In the Han dynasty, eating meat was no longer a problem. Why is chicken only expensive?

Chicken is very expensive mainly because of these two reasons, one is because of the function of chicken itself, and it is mythical, and the other is because the total amount of chicken is small.

Chickens had a high status in ancient times, for one thing, because they were practical, and for another, because they had implications. Let's talk about its practicality first. Because there were no alarm clocks and watches in ancient times, people usually got up by crowing. Chicken is also a very diligent animal, which can stick to its post every day, 365 days a year. So how can people be willing to eat such an important animal! Secondly, the meaning of chicken is very different. In ancient times, chickens were used for divination, and henhouses had the meaning of gods. The ancients also used chickens to ward off evil spirits and sacrifice. Killing chickens to drive away evil spirits is a kind of witchcraft and superstition. As early as the pre-Qin period, chicken and chicken blood were used to exorcise evil spirits. The ancients believed that chicken and chicken blood had the functions of exorcising ghosts and evil spirits and eliminating disasters. Moreover, due to the limited technology, the ancients had a strong illusion about birds flying in the sky and thought that birds had a connection with God. So the phoenix is on the chicken, with the color of myth, and then it becomes full of power.

Of course, there is another point: at that time, chickens were not raised on a large scale, but were raised in small quantities by retail investors. Everyone attaches importance to the practicality and protection significance of chickens. In this case, it is rare to think of eating chicken.

Now, comparing with ancient life, we will find how delicious chicken wings, chicken necks, beggar chickens and stewed mushrooms are. Every day, a large number of chickens are made into delicious food on the production line. People don't have to worry about not having chickens to delay their work, nor are they afraid of having fewer chickens and suppressing their appetite.