List of sources of Chinese culinary history
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This is a list of historical Chinese sources referring to Chinese cuisine. Not long after the expansion of the Chinese Empire during the Qin dynasty (221{{Endash}}207 BC) and Han dynasty (202 BC{{snd}}220 AD), Chinese writers noted the great differences in culinary practices among people from different parts of the realm. These differences followed to a great extent the varying climate and availability of foodstuffs in China.
Pre-Han dynasty
Documents compiled before 206{{Nbsp}}BC.
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| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Zhouli zhushu}} (Notes and Commentaries on the Rites of Zhou)
|{{Lang-zh|s=周礼注疏|t=周禮注疏}} | |Government officials |An annotated version of the Rites of Zhou{{cite web |url=http://www.digento.de/titel/101983.html |title = Siku Quanshu (Wenyuange Edition)}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yili zhushu}} (Ceremonies and Rites with Commentaries){{Cite book |last=Birdwhistell |first=Anne D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g603lQK_1v4C&dq=%22Yili+zhushu%22&pg=PA208 |title=Li Yong (1627-1705) and Epistemological Dimensions of Confucian Philosophy |date=1996 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-2605-4 |pages=208 |language=en}}
|{{Lang-zh|s=仪礼注疏|t=儀禮注疏|labels=no}} | | |Banquet rites, single food offering rites, secondary food offering rites, and other rites mentioned |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Liji zhengyi}} (Book of Rites){{Cite book |last=Pohl |first=Karl-Heinz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NmUbCC-US0EC&dq=%22Liji+zhengyi%22&pg=PA118 |title=Chinese Thought in a Global Context: A Dialogue Between Chinese and Western Philosophical Approaches |date=1999 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-11426-5 |language=en}}
|{{Lang-zh|s=礼记正义|t=禮記正義|labels=no}} | | |Eight different delicacies and others are mentioned. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Lüshi Chunqiu}} (Master Lü's Spring and Autumn [Annals])
|{{Lang-zh|s=吕氏春秋|t=呂氏春秋|labels=no}} |{{Circa|239 BC}} during the Qin dynasty |Under the patronage of Lü Buwei |An encyclopedic Chinese classic text compilation (Basic Taste) |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Simin yueling jiaozhu}} (The Four Groups Practice Calendar)
|{{lang|zh-hans|四民月令}} |mid 2{{Nbsp}}AD |Eastern Han dynasty Minister Official Que Shi |A book of mainly agricultural practices where food related topics are partially mentioned |
Pre-Sui states
Documents from before the Sui dynasty (581–618).
Sui dynasty
Documents compiled during the Sui dynasty (581–618).
Tang dynasty
Documents compiled during the Tang dynasty (618–907).
Song dynasty
Documents compiled during the Song dynasty (960–1279). The population of China doubled in size during the 10th and 11th centuries. This growth came through expanded rice cultivation in central and southern China, the use of early-ripening rice from southeast and southern Asia, and the production of abundant food surpluses.Ebrey et al. 1999, p. 156Brook, 1998, p. 96
Jin dynasty
Documents compiled during the Jin dynasty (1115–1234).
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| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shiwu bencao}} (Materia Medica on Food)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|食物本草}} | |Li Gao ({{lang|zh-Hans|李杲}}), a major medical scholar of the timeLosso, 2007, p. 102 |A compilation of the rich dovuments on food as medicine in China as of Ming dynasty.{{Cite book |last1=校注 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/30267565/ |title=食物本草(点校本)(精) |last2=魏启亮 |last3=程英 |last4=王如彤 |date=2018-05-01 |publisher=人民卫生出版社 译者 |isbn=978-7-117-24625-5}} |
Yuan dynasty
During the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), contacts with the West also brought the introduction to China of a major food crop, sorghum, along with other foreign food products and methods of preparation.
