Core Tip: Like Nanjing people, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty all like to eat ducks, and ducks are always indispensable in every imperial meal. In the fifty-third year of Qianlong (A.D. 1788), on the seventh day of July, breakfast in Qianlong included stewed duck with wine, duck in soup and steamed duck. Gan Long likes to eat ducks, and he also eats a famous dish "Duck with Dried Vegetables". According to a big restaurant, when Gan Long went to Jiangnan, he heard that the ducks in the water town were delicious, so he planned to try them early. It's almost noon, and I'm still worried about it. The cook was so anxious that he didn't even pluck the duck feathers. What should I do? The cook can also fool, and conveniently sprinkled a handful of dried black vegetables and covered the duck feathers with the light duck. Who wants to get used to eating palace flavor at ordinary times? Changing your mouth feels fresh and praises the taste. Because the emperor loves to eat, he made such a famous dish. 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 the 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 diced duck with Gexianmi. 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. 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. Is it just right to eat some ducks to "dispel fire"? Of course, the emperor likes to eat ducks for different reasons. For example, Cixi, who likes to eat ducks, may think more about "reinforcing deficiency for health". It is said that she still has hidden dangers of convenience, and it is also possible to "regulate constipation".