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How did the ancient Chinese keep food warm in winter?
date:2016/11/25
Appliances like electric rice cookers, microwaves, and electric kettles, make it easy for people to keep food warm and enjoy a comfortable winter. So how did Chinese people in ancient times cope in winter without these mod cons? According to historical records and archaeological discoveries, ancient Chinese people were using their own methods of heat preservation as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
The "Wen Ding" , an ancient cooking vessel, served for keeping warm, but instead of using electric energy, the ancient cooking vessel preserved heat by burning fuels like firewood and charcoal.
The "Ran Lu" is a small size cooking vessel made of bronze,which may have been used as a small hot pot.
The cooking vessels mentioned above were usually used by nobles and royal families. Its principle "Wen Wan" or bowl is simple. By using an insulting layer to isolate the food container from the outside cold, it is able to keep food warm. This kind of bowl is called "Wen Wan". When hot water is poured into the interlayer, the bowl can keep food or drinks warm.
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