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| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Nongshu}} (Agricultural Treatise)
|{{lang|zh-hans|農書 |1149 |Chen Fu |Deals with paddy rice farming and sericulture in southern ChinaWilkinson, 1998, p. 629 |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Riyong bencao}} (Materia Medica for Daily Use)It can be translated as Materia Medica of Everyday Food Items
|{{lang|zh-hans|日用本草}} |Wu Rui, an official medical authority |One of famous works on dietetics written in the Yuan dynasty.Losso, 2007, p.102 – 103 It lists of 540 common foods with medicinal properties. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yinshan zhengyao}} (Orthodox Essentials of Dietetics)
|{{lang|zh-hans|飮膳正要 | |Hu Sihui, an imperial dietary physician |The book, that defines essential diets for a healthy person, is regarded as the first systematic document on nutritional principles in China.Newman, 2004, p. 19-20 |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Nongsang yishi cuoyao}} (Fundamentals of Agriculture and Sericulture for Food and Clothes)
|{{lang|zh-hans|農桑衣食撮要 |1314 |Sugarcane and sugar manufacturing{{Cite book |last=Mazumdar |first=Sucheta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qa7a68bIfPkC&dq=Nongsang+yishi+cuoyao&pg=PA134 |title=Sugar and Society in China: Peasants, Technology, and the World Market |date=1998 |publisher=Harvard Univ Asia Center |isbn=978-0-674-85408-6 |pages=134 |language=en}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yinshi xuzhi}} (Must Known for Diet)
|{{lang|zh-hans|飮食須知 | |Jia Ming |One of the famous works on a balanced and healthy diet which was written in the Yuan dynasty |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yunlin tang yinshi zhidu ji}} (The Diet Preparation Methods of Yunlintang)Wilkinson, 2000, p.649Alternative titles are Cloud Forest Hall Collection of Rules for Drinking and Eating or Dietetic Systems of Yunlin
|{{lang|zh-hans|雲林堂飲食制度集 | |Ni Zan, a famous painter |The book recorded the author's homemade recipes, condiments, tea and wine, which reflects the style of Wuxi cuisine.{{Cite web |title=《云林堂饮食制度集》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585735&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.zgbk.com}}Newman, 2004, p.20Jacqueline M. Newman, Summer 2000 [http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=242 About: 14th Century eating/drinking rules and recipes; Book awards; Upcoming Chinese New Year] |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Jujia biyong shilei quanji}} (Collection of Necessary Matters Ordered for the Householder)An alternative translation is Complete Collection of Classified Affairs Essential for Those Living at Home
|{{lang|zh-hans|居家必用事類全集 |1301 | |An encyclopedia that became a precursor to encyclopedias of the late Ming, and has a chapter devoted to "foods of the Muslims"March 2006 [http://www.chinaheritagenewsletter.org/features.php?searchterm=005_halal.inc&issue=005 Beijing Halal] China Heritage Project, The Australian National University, No. 5{{Cite book |last=Elman |first=Benjamin A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KPEpPhlzPg0C&dq=Jujia+biyong+shilei+quanji&pg=PA28 |title=On Their Own Terms: Science in China, 1550-1900 |date=2005-04-30 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-01685-9 |language=en}} ({{Lang|zh-Latn|gengji}} {{lang|zh-hans|庚集}}, {{Lang|zh-Latn|jiji}} {{lang|zh-hans|己集}}) |
| Zhuanshi (A History of Cuisine)
|{{lang|zh-hans|饌史 | | |A compilation of anecdotes about diet extracted from Tang and Song books mentioned above on this page.{{Cite web |title=《馔史》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585924&Type=bkztb&SubID=847 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
Ming dynasty
China during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) became involved in a new global trade of goods, plants, animals, and food crops known as the Columbian Exchange. Although the bulk of imports to China were silver, the Chinese also purchased New World crops from the Spanish Empire. This included sweet potatoes, maize, and peanuts, foods that could be cultivated in lands where traditional Chinese staple crops—wheat, millet, and rice—couldn't grow, hence facilitating population growth.Ebrey, Patricia Buckley (1999). The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-66991-X}}Crosby, Alfred W., Jr. (2003). The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492; 30th Anniversary Edition. Westport: Praeger Publishers. {{ISBN|0-275-98092-8}}. In the Song dynasty (960–1279), rice had become the major staple crop of the poor;Gernet, Jacques (1962). Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250–1276. Translated by H. M. Wright. Stanford: Stanford University Press. {{ISBN|0-8047-0720-0}}, 136. after sweet potatoes were introduced to China around 1560, they gradually became the traditional food of the lower classes.Crosby, Alfred W., Jr. (2003). The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492; 30th Anniversary Edition. Westport: Praeger Publishers. {{ISBN|0-275-98092-8}}, 200.
