The diet provided to the emperor is called imperial diet. Except for banquets, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty set the table alone. Dishes and soups are covered with bowls, which are only opened when they are used to prepare meals. Every emperor has his own special organization. All kinds of tea and milk tea boiled with milk, cream, sugar and tea are supplied by the Imperial Tea Room, all kinds of snacks are made by the pastry room, and dinner is supplied by the Imperial Kitchen. In winter, there are two meals a day on Saturday morning. How to prepare each meal, make a list one by one, and report it to the ministers in the government for compliance. The two ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are always in charge of catering in the canteen, which needs about 30,000 yuan a year, mainly for buying chickens, ducks, pigs, fish and vegetables. And rice, noodles, sheep, milk, delicacies, dried vegetables, etc. It is used for royal catering, and does not need to be purchased from various places or from farmland and special places belonging to the Ministry of the Interior. Besides paying attention to color, fragrance and taste, the emperor's menu also has a feature, that is, each dish has an auspicious or unique name, such as Jade Phoenix Back to the DPRK, Dragon Boat Fish, Phoenix Pawo, Clear Soup Evergreen, Longjing Bamboo Sun Soup, Golden Silk Roll and so on. Some dishes have interesting legends and stories.
With the China Revolution and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the royal chefs in the palace also went to the people. These chefs run restaurants, which are called "imitation meals" because the dishes they cook are modeled after the original imperial meals in the Qing Dynasty. "Imitation restaurant" is a well-known restaurant specializing in making royal recipes. This shop is located in Beijing Beihai Park, the imperial garden of the former emperor, and has a history of more than 50 years. The first founder of Fangshan Hotel was Zhao Renqi, a chef in the Qing Dynasty. 1925, he invited several royal chefs of the Qing Dynasty to cooperate and founded Fangshan Hotel, which became a sensation as soon as it opened and became a famous restaurant, providing court dishes for diners. Today, if visitors to Beijing want to go to Fangshan Restaurant, they can try the enjoyment of the former emperor of China.