Food:
In the Yuan Dynasty people have many kinds of foods. Watermelon and sorghum were discovered in paintings and that is how they became popular. Tea cost a lot of money, but it was very popular. I wonder why it was so expensive! Apparently, this was because it took a long time to pick the tea leaves, make the tea, and roast it. Yuan people hunted a lot and that is how they got meat by riding horses and hunting. Oh la la! Mutton and grain act as staple foods. Food in the Yuan Dynasty has central Asian style which means they are more milk products. There was advanced shipping and because of that a lot of food was imported. When Marco Polo came, there was a general overview of two periods of chinese food focused on different features of usual foods of different dynasties. This is how it became what it is today. On the Silk Road, people would trade different types of food such as grains, spices, vegetables, fruits, and meats. Yum! I looked at a meat stew recipe that the Yuan Dynasty would make. It uses meat from the backbone of the pigs. When it soaks, the delicious flavors are made. Another recipe that I saw that looked delicious was tangyuan,or also called the “tang yuan.” It is a chinese recipe made from glutinous rice and is served in boiling hot water. Tangyuan was a food that people would destroy during festivals. It is a festival food that some would eat because it has become a dessert over the years. Food is one of my favorite things to research! That you for letting me express my new knowledge!
-Karliel/Karl
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