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| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yiya yiyi}} (Yiya's Thoughts Remained)
|{{lang|zh-hans|易牙遗意}} | |Han Yi |More than 150 recipes of condiments, beverages, pastry, dishes, preserved fruits, etc.{{Cite book |last1=韩奕 撰 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/1958924/ |title=易牙遗意 |last2=邱庞 注释 |date=September 1984 |publisher=中国商业出版社 |series=15235-121 |language=zh}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Tian chu ju zhenmiao zhuan ji}} (Heavenly Chefs' Collection of Wonderful Dishes)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|天厨聚珍妙馔集}} | | |A collection of fine dining recipes |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shenyin}} or {{Lang|zh-Latn|Quxian shenyin shu}} (Quxian's Reclusive Life)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|神隐}} or {{lang|zh-Hans|臞仙神隐书}} | |Zhu Quan |A record of the rustic, hermit-like life of a practitioner of Taoism, including details of farming, the food process and the diet.{{Cite web |title=《臞仙神隐书》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=402696&Type=bkztb&SubID=520 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Jiuhuang Bencao}} (Materia Medica for the Relief of Famine)
|{{lang|zh-hans|救荒本草}} | |Zhu Su |The book newly mentions most edible plants.Losso, 2007, p. 103 |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shijian bencao}} (Food Guide for Materia Medica)
|食鉴本草 |1522～1566 |Ning Yuan |A work on dietary therapy, in which 251 items of food and ingredients were recorded, each with its medical attribute. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Bianmin tu zuan}} (Illustrated Farmer's Guide)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|便民图纂}} | |Kuang Fan |An encyclopedia of farmers' daily use. Volume 15 covers food and other topics.{{Cite web |title=便民图纂（明. 邝璠编）明万历 21 年于永清刊本 – 书格 |url=https://www.shuge.org/meet/topic/26709/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.shuge.org}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yecai pu}} (Wild Vegetable Manual)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|野菜谱}} |1524 |Wang Pan |A collection of 60 edible wild herbs, each with an illustration.{{Cite web |title=《野菜谱》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=227906&Type=bkztb&SubID=520 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Songshi yangsheng bu}} (Song's Book of Nourishment)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|宋氏养生部}} |1504 |Song Xu |It recorded 1010 food items, 1340 recipes and 160 methods of processing and preserving foods.{{Cite web |title=《宋氏养生部》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585822&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yunlin yishi}}
|{{lang|zh-Hans|云林遗事}} | |Gu Yuanqing |A collection of stories about Ni Zan, includes a chapter about his diet. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shiwu bencao}} (Food Materia Medica)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|食物本草}} | |Wang Ying |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shipin ji}} (Food Collection)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|食品集}} |1537 |Wu Lu |It documents 350 types of food, divided into seven sections: cereals, fruits, vegetables, animals, poultry, insects and fish, and water. For each food, it describes its nature and taste, toxicity, advantages and disadvantages of consumption, functions and indications. It also includes cooking methods for the foods.{{Cite web |title=食品集 – 书格（旧版） |url=https://old.shuge.org/ebook/shi-pin-ji/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=old.shuge.org}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Guang junpu}} (Broad Mushroom Manual)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|广菌谱}} | |Pan Zhiheng |A documentation of 19 species of edible mushrooms and 4 species of edible non-macrofungi{{Cite web |title=《广菌谱》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585823&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Bencao gangmu}} (The Compendium of Materia Medica)
|{{lang|zh-hans|本草纲目}} |1578–1608 |А total of 1892 medical substances are addressed in the book, and food items make up a significant portion of them. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Mo'e xiaolu}}
|{{lang|zh-hans|墨娥小录}} | | |Regards various delicacies in food, drink, etc. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Duo neng bi shi}}
|{{lang|zh-hans|多能鄙事}} | |The book is divided into eleven sections containing essential knowledge for everyday life. Volumes 1 to 4 deal with food and cuisine. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Rucao bian}}
