Rice became widespread in China and was the chief grain from then on.

The Mongols living near China depended on dairy products and sheep while Chinese were not as interested in milk.

There was abundant poultry of chicken and duck but beef was not as popular because of the influence of Indian religion.

The vegetable eaten were: cabbages, onions, garlic, spinach, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, gourds, eggplants, cresses, carrots etc.

By the end of the dynasty though, tea had changed from an exotic luxury to a necessity in every household.

Since the foreigners in China loved sweetened food, sugar was always used to preserve food, therefore sweetmeats and candies.

Bean curd (Tou Fu) was invented probably by the bean milk preserved with ordinary sea salt.

Fukien, Chekiang (East)—large frogs were eaten.

Since the Mongols were rulers of a world empire, they introduced a lot of new foods to China. Food was more Central Asian flavour, especially resembling Mongolian, Manchurian and Muslim food.

Due to the nomadic life of Mongols, dairy foods like cream, butter and kumys were popular.