Gan Long likes to eat ducks, and also eats a famous dish, salted duck. According to a big restaurant, when Gan Long went to the south of the Yangtze River, he heard that the ducks in the water town were delicious, so he had the idea of early adopters. It's almost noon, and I'm worried that Gan Long will blame me. The cook is in a hurry, even the duck feathers are in a hurry.
What if I can't pull it clean? The cook can also fool, and conveniently sprinkled a handful of dried black vegetables to cover the duck feathers with the light duck. Who would have thought that they used to eat palace flavor at ordinary times, and they felt fresh when they changed their mouth, praising the delicious taste. Because the emperor likes it.
Yes, a famous dish has just come out. This legend is not credible. This may be made up by the restaurant, but it shows that Gan Long likes to eat ducks.
For another example, Empress Dowager Cixi's daily imperial meals include braised duck, braised duck, roast duck, duck tongue, duck paw, duck gizzard, duck liver and duck intestines, which she likes to eat.
Puyi, the last emperor, copied a rough list of Xuantong's four years in February in his book My First Half Life. At that time, Puyi was only 7 years old, but she ate nearly 30 dishes for breakfast, including three fresh ducks, fried sea cucumber with duck strips and fried Gexianmi with diced duck.
Because Cixi likes to eat ducks, someone has made good luck. Xiao, a famous eunuch in the late Qing Dynasty, is one of them. The reason why Zhang Xiaode can become a red man in front of Cixi can be found out because he is good at making a dish that Cixi likes to eat-stewed duck strips.
Wen Baotian, who had been in the imperial dining hall of the Qing Palace, recalled-
Because he could fry several dishes that Cixi liked and was loyal everywhere, Cixi ordered him to take charge of the case in Shoushan Restaurant. Every day, he cooks several of his specialties, such as stewed duck strips, fried dried blue bean curd, fried carrot sauce and fried cucumber sauce, for Cixi to eat. Because he is famous for his ruthless beating, he has won the trust of Cixi and thinks that accommodation is important. It is not safe to have such a loyal and reliable person to supervise everything, so he has become an important figure in Cixi's mind. Needless to say, when she was in the palace, that is, when Cixi lived in the Summer Palace, she always ordered him to live in the south yard of Renshou Hall, specializing in diet.
In addition, the chefs of the imperial chefs in the Qing Dynasty were also good at cooking ducks. For example, stewed and steamed duck, which Cixi likes to eat, is washed, eviscerated, put into a porcelain jar and cooked with slow fire for two days to make the duck crisp and rotten. It takes three days to stew ducks and remove their hair.
Steam the duck in a crucible for three days. Goldfish duck's paw is unique. First, put the duck's paw in the pot, boil it in clear water for 15 minutes, and take it out when it is seven-ripe, remove the bones and hard calluses in the palm, then add the spices and Flos Magnoliae, and cook it together, which is refreshing and delicious.
Why did the Qing emperors like to eat ducks? It is still a mystery. It is said that duck meat can clear the fire and calm the air, such as the effect of stewed duck strips. The menu will indicate: nourishing, clearing away heat and fire, constipation, strengthening the spleen and appetizing. Eating duck is just enough to get rid of the fire.
Of course, the emperor likes to eat ducks for different reasons. For example, Cixi, who likes to eat ducks, may give more consideration to tonic and health care. It is said that she has hidden dangers of convenience, and constipation is also possible.