|{{lang|zh-Hans|茹草编}} | |Zhou Lüjing |A collection of 105 edible wild herbs, each with an illustration |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Jujia bibei}} (Home Essentials)
|{{lang|zh-hans|居家必备}} | | |A household encyclopedia, Volume 7 covers brewing, tea making and cooking. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Zunsheng bajian}} (Eight Letter on Life Cultivation){{Cite journal |last=Pi |first=Kuoli |date=March 2023 |title=A Preliminary Study of Medical Books on Health Care for the Elderly and Prolonging Life in the Early 20th Century |url=https://journals.lww.com/cmc/fulltext/2023/03000/a_preliminary_study_of_medical_books_on_health.4.aspx |journal=Chinese Medicine and Culture |language=en-US |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=33–45 |doi=10.1097/MC9.0000000000000039 |issn=2589-9627|doi-access=free }}
|{{lang|zh-hans|遵生八笺}} | |Gao Lian |The "eating and drinking" part recorded more than 3,200 recipes for beverages, foods, dishes, and medicaments.{{Cite book |last=高濂 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/34959191/ |title=饮馔服食笺 |date= |publisher=中国商业出版社 |isbn=978-7-5208-0936-8}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yesupin}} (Classes of Wild Vegetables)
|{{lang|zh-hans|野蔌品}} | |Gao Lian |It includes descriptions of 96 wild-grown edible plants with details on their appearance, character and the way of cooking them.{{Cite web |last=Theobald |first=Ulrich |title=Yesupin 野蔌品 (www.chinaknowledge.de) |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/yesupin.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.chinaknowledge.de |language=en}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Haiwei suoyin}}
(Index of Seafood Products) |{{lang|zh-Hans|海味索引}} | |Tu Benjun |A record of 16 aquatic products, to correct errors in earlier such books.{{Cite web |title=屠本畯 |url=http://agri-history.ihns.ac.cn/agriculturists/tbj.htm |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=agri-history.ihns.ac.cn}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Minzhong haicuoshu}}
|{{lang|zh-hans|闽中海错疏}} | |Tu Benjun |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yecai jian}} (Wild Vegetable Paper)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|野菜笺}} | |Tu Benjun |Records 22 common edible wild plants in the author's hometown. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shantang sikao}}
|{{lang|zh-Hans|山堂肆考}} |1595 |Peng Dayi ({{Lang|zh-Hans|彭大翼}}) |A 5-part encyclopedia with 240 volumes, including volumes on food and beverages, cereals, vegetables, and fruits. |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yecai bolu}} (Extensive Record of Wild Plants)
|{{lang|zh-Hans|野菜博录}} |1622 |Bao Shan |Records of 435 edible wild plants.{{Cite web |title=《野菜博录》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585797&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shangyi bencao}}
|{{lang|zh-hans|上医本草}} |1620 |Zhao Nanxing |Records of more than 200 food items that are also used medicinally |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Shangzheng (Regiment of the beaker)}}
|{{lang|zh-hans|觞政}} | |Yuan Hongdao |Drinking games and customs |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Nongzheng quanshu}} (Encyclopedia of Agriculture)
|{{lang|zh-hans|农政全书}} | |Details of agricultural practices with the effects of the climate and landscape |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yangyu yueling}}
|{{lang|zh-hans|养余月令}} |1633 |Dai Xi |A farmer's encyclopaedia organised by month of the year |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Jiushi}} (Wine History)
|{{lang|zh-hans|酒史}} | |Feng Shihua |Chinese wine knowledge, customs and culture |
Qing dynasty
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Documents compiled during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
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| Xianqing ouji (Leisure Time)
|{{lang|zh-hans|闲情偶寄}} | |Contains a section on food and drink |
| Min xiao ji
| {{lang|zh-hans|闽小记}} |1647 |Narrative of Fukienese folklore, produce and trivia{{Cite web |last= |title=《闽小纪》 |url=https://www.dpm.org.cn/lemmas/243632 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=故宫博物院 |language=zh}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Yinshi xuzhi}} (Necessary Dietary Information)
|{{lang|zh-hans|饮食须知}} | |Dietary do's and don'ts from a medical scientist{{Cite web |title=《饮食须知》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585721&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Tiaodingji
