flavor juice placed on the edge of the cage - finally the goose and duck will run until they are exhausted, and the feathers are exhausted, and then the "meat" and "color" turn red. The condiment tastes three points. (hua.’) -79- (When those ducks are tortured, they will face Zhang Yizhi with tears in their eyes: they are born from the same root, why are they too anxious to fry each other, although this duck is not the other duck, they are the same duck family, why do you want to do this to the same duck?!) Sad? Miserable? ）

Tang Imperial Food Creativity Award - Tang Xuanzong's sister-in-law, Mrs. Yu Guo, invented "deer intestine wine".

In order to understand the problem of transporting the wine, she hung the deer intestines in the air, and made people pour wine from the roof into the cup through the deer intestines during the banquet. Imagine that the water pipes in the bathhouse have turned into deer intestines, and the wine is flowing loudly, and you can hold it in a glass or open your mouth wide, how refreshing.

The Most Shocking Effect Award of the Tang Empire's Cuisine - the "Reluo River" of the minority general Ge Shuhan's "Reluo River" is a pot of fresh deer blood boiled deer intestines, which is red and fishy, and the double shock of vision and taste.

Tang Imperial Gourmet Luxury Award - Li Gongtang, Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, Li Deyu's "Li Gong Soup" uses Zhen 'jade', treasure beads, realgar, cinnabar, and seashell decoction, and each cup of soup costs 30,000 yuan.

Tang Empire Food 'Lang' Fee Award - Princess Taiping's Daming Palace "Muddy Sheep Death" goose filled with five flavors of 'meat' and put it into the belly of the sheep, stitched up the roasted sheep, and the sheep was discarded after roasting, and only the goose 'meat' was eaten.

On the first day, the two heroes recorded in "The Banner and the Wild" recorded the "Massive Award for Cuisine of the Tang Empire" "cooking pigs and sheep equal to eight feet in length, and the pancakes are more than one foot long", and the deer 'meat' is as thick as a pillar;

The Tang Empire's Food Shocking Award - "The Ruling and Wild Days" recorded the two heroes who "cooked a slave more than ten years old, presented their heads, hands and feet, and the guests all grabbed their throats and vomited". (What a drama 'sex', wait until you finish eating to show your head, haha, it turns out that you just ate human 'meat'! angry to death, scared to death, disgusting to death, sad to death you, just to shock the world!) There are poems: I don't see the ancients before, I don't see the people who come after, I read the ancient and modern times, and I am shocking to the world! ）

The first person in the Tang Empire's cuisine - Zhang Heng, a native of Zhongshushe (equivalent to the secretary general of the Central Committee).

When Wu Zetian was in power, after Zhang Heng retired from the court, he couldn't help but buy freshly steamed steamed cakes on the side of the road, and ate them while walking on horseback, which greatly reduced the image of civil servants, endangered the majesty of the country, and hindered international foreign relations, and was finally dismissed by Wu Zetian. (For a street snack lost the official, it can really be described as the first stupid hat in ancient and modern times, it is said that this steamed cake is very popular, the secret recipe is steamed out of a liter of face Sanhe lard, you must eat it while it is hot, it is particularly delicious, if you want to get rich with this, don't forget to pay for the information!) ）

2. Ice cream in the Tang Dynasty - Sushan

Very early on, the aristocratic rich would hide the ice cubes in the underground ice cellars and take them out to make cold drinks in the summer.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people mined saltpeter in large quantities in order to produce gunpowder. It was discovered by chance that when saltpeter dissolved in water, it absorbed a large amount of heat and caused the water temperature to freeze, so people mastered the method of making ice in summer. 'Savvy' merchants shaved ice cubes into crumbs and sold them with sugar and spices to make the "first generation" of ice cream, which was like the crushed ice eaten today.

Cheng Xu, deputy director of the Shaanxi History Museum, introduced this ice cream from the Tang Dynasty.

