洛阳水席源自唐代说质疑

Doubts about the Origin of Luoyang Soup Banquet

或说洛阳水席起源于唐代的佛寺,或说起源于唐代武则天吃萝卜。唐代文献有关于洛阳饮食的零星说法,但水席来源的说法却找不到文献依据,也缺乏合理性。加以推测,当地农家以红薯淀粉制成的不同形状食品为主要原料,配以肉食,变换花样,轮番装碗上菜,招待客人。由于多是汤菜,相沿成俗,后被开发改造,起名水席。红薯是明朝才从国外传入中国的,因而洛阳水席不会起源于唐代。

Some say Luoyang Soup Banquet originated from the Buddhist temple of Tang Dynasty, some say it from the story of Wu Zetian eating turnip. There are some records of the food of Luoyang in the literature of Tang Dynasty, but Luoyang Soup Banquet cannot be found in the records, and the saying is lack of reason. It is supposed that the local farmers used starch from sweet potato to make different shapes of food, which were used as basic ingredient, matched with meat, and cooked in various ways to serve successively on the table to treat the guests. For most of the dishes were soups, and later through the long run of remolding, it became a tradition, and the banquet was named soup banquet. Sweet potato was introduced to China in Ming Dynasty; therefore, it is impossible that the Luoyang Soup Banquet was originated from Tang Dynasty.