“Old-Made” Soup by Chinese Recipe Since 2, 400 Years, Discovered

After finding a great ancient treasure of Royal Chinese coins, there has again been an interesting excavation of something ancient yet ‘once edible’ Chinese piece. As quoted by BBC, Chinese archaeologists have recently unearthed a 2, 400-year old, sealed bronze utensil with a green gooey liquid believed to be “soup with bones immersed into it”.  They say that tests are going to be confirmed for identifying the actual constituents of the ancient recipe along with an odorless liquid found in another vessel, believed to be wine.

The state media report too, said that the site, which is an old royal tomb was excavated in order to make space for the extension of the local airport in Shaanxi province. 

After the discovery, Liu Daiyun of the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology said, “It's the first discovery of bone soup in Chinese archaeological history. The discovery will play an important role in studying the eating habits and culture of the Warring States Period (475-221BC).”

Adding an interest element to the news, the excavation site is in the proximities of Xian. Xian served to be the capital of ancient China 1, 100 years back. Moreover, Emperor Qin’s mausoleum and his famous terracotta warriors make the closest spot from the fresh activity centre. 

Emperor Qin is said to be the first Chinese Emperor who was responsible for the unification of China in 221 BC. His tenure extended till 210 BC. As soon as he ascended the throne, he spent decades in building an enormous underground tomb for himself. Still the entire site has not yet been dug fearing it might damage the rest of the relics that it contains. 

The archaeologists also suggest of the fact that maybe the emperor is also buried with his soldiers in the tomb.