Chinese culture is profound and profound, with a long history and a wide range of sources. One of them is Chinese food. Our country is a hometown of food. Throughout history, people have created a wide range of delicious dishes. Food is the most important thing for the people. The ancients paid great attention to food, which is also a reflection of the ancients' love for life.
Chinese food has a very complex system. There are many types of cooking methods alone, such as sautéing, stewing, roasting, blanching, steaming, fried, stewing, stewing, stir-frying, etc.
Cats are a very interesting animal. Cats are not rare in daily production and life. In ancient times, there were also people who liked to raise cats. The typical representative is poet of the Song Dynasty . Lu You wrote in his "Storm and Rain Works on November 4th": " wind blows the rivers and lakes and rains in the village, and the sound of the four mountains is like the waves. The firewood in the stream is soft and warm. I and live slave do not go out ." The " live slave " mentioned in the poem is a cat.
People often talk cats with dogs. Compared with cats, dogs are not so lucky, because in ancient times, people had eaten dog meat. The most typical example is the mythological and legendary Jigong monk. Jigong loves to eat dog meat and drink alcohol. He believes that " wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha sits in his heart "
So, why is there no cat meat in people's recipes? Why don’t Chinese eat cat meat? The answers are as follows:
First, in fact, the ancients tried it, Li Shizhen has left the answer long ago. In Li Shizhen's book "Compendium of Materia Medica", cat meat was recorded, and it was believed that "cats are hot, sour, and non-toxic." According to Li Shizhen's description, cat meat is not good, both tickle, bitter, and sour, and is not suitable for food.
Secondly, in addition to the unchewable taste of cat meat, cats also have many characteristics that are not suitable for food, such as cats being agile and difficult to catch, such as cats being unruly and extremely ferocious, such as cats being thin and meatless, etc. More importantly, the ancients raised cats and were mostly used to catch mice. Cats were natural enemies of mice, and mice lived in an environment full of bacteria and viruses, which also led to people not daring to eat cat meat. After all, in ancient times, plague was quite terrible.
Third, finally, we have to mention the mystery of cats. Cats are quick to move and elusive. In the eyes of the ancients, cats were believed to be very spiritual animals. There are always sayings such as " Xuancao " and "cats have nine lives". Out of awe of cats' aura, people dare not make cat meat. There are different winds in ten miles, different customs in hundreds of miles, and even in many places, after a domestic cat dies, there will be a way to hang the body of the domestic cat on a tree.
Summary:
To this day, more and more people keep cats. Many people do not raise cats to catch mice. Cats have become people's pets and accompany people.
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