Suixiju yinshipu
The Suixiju yinshipu ( Chinese : 随 息 居 饮食 谱; Pinyin : Suíxījū yǐnshípǔ; " Dietetics Manual from the Suixi Residence ") by the dietitian and doctor Wang Shixiong王士雄 (1808–1867?) Is an important source on the history of Chinese food - and drinking culture and especially the Chinese dietetics in the time of the Qing Dynasty .
About 370 foods are listed there. The book was published in one volume (juan) in 1861.
author
The author comes from the city of Haining海宁 in the province of Zhejiang , he later lived in Hangzhou and Shanghai . Suixi zi (随 息 子) was one of his nicknames ( hao ), his age- old name was: Wang Mengying (王孟英). A collection of five medical works named after his study, Qianzhai, was published in Shanghai in 1914 (?) Under the title Wangshi Qianzhai yishu wuzhong (王氏 潜 斋 医书 五种). The work discussed here is also included.
Chapter headings
- Water and drinks (shuǐyǐn 水 饮)
- Cereal dishes (gǔshí 谷 食)
- Seasoning (tiáohé 调和)
- vegetarian dishes (shūshí 蔬食)
- Fruits and a. (guǒshí 果 食)
- Mammals and poultry (máoyǔ 毛羽)
- Fish and shellfish (línjiè 鳞 介).
Note on the book title
Wang Shixiong himself referred to his place of residence as “Suixi ju” (随 息 居) . The word "suíxī 随 息" is explained in the Han-De yixue da cidian (Chinese-German dictionary of medicine) as follows: "mentally following one's own breathing - a process in Qigong in which one follows one's own breath for concentration of thoughts and it feels. "
Old prints and new editions
The book was first printed in Shanghai in 1861. It is contained in the culinary book series Zhongguo pengren guji congkan by the publishing house Zhongguo shangye chubanshe , Beijing: Zhongguo shangye chubanshe 1985, commented and explained by Zhou Sanjin (周三 金).
Footnotes
- ↑ Our presentation is essentially based on Zhongguo pengren cidian and Zhongguo pengren baike quanshu .
- ↑ The quotation in German was taken over without correction. With Qigong the Chinese word "Qigong气功/氣功" is meant. - Engelhardt / Hempen (2002) translate the book title as: “Cookbook of the House of Desire.
literature
- Han-Ying, Han-Fa, Han-De, Han-Ri (Eds.): Han-De-yixue-da-cidian. = Chinese-German dictionary of medicine. Di yi ban, di er ci yinshua. Renmin Weisheng Chubanshe, Beijing 2002, ISBN 7-117-02208-6 .
- Zhongguo pengren cidian , p. 665.
- Zhongguo pengren baike quanshu , p. 565.
- Zhongguo pengren wenxian tiyao , No. 121
- Ute Engelhardt, Carl-Hermann Hempen : Chinese dietetics. Basics and practical application. 2., revised. and exp. Edition. Urban & Fischer, Munich et al. 2002, ISBN 3-437-56490-0 .
- Arthur W. Hummel (Ed.): Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. (1644-1912). 2 volumes. United States Government Printing Office , Washington DC 1943–1944.