|{{lang|zh-hans|调鼎集}} | | |A cookery book compiled in the mid-Qing dynasty and collected the practical experience of cooks.{{Cite book |last= |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/4934505/ |title=调鼎集 |last2= |date= |publisher=中国商业出版社 |series=11237-020 |location=China |language=zh}} |
| Shiwu bencao huizuan
|{{lang|zh-hans|食物本草会纂}} |1691 |Shen Lilong |Records of 220 foods that are also used medicinally, listing the nature, taste and function of each.{{Cite web |title=《食物本草会纂》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=586036&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Jiangnan yuxianpin (Fish species from the Lower Yangtze)
|{{lang|zh-hans|江南鱼鲜品}} | |Chen Jian |The book recorded 21 species of food fish. |
| Gui'eryue
|{{lang|zh-hans|簋贰约}} | | |
| Riyong suzi
|{{lang|zh-hans|日用俗字}} | |A literacy textbook based on objects and contents of everyday life, which has a chapter on foods and one on vegetables |
| Shixian hongmi
|{{lang|zh-hans|食宪鸿秘}} | |Over 400 recipes for condiments, drinks, dishes and pastries.{{Cite web |title=《食宪鸿秘》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585883&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Fan you shi'er heshuo (Twelve Thoughts on Meals)
|{{lang|zh-hans|饭有十二合说}} | |Zhang Ying |Gains of knowledge and thoughts about meals{{Cite web |title=《饭有十二合说》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585761&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Yuanjian leihan (Categorized boxes of the Yuanjian Studio)
|{{lang|zh-hans|渊鉴类函}} | | |A large encyclopedia compiled in imperial order, with sections on foods, grains, medicinal herbs, vegetables and fruits.{{Cite web |last=Theobald |first=Ulrich |title=Yuanjian leihan 淵鑒類函 (www.chinaknowledge.de) |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/yuanjianleihan.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.chinaknowledge.de |language=en}} |
| Juchang yinzhuan lu
|{{lang|zh-hans|居常饮馔录}} | |Cao Yin |A compilation of dietary works from Song and Ming dynastyies{{Cite web |title=《居常饮馔录》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&Name=%E3%80%8A%E5%B1%85%E5%B8%B8%E9%A5%AE%E9%A6%94%E5%BD%95%E3%80%8B&Type=bkztb&subSourceType=000004000005000038&SourceID=585744 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China
|{{lang|zh-hans|古今图书集成}} |1700–1725 |Chen Menglei and Jiang Tingxi |The food section is included in the Economy part |
| Xu chajing (The Sequel to Classic of Tea)
|{{lang|zh-hans|续茶经}} | |Lu Tingcan |A combing and recording of tea production and consumption from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. |
| Gezhi jingyuan (Mirrored contexts for thorough investigations)
|{{lang|zh-hans|格致镜原}} | |Chen Yuanlong |An encyclopedia of which the volume 6 covers food and drink. |
| Nongpu bianlan (Overview of agriculture and gardening)
|{{lang|zh-hans|农圃便览}} |1755 |Ding Yizeng |The book provides information on techniques for growing staple foods, legumes, fruits and flowers, as well as forecasting or treating and processing agricultural products, including brewing, cooking and medical treatment. {{Cite web |last=Theobald |first=Ulrich |title=Nongpu bianlan 農圃便覽 (www.chinaknowledge.de) |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/nongpubianlan.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.chinaknowledge.de |language=en}} |
| Xingyuan lu
|{{lang|zh-hans|醒园录}} | |Li Huanan |A culinary book with recipes for dishes, pastries, snacks, brewing methods as well as food preservation methods.{{Cite web |title=《醒园录》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585708&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Yangsheng suibi
|{{lang|zh-hans|养生随笔}} |1773 |Cao Tingdong |Health care knowledges for the elderly, the 5th volume is dedicated to congees listing 100 recipes{{Cite web |title=《养生随笔》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=586095&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Suiyuan shidan (Recipes from the Garden of Contentment)
|随园食单 |1792 |A work on cooking and gastronomy |
| Wu xun pu (Wu region mushroom manual)
|{{lang|zh-hans|吴蕈谱}} |1683 |Wu Lin |A documentation of 26 edible mushrooms commonly found around Suzhou, and also listed inedible, poisonous mushrooms of the area{{Cite web |title=《吴蕈谱》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585540&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Jihai cuo (Notes on Marine Products)
|{{lang|zh-hans|记海错}} |1814 |Hao Yixing |A book recording common marine animals and plants along the coast of northern China{{Cite web |title=《记海错》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=314750&Type=bkzyb&SubID=74648 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Zhengsuwen (Recognition of misused Characters)
