"Food is the first priority for the people" comes from "Han Shu. "The Biography of Li Shiqi" says: "The king regards the people as his heaven, and the people regard food as their heaven." China entered the farming era very early. In the long agricultural society, due to the low level of productivity, the social population was relatively small. Historically, Frequent natural and man-made disasters force people to pay more attention to the issue of food and clothing. Nowadays, people say that "food is the first priority for the people", and "food" mostly refers to various types of food such as directly edible meals. The original meaning of this statement is that people regard food as the foundation of life. Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in "Historical Records: Biography of Li Sheng and Lu Jia": "The king regards the people as his heaven, and the people regard food as their heaven." When Sima Zhen of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Suoyin" in "Historical Records", he noted It's obviously coming from Guanzi. Guan Zhong once said: "The king regards the people as his heaven, and the people regard food as their heaven. He who can understand the nature of heaven is so good." The concept that the people regard food as their heaven has such a long history, which reflects the thousands of years of Chinese civilization history and agricultural relations. To be extremely close, food is crucial. People's understanding of the importance of eating has always existed throughout the history of the development of Chinese civilization. The concept that food is the most important thing for the people can be said to be the most basic and important core of the concept of Chinese food culture.