Cane Sugar in Ancient China
Laudan, Rachel. “Monks and Monasteries: Buddhism Transforms the Cuisine of China, 200 CE—850 CE,” Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013), Ch. 3: 167 Read More …
Category: Food Image Videos
Buddhism: And How Tea Replaced Alcohol
Sivalingam Brintha (U1830488A) This video underscores the impact that religion had on food. In this circumstance, Buddhist Monks preferred tea to alcohol because they believed it was better for social Read More …
Yan Liben and Tea Culture in Tang
References: zixiaji 资暇集 (Records From Enriched Times of Relaxation) Li Kuang Yi, mohaijinhu. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=990517 Benn, James A. 2015, “Buddhism and Tea during the Tang Dynasty,” in Tea in China: A Religious Read More …
Food Video – Food in ritual
Bibliography: Joanna Waley-Cohen, “The Quest for Perfect Balance: Taste and Gastronomy in Imperial China,” in Paul Freedman ed., Food: The History of Taste (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Read More …
Tea Culture in Southern Song Dynasty
The Painting of Tea Extraction/Grinding (宋劉松年攆茶圖) by Liu Songnian (劉松年 1155-1218), Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), Handroll, ink and colours on silk, National Palace Museum, Taipei. Extracted from http://painting.npm.gov.tw/Painting_Page.aspx?dep=P&PaintingId=14350. Bibliography Benn. James A., “Tea: Invigorating Read More …
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove – Chinese Poetry and Alcohol
*Turn on audio for narration* Brief Summary: An analysis of the paint, “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace”, allows us to explore Read More …
Sun Si Miao Picking Herbs in the Wilderness – Chinese Medicine
Description: This image shows Sun Si Miao (King of Chinese medicine) picking herbs in the outdoors. This image includes the “appliances” that ancient people needed in order to prepare Read More …
Wucai 五彩 Porcelain Wine Jar (1522-66)
The image is a Ming dynasty porcelain from the Jiajing period (1522-66), called Wucai 五彩 Wine Jar. Through the examination of this material artefact, we can understand the symbolic significance Read More …
Food Video-City of Food
This picture is from the reading: Joanna Waley-Cohen, “The Quest for Perfect Balance: Taste and Gastronomy in Imperial China,” in Paul Freedman ed., Food: The History of Taste (Berkeley Read More …
Food Video – Processing Tea during the Song Dynasty
References https://www.qd1024.com/en/post/wb-relicdoctor-tea-mill-for-grinding-tea/ https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-tea/history.htm https://www.chinatravel.com/facts/chinese-tea-history.htm Tea Ceremony