Grains and cereals such as rice, wheat and barley; fruits and vegetables such as soybeans, Chinese cabbage, leaf mustard, amaranth, pears, peaches, plums and Chinese dates; and common domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens were all eaten three or four thousand years ago, just as they are today.
穀類食物如稻、麥；蔬果有大豆、白菜、芥菜、莧菜、梨、桃、李、棗… …；常見的食用的家禽家畜，包括牛、羊、豬、雞等，均與今日相同。