|{{lang|zh-hans|证俗文}} | |Hao Yixing |A dictionary to rectify Chinese characters often misused in everyday life. The first volume covers names and terms relating to food and drink{{Cite web |title=證俗文 |url=https://publish.ancientbooks.cn/docShuju/platformBookDetails.jspx?id=1506872 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=中华经典古籍库}} |
| Xilüe (On Vinegar)
|{{lang|zh-hans|醯略}} | |Zhao Xin |A collection of texts on vinegar from over 100 ancient Chinese works.{{Cite web |title=醯略（簡體書） |url=https://www.sanmin.com.tw/product/index/013597158 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=三民網路書店 |language=zh-hant}} |
| Yangxiaolu (Gourmet's Note)
|{{lang|zh-hans|养小录}} |1698 |Gu Zhong |In 22 categories, the book describes the preparation of 276 drinks, condiments, dishes and pastries.{{Cite web |title=《养小录》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585792&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Yangzhou huafang lu
|{{lang|zh-hans|扬州画舫录}} |1795 |Li Dou |The book describes life in the merchants' quarters of Yangzhou, including its food and teahouses.{{Cite web |title=《扬州画舫录》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=668709&Type=bkztb&SubID=1140 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Tiaoji yinshi bian (Conditioning the sick body through diet)
|{{lang|zh-hans|调疾饮食辨}} |1823 |Zhang Mu |The book contains the medicinal properties of more than six hundred kinds of foods{{Cite book |last=章穆 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/1124928/ |title=调疾饮食辩 |date= |publisher=中医古籍出版社 出版年: 1999-05 |isbn=978-7-80013-051-9}}{{Cite web |title=饮食辨录 - 中医古籍数据库 |url=https://www.qihuang.vip/book-1159.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.qihuang.vip}} |
| Qing jia lu
|{{lang|zh-hans|清嘉录}} | |Gu Lu |The book describes the folk customs, human history and natural scenery of the Suzhou area.{{Cite book |last=顾禄撰 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/2348262/ |title=清嘉录 |date= |publisher=上海古籍出版社 |series=明清笔记丛书 统一书号: 10186-639}} |
| Tongqiao yizhao lu
|{{lang|zh-hans| 桐桥倚棹录}} | |Gu Lu |A local journal describing the landscape, scenic spots, temples, monuments, and handicrafts in the area of Huqiu and Shantang in Suzhou.{{Cite book |last=顾禄 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/1452241/ |title=桐桥倚棹录 |date= |publisher=上海古籍出版社}} |
| Suixiju yinshipu
|{{lang|zh-hans|随息居饮食谱}} |1861 |Wang Shixiong |The book includes more than330 food items and provides a detailed discussion of the tastes, characteristics and effects on the body of various drinks and foods, as well as their medical uses from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine.{{Cite book |last=王士雄 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/1706224/ |title=随息居饮食谱 |date= |publisher=三秦出版社 |isbn=978-7-80628-920-4 |series= |language=zh}} |
| Lü Yuan Cong Hua Yinengpian
|履园丛话·{{lang|zh-hans|艺能篇}} | |Qian Yong |There's one chapter titled "Cooking".{{Cite web |title=履园丛话（清）钱泳 |url=http://www.guoxue123.com/biji/qing/lych/index.htm |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.guoxue123.com}} |
| Zhongkui lu
|{{lang|zh-hans|中馈录}} | |Peng Songyu | |
| Huya
|{{lang|zh-hans|湖雅}} | |Wang Yuezhen |A dictionary-like glossary of the rich agricultural and fishery products of Huzhou{{Cite web |title=清代饮食文献 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585744&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| Zhongkui lu
|{{lang|zh-hans|中馈录}} | |Zeng Yi |Recorded process for the production of air-dried hams, sausages and other food products, and condiments{{Cite web |title=《中馈录》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585984&Type=bkztb&SubID=844 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
| {{Lang|zh-Latn|Zhoupu}} (Guang Zhoupu)
|{{lang|zh-hans|粥谱 | |Huang Yunhu |A book specialising in the preparation of congee{{Cite web |last=Theobald |first=Ulrich |title=Zhoupu 粥譜 (www.chinaknowledge.de) |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/zhoupu.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.chinaknowledge.de |language=en}} |
| Xinbian jiazhengxue (New Home Economics)
|{{lang|zh-hans|新编家政学}} | | |Part 4, chapter 3 is on diet. |
| Chengdu tonglan
|{{lang|zh-hans|成都通览}} | |Fu Chongju |A book reflecting the whole picture of Chengdu society in the late Qing Dynasty. Volume 7 is on food and drink.{{Cite book |last=傅崇矩 |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/30297303/ |title=成都通览 |date= 2014|publisher=天地出版社 |isbn=978-7-5455-1025-6 |language=zh}} |
Post-Qing period
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Documents compiled after the Qing dynasty.
