Gan Long:? Do you come to the court so early every day and eat at home? ?

Minister:? Eat?

Gan Long:? What did you eat? ?

Minister:? The family is not rich, so we can only eat a few eggs. ?

Gan Long:? Two silver eggs 10. I dare not eat more. You only have a few! ?

The minister didn't dare to say much, only that the quality of the eggs he ate was not good. In fact, folk eggs are very cheap, but they have changed hands several times in the palace and are expensive in Qianlong. It is said that during Guangxu period, it rose to 30 taels of silver, and only three coppers were used by the people. But Guangxu likes to eat eggs and eats tens of thousands of silver eggs every year.

The daily food standard of the Qing emperor was different in each period, but before that, we should know that the Qing emperor only ate two meals a day, with breakfast at 6-8 o'clock and dinner at 12- 14 o'clock, and a snack would be added after each meal.

There are three kinds of dishes in Qing palace, one is Manchu cuisine; The second is northeast cuisine; The third is Suzhou and Hangzhou cuisine;

According to historical records, according to the rules of the palace, the emperor probably does two things every day, one is reading and the other is eating;

Imperial chef 120 people, eunuch 150 people. The emperor's daily meals are listed in advance according to the chef, and then they can be cooked after being reviewed by the competent minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the beginning, the dining standard of the Qing emperor was 120 dishes per meal and three tables. In addition, snacks and fruits were added, which were later wasted and reduced to 64 dishes. During Xianfeng period, it was reduced to 32 dishes, and after the dictatorship of Empress Dowager Cixi, it was reduced to 24 dishes.

This is what emperors in Qing Dynasty generally need every day. So what do emperors eat every day?

According to records, there are many kinds of daily dishes. You can look at the pictures.

These are daily necessities, others are added. In fact, every Huang No.1 has different dietary preferences. Qianlong likes the combination of thickness and diet, and Guangxu likes seafood, such as shark's fin, sea cucumber and kelp. Puyi likes western food.

There are many specific menus, whether it is a full banquet or a Chinese banquet, it is also very rich and luxurious. Princess Feather is made into a picture, which can be seen at a glance. The menu recorded in "Food Bottom Archives" is as follows (part).

Before the Qing emperor ate it, there were eunuchs who tried poison and poison cards. If the food is poisonous, the poison test card half an inch wide and three inches long will change color, and even after passing the inspection, eunuchs are required to test it.

Someone asked the emperor if he couldn't finish so many dishes, or was he limited to three bites per dish. No matter how delicious it is, he will pick it after eating. This is mainly to prevent others from knowing what the emperor likes to eat.

In fact, there are many other festivals besides the standard of daily food and eating, because there are many kinds of court banquets, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, such as New Year's Day, the emperor's birthday (including the queen and the empress dowager), the three major festivals of winter solstice, the triumph banquet, the thousand banquets, etc., and there are many festival activities, which are better than usual.