In the Qing Dynasty, the institutions that managed the emperor's diet included imperial dining room, imperial tea room, inner cake room, wine and vinegar room and grain warehouse. Among them, there are more than 370 people and dozens of eunuchs in the Imperial Dining Hall alone. There are rules about the diet in the palace. The emperor's daily food is: 22 kg of meat, vegetable meat 15 kg, lard 1 kg, 2 sheep, 5 chickens, 3 ducks, seasonal vegetables 19 kg, 60 radishes, 5 kohlrabi, 5 cabbages and 6 kg of onions. Seasoning yuquan wine four liang, sauce and clear sauce each three jins, vinegar two jins.

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The emperor's tableware is also exquisite, mainly gold and silver, and even ceramic products are of high quality. Among them, golden bowls, dishes, plates and other utensils can best reflect the royal style, so the royal family likes the "golden rice bowl".

In the history of China, there were many cases in which emperors were poisoned by tampering with food. "Zi Tongzhi Jin Jian Ji Ba" (Volume 86) records that Sima Zhong, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, "was poisoned by eating cakes and collapsed in Xianyang Hall in the afternoon". Therefore, in order to ensure food safety, the royal family usually had two ways in the past. One is to let others taste the food before the emperor eats it. This task is usually to serve eunuchs and is called "tasting food". If it is poisonous, the emperor can avoid the danger of death. Third, silverware is a common tool for drug testing before meals.

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