WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They ate grains like rice, wheat, and millet. They also ate plenty of meat including pork, chicken, duck, goose, pheasant, and dog. Vegetables included yams, soya beans, broad beans, and turnip as well as spring onions and garlic. They also ate plenty of fish.

Detailed explanation-2: -All through their history, Chinese have been dedicated eaters of pork – a brief historical look at the importance of the pig in Chinese cuisine. Pigs were among the first animals domesticated for food in ancient China around 6000 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -In China, pork is preferred over beef for economic and aesthetic reasons; the pig is easy to feed and is not used for labour. The colours of the meat and the fat of pork are regarded as more appetizing, while the taste and smell are described as sweeter and cleaner. It is also considered easier to digest.

Detailed explanation-4: -In China, pig meat is the most consumed meat, followed by fish. Beef, veal and sheep meat form a relatively small share of consumption in all Asian markets.

Detailed explanation-5: -In north, people ate wheat in the form of dumplings, pancakes or noodles. While in south, staple food of people was rice. People who lived close to the river ate fish as well. The majority of the people in Ancient China were peasant farmers.