The Chinese character "sho" appeared in recipes as early as the 1st century AD in China and referred to a fermented food either made from vegetables or alternatively from flesh or fish.
Dabeecadda Shiinaha "sho" waxay ka soo muuqatay cuntada sida ugu horreysa qarnigii 1aad ee AD ee Shiinaha waxayna tixraacday cunno khamiir leh oo laga sameeyay khudradda ama haddii kale laga helo hilib ama kalluun.