Tang Dynasty
Documents complied during the Tang Dynasty (618–907)
| Title | Chinese name | Date | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yiwen Leiju Encyclopedia of Arts and Letters |
藝文類聚 艺文类聚 |
Ouyang Xun, a calligrapher | А poetic encyclopedia （卷72食物部其它） | |
| Beiji Qianjin yaofang The Precious Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold |
備急千金要方 备急千金要方 |
Sun Simiao known as King of Medicine | Along with Qian Jin Yi Fang ("Supplement to the Formulas of a Thousand Gold Worth"), both significantly contribute to the development of Chinese medicine.（卷26食治） | |
| Shipu Recipe Manuals |
食譜 食谱 |
a generic term to refer to recipe books during the Tang Dynasty. | ||
| Shiliao bencao Materia Medica for Successful Dietary Therapy |
食療本草 食疗本草 |
684 or 701- 104 and 721- 739 |
Meng Shen and Zhang Ding | The earliest complete dietary work. Based on Meng Shen's book Buyang fang (Prescription to Replenish and Nourish), Zhang Ding expanded it and renamed it as such. （1卷残） |
| Chajing The Classic of Tea |
茶經 茶经 |
written between 760 to 780 | Lu Yu | The very first monograph on tea in the world that records Chinese methods of tea cultivation and preparation. |
| Jiancha shuiji Note on Brewing Tea |
煎茶水記 煎茶水记 |
Zhang Youxin (張又新), a tea expert | Discusses the way of tea brewing and suggests a trend towards more study of tea. | |
| Shiyi xinjian A Revised Mirror for the Dietitian |
食醫心鑑 食医心鉴 |
published in 850 | Unknown | Food therapy |
| Youyang zazu Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang |
酉陽雑俎 酉阳杂俎 |
published approximately in 853 | Duan Chengshi | A miscellany of Chinese and foreign legends and hearsay, reports on natural phenomena, short anecdotes, and tales of the wondrous and mundane, as well as notes on such topics as medicinal herbs and tattoos. （酒食） |
| Lingbiao lu yiji Strange Southern Ways of Men and Things |
嶺表錄異記 岭表录异记 |
written between 889 and 904 | Liu Xun (劉恂) | （部分） |
| Shanfujing shoulu The Manuscript of the Diet Minister's Classic |
膳夫經手錄 膳夫经手录 |
856 | Yang Yezhuan | Introduces many formulae for diet therapy |
| Shanfulu Chef's Manuals |
膳夫錄 膳夫录 |
Southern Sung | Zheng Wang (鄭望) | Anecdotes |
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