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| Zaoyangfan shu Western Cookbook
|{{lang|zh-hans|造洋饭书}} |1909 | |The earliest western cookbook in China. It is divided into 25 chapters, which introduce the ingredients and cooking methods of western food. |
| Shipin jiawei beilan Overview of Food Delicacy
|{{lang|zh-hans|食品佳味备览}} | |He Yun Shi |Listed over 200 famous specialty foods in different parts of China, occasionally involves famous restaurants and the method of preparing dishes.{{Cite book |last=萧帆 |title=中国烹饪辞典 |publisher=中国商业出版社 |year=1992 |isbn=9787504413871 |pages=666 |language=zh}} |
| Qingbai leichao
Anthology of Petty Matters in Qing |{{lang|zh-hans|清稗类钞}} |1917 |An anthology of historiographical essays from the entire Qing period includes all aspects of history, society, state, the arts and human life.{{Cite web |last=Theobald |first=Ulrich |title=Qingbai leichao 清稗類鈔 (www.chinaknowledge.de) |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/qingbaileichao.html |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.chinaknowledge.de |language=en}} |
| Pengren yiban
Introduction to cooking |{{lang|zh-hans|烹饪一斑}} |1935 |Lu Shoujian |An introductory cookery book for beginners{{Cite web |title=烹飪一斑 |url=https://taiwanebook.ncl.edu.tw/zh-tw/book/NLPI-31120003524088/reader |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=臺灣華文電子書庫 |language=zh-tw}} |
| Jiating shipu Family recipes
|{{lang|zh-hans|家庭食谱}} |1916 |Li Gong'er |Recipes for family meals and dishes.{{Cite web |title=民國·李公耳：家庭食譜 – 心一堂出版社 |url=http://publish.sunyata.cc/product/878.html?v=1643f61696e3 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=publish.sunyata.cc}} |
| Xican pengren mijue Tips for cooking Western food
|{{lang|zh-hans|西餐烹饪秘诀}} |1921 |Li Gong'er |
| Jiating shipu xubian Family Recipes Sequel
|{{lang|zh-hans|家庭食谱续编}} |1924 |Shi Xisheng |Recipes for family meals and dishes.{{Cite book |url=https://www.govbooks.com.tw/books/3265 |title=家庭食譜續編(POD) - 【民國】時希聖 - 國家網路書店 |language=zh-Hant-TW}} |
| Jiating shipu sanbian Family Recipes Third
|{{lang|zh-hans|家庭食谱三编}} | |Shi Xisheng |A follow-up of the Family Recipes Sequel{{Cite book |url=https://www.govbooks.com.tw/books/3346 |title=家庭食譜三編(POD) - 【民國】時希聖 - 國家網路書店 |language=zh-Hant-TW}} |
| Jiating shipu sibian Family Recipes Four
|{{lang|zh-hans|家庭食谱四编}} | |Shi Xisheng |A follow-up of the Family Recipes Third{{Cite web |title=【民國】時希聖：家庭食譜四編 – 心一堂出版社 |url=http://publish.sunyata.cc/product/7411.html?v=1643f61696e3 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=publish.sunyata.cc}} |
| Sushi pu Vegetarian Manual
|{{lang|zh-hans|素食谱}} |1925 |Shi Xisheng |More than 250 recipes for vegetarian dishes{{Cite web |title=民國時希聖：素食譜 – 心一堂出版社 |url=http://publish.sunyata.cc/product/889.html?v=1643f61696e3 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=publish.sunyata.cc}} |
| Jiashi shixi baojian
|{{lang|zh-hans|家事实习宝鉴}} |1918 |Wang Yanlun |A guide to the different categories of household chores, including family meals cooking.{{Cite web |title=家事实习宝鉴 民国7[1918] 王言纶编-jiuwenku |url=https://jiuwenku.com/detail/ef6a2f93cf8bc158/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=jiuwenku.com}} |
| Zhijia quanshu
|{{lang|zh-hans|治家全书}} |1919 |Gao Jianhua |An encyclopedia of women with a section on culinary expertise.{{Cite web |title=沈寿作品若干史实新证 |url=https://www.js-fz.cn/n97/20220823/i20310.html |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.js-fz.cn}} |
| Jiating wanbao quanshu
|{{lang|zh-hans|家庭万宝全书}} | | |Includes a section of culinary expertise. |
| Sushi shenglun
|{{lang|zh-hans|素食养生论}} | |Yamazaki Kesaya |Translated from the original Japanese book. Argues that vegetarianism is good for health.{{Cite web |title=【民國】默雷居士編：《壽康素食譜》《素食養生論》合刊 – 心一堂出版社 |url=http://publish.sunyata.cc/product/901.html?v=1643f61696e3 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=publish.sunyata.cc}} |
| Shanghai kuailan
Shanghai Quick Browse |{{lang|zh-hans|上海快览}} |1924 |Tao Fengzi |A guide for visitors or new residents of Shanghai, including a chapter introducing the restaurants and diners. {{Cite web |title=Tao, Fengzi 陶凤子, Shanghai kuailan 上海快覽 (1924) {{!}} Virtual Shanghai |url=https://www.virtualshanghai.net/%E5%8F%82%E8%80%83%E6%96%87%E7%8C%AE/%E4%B9%A6%E7%9B%AE?ID=2163 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.virtualshanghai.net}} |