Cheng Xu said that in the tomb of Prince Zhanghuai of the Tang Dynasty, the "Lady 'Girl' Picture" and the Tang Dynasty mural "Banquet Picture" both appeared in the "Crisp Mountain", and the six characters in the "Lady 'Girl' Picture" of Prince Zhanghuai's Tomb are holding the "Crisp Mountain". (Previously, some experts believed that the lady was holding a bonsai, but according to the items held by other ladies and women in the picture as food, as well as the "fine" beautiful plates holding the "bonsai", the lady was actually holding a "crisp mountain" with "flowers"

"Sushan is the equivalent of the ice cream we eat today." Cheng Xu said that according to the literature, the bottom layer of the mountain should be ice, covered with 'milk' oil and ghee, and 'inserted' flowers, colorful trees and other ornaments.

The so-called "crisp", which is roughly close to our today's 'milk' oil and butter, is a kind of 'dairy' product, which was introduced to the Central Plains from the northern nomads. At that time, "puff pastry" was considered not only to taste good, but also to be extremely nutritious. In addition to the white "Crisp Mountain", later there was also a "Crisp Mountain" dyed with red "color" or green "Crisp Mountain" dyed by "Guifei Red" or "Eyebrow Daiqing".

So, how was ice cream made during the Tang Dynasty?

Some works have introduced the general method of "crisp mountain": it is generally made of "women" and "sex", first heating the "crisp" to a very soft state, and then dripping it on a plate and other utensils, making a mountain shape while drizzling, and then putting it in an ice cellar to freeze. According to records, the "Crisp Mountain" made from 'milk' oil was particularly popular in the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties.

I don't know if there are any poets in the Tang and Song dynasties who like to compose poems while eating ice cream, it must be very cold and cool. Imagine Li Bai eating ice cream while composing the poem "Flying Straight Down Three Thousand Feet", hahaha

3. Drinks of the Tang Dynasty

In addition to tea and wine, the Sui and Tang dynasties also attached great importance to other beverages, especially sheep cheese.

The drinks of the Sui and Tang dynasties focused on 'color', aroma and taste, and introduced different varieties according to different seasons.

"The Great Cause" records the drinks of Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui: "There are Zen masters who offer in the life room, make five 'color' drinks, take Fufang leaves as green drinks, pull wedge roots as red drinks, buttermilk as white drinks, black plum syrup as Xuan drinks, and Jiangsheng as yellow drinks. It is also made as a five-spice drink: the first agarwood drink, the second clove drink, the second sandalwood drink, the second Zelan fragrance drink, and the second sweet pine drink, all have different methods, mainly incense. ”

In the Tang Dynasty, the drinks of the royal family were quite noble, and Tang Gaozong had "ice chips and hemp drink", "horse cheese" and so on.

The usual drinks are feta cheese and apricot cheese.

The poets have a lot of verses that 'chant' about these two drinks. Chu Guangxi's "apricot 'color' is full of forest sheep cheese is cooked, and the wheat is cool and the pheasant is low", Han Hong's "I have always praised the sheep cheese here, and it has its own flavor of ulva soup", Du Mu's "endure cooking cheese, and play the 'jade' plate from the general", the tortoise 'Meng' "The crane crown is difficult to overcome, and the sheep cheese is not spared", Cui Lu's "The apricot cheese gradually fragrant neighbor's porridge, and the elm smoke will turn into furnace ash" and so on. It shows that feta cheese and apricot cheese occupy an important place in people's minds.

Fourth, the Chang'an drunkards are fragrant and 'glamorous' in winter to keep warm

There are many wine shops in Chang'an, wine curtains and various "color" colored flags are hung in front of the "door", and the young "female" bullets blow silk and bamboo, attracting passing diners. The kaki industry is so developed that a kind of puff pastry has appeared.' Special service for bust'.circumference. Chang'an is very cold in winter, and the drunkards feel chills all over the body after being drunk, so in order to prevent vomiting, they need to be warmed, and the method is to let the escort/wine 'women' sit around and use their body temperature to stab the alcoholics to resist the energy of the alcohol's 'essence' poisoning. According to the ratio of 1:20, the number of kaki at that time was probably more than 100,000, and the competition was particularly fierce.

Fifth, there are turtles in the Tang Dynasty

In the Tang Empire during the Tang Xuanzong era, the whole people were immersed in the melody of Qiuzi music.

