契丹人因其游牧生活的特性和所处的自然环境使其食物结构中野生资源占有相当的比重。契丹人食用的野生资源有野生动物,如禽鸟、走兽、鱼类;野生植物,如莲藕、野葱及韭菜等,还有诸多野生山果。这种独特的食物结构造就了契丹人的独特体质和民族性格,同时对辽代社会也产生了重要影响。 Khitan because of their nomadic life characteristics and the natural environment in which its wild food resources in the structure occupy a considerable proportion. Wild resources of the Khitan people eat wild animals such as birds, beasts, fish; wild plants such as lotus root, wild onions and leeks, there are many wild berries. This unique food structure has created the unique physique and national character of the Khitan people and has also had an important impact on the Liao society.