| Shiwu xin bencao (New Materia Medica of Food)
|{{lang|zh-hans|食物新本草}} | | |Translated from the original Japanese book. Introduces modern Western concepts and knowledge of nutrition and food hygiene{{Cite web |title=丁福保譯：食物新本草 – 心一堂出版社 |url=http://publish.sunyata.cc/product/895.html?v=1643f61696e3 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=publish.sunyata.cc}} |
| Qinan kuailan
Jinan Quick Browse |{{lang|zh-hans|济南快览}} |1927 |Zhou Chuanming |A guide for visitors or new residents of Jinan, including a chapter introducing the restaurants and diners. |
| Beiping caipu (Beiping Recipes)
|{{lang|zh-hans|北平菜谱}} |1931 | |A collection of recipes of the dishes that were served at the Dalian Liaodong Hotel |
| Minzhong changshi congshu (People's Common Knowledge)
|{{lang|zh-hans|民众常识丛书}} | |Yue Junshi |Household tips aimed at female readers, including a section on culinary expertise{{Cite book |last1=陶 |first1=振纲 |title=中国烹饪文献提要 |last2=张 |first2=廉明 |publisher=中国商业出版社 |year=1986 |pages=145 |language=zh}} |
| Jinan daguan
Getting to Know Jinan |{{lang|zh-hans| 济南大观}} |1934 |Luo Tengxiao |A guide for visitors to Jinan, including a chapter introducing the restaurants and diners.{{Cite web |last=sina_mobile |date=2022-02-28 |title=一九三四年之"济南大观" |url=https://finance.sina.cn/2022-02-28/detail-imcwipih5711288.d.html?from=wap |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=finance.sina.cn}} |
| Yinshi yu jiankang Diet and health
|{{lang|zh-hans|饮食与健康}} |1936 |Zhang Enting |Introduces the relationship between diet and health from the perspective of modern food chemistry and Western nutrition.{{Cite web |title=飲食與健康 |url=https://taiwanebook.ncl.edu.tw/zh-tw/book/NCL-9910010416 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=臺灣華文電子書庫}} |
| Beiping fengsu leizheng
|{{lang|zh-hans|北平风俗类征}} |1937 |Li Jiarui |Detailed and systematic collection of Beijing folk customs, including eating habits.{{Cite web |title=北平風俗類徵 |url=https://www1.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/Publications/Book/513 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=中央研究院歷史語言研究所 |language=zh-Hant-TW}} |
| Feishi shiyang sanzhong
|{{lang|zh-hans|费氏食养三种}} |1938 |Fei Zibin Fei Boxiong |Three books on dietary therapy.{{Cite web |last=點子書 (luckysafe) |date=2005-04-15 |title=費氏食養三種－書目集成：各類叢書目錄｜痞客邦 |url=https://luckysafe.pixnet.net/blog/post/405203593 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=luckysafe.pixnet.net |language=zh-TW}} |
| Shiyong yinshixue Practical Dietetics
|{{lang|zh-hans|实用饮食学}} |1939 |Gong Lanzhen Zhou Xuan |A textbook on healthy eating and nutrition.{{Cite web |title=《抗战营养保障体系的建立与中国营养学的兴起（下）》_研究 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/339943691_214475 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.sohu.com}} |
| Xin shipu Latest Recipe
|{{lang|zh-hans|新食谱}} |1941 |Ren Bangzhe Lin Guogao |Nutritional components in the foods of daily diet.{{Cite web |title=新食譜 |url=https://taiwanebook.ncl.edu.tw/zh-tw/book/NTL-9900007763 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=臺灣華文電子書庫}} |
| Sushi shuolü
|{{lang|zh-hans|素食说略}} | |Xue Baochen |The recipes of more than 170 kinds of vegetarian dishes popular in the late Qing Dynasty.{{Cite book |last= |url=https://book.douban.com/subject/34959192/ |title=粥谱•素食说略 |date= |publisher=中国商业出版社 |isbn=978-7-5208-0935-1 |language=zh}} |
| Chifan wenti Questions to Eating
|{{lang|zh-hans|吃饭问题}} |1944 |Shan Yingmin |Popular knowledge books on diet and nutrition.{{Cite web |title=《吃饭问题》 - 《中国大百科全书》第三版网络版 |url=https://www.zgbk.com/ecph/words?SiteID=1&ID=585839&Type=bkztb&SubID=847 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.zgbk.com}} |
Notes
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External links
- Liste von Quellen zur Geschichte der chinesischen Ess- und Trinkkultur (a commented and more comprehensive list in German)
{{portalbar|China|Food|Literature}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Chinese culinary history sources}}