At this time, Qiuzi had a population of 80,000, and all the people were businessmen, and the country was strong. In the middle of the 7th century, in order to facilitate the rule of the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty moved the Anxi Protectorate originally located in Xizhou (now Turpan) to Qiuci, under the jurisdiction of Qiuci, Khotan, Shule, and Xiaye four towns (referring to important military towns), and Qiuci became the political center of the Western Regions. The collision of Chinese and Western cultures has created the brilliance of Guzile.

In the Tang Empire during the Tang Xuanzong era, the whole people were immersed in the melody of Qiuzi music.

At this time, Qiuzi had a population of 80,000, and all the people were businessmen, and the country was strong. In the middle of the 7th century, in order to facilitate the rule of the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty moved the Anxi Protectorate originally located in Xizhou (now Turpan) to Qiuci, and governed the four towns of Qiuci, Khotan, Shule, and Xiaye ("town" means important military town), and Qiuci became the political center of the Western Regions.

The collision of Chinese and Western cultures has created the brilliance of Guzile. The rhythm of the music is bright, with drums, waist drums, cymbals, pipa, and transverse flutes as accompaniment, and the dance is swaying.

Only a strong appetite can digest so many exotic things. Only a very confident culture can allow such a great alienation, and Tang culture deserves to be the most glorious culture of the Chinese nation.

Background: The Hu people made up one-fifth of the population of Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, there were 200,000 Hu people in Chang'an (outsiders from the northeast, north and northwest were called "Hu people"). There are the 'Bosi' people with big noses and small eyes, who peddle inferior green glass beads, but they insist that they are made of green 'jade'; there are Koreans who wear hats, 'fat', 'legs', and 'trousers' and sell dried salted fish on the roadside; and there are also dark-faced Indians who sell all kinds of 'medicine' materials according to the principle of similar treatments, such as ivory for fixing teeth, zebra tail for defecation, and so on. The Hu people were very respected in Chang'an, and they were mostly engaged in commercial activities, and they were rich enough to rival the country.

Sixth, the 'Yan' dance of the Tang Dynasty

Do you know, the famous "Neon Dress and Feather Song" is actually a "glamorous" dance.

During the Tang Dynasty, it was changed from Indian music, and the original song was called "Brahma's Gate", and the dance of neon clothes and feathers was choreographed according to this song.

In a book of Akito's notes, it is recorded that the stripping version of the neon dress and feather dance is the 'naked' dance of the seasonal kabuki at the banquet.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was indeed a 'naked' dance or a semi-'naked' dance.

At that time, the dancers generally wore tulle feathers, and whether they were dancing in a healthy dance or a soft dance, it was too common for the gauze to slip off.

The concept of 'sexuality' in the Tang Dynasty was actually more open than the general impression was made.

In particular, the aristocratic 'women' and song 'women' can wear a low 'breast' outfit with a 'breast'-'exposed'-'breast' to dry their career line.

In normal times, when the dancers dance the hu dance, it often turns into a pudding (that is, throwing 'naked'-'breast'). There are murals and unearthed artifacts as evidence, showing the scenes of this 'glamorous' dance.

By the way, the great poet Bai Juyi has a younger brother named Bai Xingjian, who once wrote a particularly awesome "force" thing, called "Heaven and Earth 'Yin' Yang 'Jiao'. In other words, there is still a lot of space to be scattered. The preliminary estimate is at least 4,000 words. In ancient times when the writing was simple, Bai Xingjian wrote a song of popping with more than 4,000 words, a god.

7. Bowling in the Tang Dynasty - Wooden 'Shooting'

This kind of game was born out of 'shooting' arrows.

Use wooden balls as arrows and wooden stakes as arrow targets. Roll the ball out of the ground and call it 'shot'.

Yes, this is bowling in the Tang Dynasty.

The rules are hardly the same as those of bowling now, except for the calculation of points.

Modern bowling is played several times with nine wooden stakes in turns, and there are only fifteen wooden stakes for the wooden 'shot'.

These fifteen wooden stakes are all pointed, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, ten red and five black.

The ten red 'colors' are called: "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, gentleness, kindness, courtesy, frugality, and letting." ”

The five black 'colors' are called: "Slowness, arrogance, deceitfulness, greed, and abuse." ”

The fifteen stakes are arranged in a row.

