Ancient Chinese Kitchens

Abstract

Broadcast Transcript: Few people don't love Chinese food: The delicate flavors; the bite size pieces; the flavorful sauces; the healthful spices. Well, here's at least one reason why Chinese food is so good: they've been cooking it for about 3,000 years longer than the rest of us have. A recent archeological dig uncovered shards of ancient pottery here in Jiangxi Province that dates back a whopping 20,000 years making them the world's oldest examples of pottery. The simple concave vessels were most likely used for steaming food, which indicates that Chinese cuisine has always centered around cooking and steaming. Ancient pottery, yea, but there was no mention of 20,000 year old chopsticks. #ceas #china #hacker