Shijing (Sui Dynasty)

The Book of Food ( Chinese食 经Shíjīng ) by Xie Feng (谢 讽) from the Sui Dynasty is also known under the name of Xie Feng shijing (谢 讽 食 经 "Xie Feng's Book of Food").

It contains a total of 53 names of dishes and small snacks, but without specific preparation methods. It is an important source for the history of Chinese food and drink culture and valuable for research into Sui Dynasty cuisine.

The work is contained in the second book ( juan ) of the two-book (juan) work Qingyilu (清 异 录), section Zhuanxiumen (馔 羞 门), one of Tao Gu (陶 谷) (d. 970) from the Song Dynasty collection of brush notes compiled mainly from works of the Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties (which in turn was printed in the ancient book series called Baoyantang miji (宝 颜 堂 秘笈) in the Wanli era of the Ming period).

An early print is the Wanweishantang (宛 委 山 堂 本) edition of the ancient book series called Shuofu (说 郛).

The work is to be distinguished from the book of the same name ( Shijing食 经) by Ms. Lu (卢氏) from the time of the Northern Wei Dynasty , also known as Cui Hao shijing (崔浩 食 经 "Cui Hao's book of Food ") known work.

The title of both works is often translated as Food Canon in English.

See also

List of sources on the history of Chinese food and drink culture