During the game, players each hold a wooden ball. Roll the ball out of the ground and hit the opposite stake.

Try to hit the red virtues, not the bad ones.

Whoever hits more virtues at the end of the game wins. The one who hits the most evil virtues will naturally lose.

Depending on how many players and their mood, it is possible to negotiate how many rounds to play.

Quite entertaining, right?

8. The most fashionable ball game in the Tang Dynasty

It must be polo.

Polo, also known as 'wave' ball.

Playing polo, also known as batting, bowing, and batting.

Hit the ball with a cane (hockey) on a horse and gallop back and forth. To engage in this sport, you must not only practice your skills, but also learn equestrianism.

Almost all the adult emperors of the Tang Dynasty liked to hit the ball, and more than half of them were obsessed with it, and Tang Jingzong Li Zhan was killed by his teammates. On the wall of the tomb of Li Xian, the prince of Qianling Zhanghuai in Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province, a picture of playing polo is drawn, and more than 20 people gallop on horseback, or fight or help in the battle, vividly 'realistic'.

The polo used in the court was made of light and tough wood, hollow or soft, the ball was as large as a fist, painted with red lacquer, and painted with a 'flower' pattern. The stick is made of wood, several feet long, and one end of the stick is crescent-shaped, and it is also painted with colorful 'color' and 'flower' patterns, similar to today's ice hockey sticks.

The pitch is generally large and flat to allow for galloping and ball rolling. Some princes and nobles built golf courses in their homes for batting balls, and they also sprinkled oil to make them smoother.

Yang Juyuan's "Watching the Ball": "Sweeping the court is like a flat, and the dragon is suddenly a horse Xiaoguangqing. Enter the 'door' to see the majesty, and the three armies of the earth are singing. When the 'jade' was retracted, it was stained with red sweat, and the 'flower' branch was red. 'Desire' makes the atmosphere of the four seas quiet, and the dust at the bottom of the cane does not dare to grow. In addition to writing about the stadium, he also mentioned that the crowd applauded.

Du Mu's "Jun Zhai Alone (Huangzhou Works)": "Success is given to the Lin De Palace, and the ape superfalcon sweeps the wide court." The 'women' of the three thousand palaces looked sideways, and stepped on the double Mingjue side by side. ”

During the Jinglong period of Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong, the envoys of Tubo came to welcome the princess of Jincheng into Tibet, and played in the Liyuan Pavilion Yuciguan.

One of Zhang's "Two Songs of Cold Food Inner Banquet": "The imperial kitchen under the corridor divides cold food, and the incense in front of the palace rides the flying ball." "——During the Cold Food Festival, the harem 'girl' played polo.

Wang Jian's "Palace Words": "Fight for the first place in the palace, and don't play back balls in front of the palace." The insiders sang the turtle in a hurry, and the son of heaven sheathed back to the 'jade' building. - When playing ball, the music of Qiuzi is played, and there is "Playing Ball Music" in the Tang Dynasty song. The insiders applauded again and again, and the atmosphere was extremely warm. The "back ball" is similar to the backhand 'volley' and is a difficult action.

After all, playing polo is a strenuous sport, and it is not suitable for delicate 'women' - so the "donkey bow" was created to replace the horse with a donkey.

9. Hockey in the Tang Dynasty - step play

This kind of sport appeared in the Tang Dynasty, that is, the game of polo was carried out on the ground, and the confrontation against 'sex' and 'fierce' and 'sex' were not as good as polo.

When playing, it is surrounded by a cloth barrier, and the players inside are running step by step, and the people outside are running with the barrier, which is very fun.

10. The cute drinking order - seven wearing wings

The gameplay of this wine order is very simple, the commander holds the hat in both hands and hands it to whoever he wants.

The man immediately stood up and pretended to take the hat with both hands, and the people on the left and right sides immediately got up and put the hat with wings.

The person on the left raises his left hand, and the person on the right raises his right hand, makes the wings of the hat, and then begins to call the fan.

Whoever makes a mistake will be punished, for example, if you are slow to react, if you stretch out the wrong hand, or if you are late to fan your wings......

A group of goofy ancients.

——Note: The above is a comprehensive compilation of excerpts from various articles, thanks to the original authors.