Generally speaking, westerners really like to eat beef and mutton, but in China, beef is not as common as pork, and there were still many people who ate mutton in ancient times. Of course, beef is not unpopular, because ancient people did not advocate eating beef. In ancient China, cattle were used to cultivate land, not to raise meat. Therefore, ancient officials were not allowed to kill cattle casually, while in western countries, for example, most parts of Europe belonged to temperate maritime climate. Therefore, many countries in Europe have large areas of pasture that can be used, and the pasture grows very rapidly, so animal husbandry is naturally developed, just like the Inner Mongolia prairie, while most places in China's history belong to farming culture, and few people raise cattle and sheep on a large scale.

People who have traveled to many European countries will find that people in Europe and America like to eat beef and mutton, such as steak or lamb chops. Although there are many people who eat beef and mutton in China, such as cities in the northwest, pork is still the main food in general, and beef and mutton are relatively less common than pork. In fact, the reason why there is less beef and mutton in China is that it is difficult to breed a large number of cattle and sheep in most places in history, but in modern times, because of the development of aquaculture, there are large-scale breeding of cattle and sheep everywhere.

There were few people who raised cattle in ancient times. Sheep are generally not raised on a large scale, and only a few are raised at home. Therefore, in ancient times, mutton and beef were naturally not as common as pork. Cattle were raised only for farming, not for eating meat. After all, cattle were very important farming tools in ancient times, and it was a crime to kill cattle without permission, so it was difficult to see beef sold in ancient markets, but Europe was different. There is no need to raise cattle in Europe, and the geographical environment in Europe is very suitable for raising cattle and sheep. Because most of Europe belongs to temperate maritime climate, the grass here is very lush, which is most suitable for grazing cattle and sheep here.

Since modern times, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and other frontier areas have been incorporated into China's territory. It is said that there are more and more natural pastures in China, and more and more herders raise cattle and sheep, and they are influenced by the food culture in northwest China. Now people in most cities like to eat beef and mutton. After all, everyone knows that the nutrition of beef and mutton is far healthier than pork, but the price of beef and mutton is still much more expensive than pork. Therefore, most people still focus on pork, and beef and mutton are still relatively high-grade.