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What oil did the ancient palace use for cooking?
Lard, ghee, emulsifiable concentrate

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The diet system in Qing Dynasty was very strict. People of different grades enjoy different dietary treatments, and everyone has a standard ration, the so-called "share". The emperor's daily share is amazing: 22 kg of plate meat, 5 kg of soup meat, lard 1 kg, 2 sheep, 5 chickens, 3 ducks, all kinds of vegetable milk 100 kg, Yuquan water 12 cans, emulsifiable concentrate 1 kg, 75 packets of tea and so on. As for the queen, she cooks 16 kg of meat, 10 kg of soup meat, 10 kg of pork, 2 sheep, 5 chickens, 3 ducks, 19 kg of vegetables, 60 radishes (of all kinds), 6 kg of onions, 4 Liang yuquan wine and 3 kg every day. The number of concubines, princes and Fujin below the queen decreased accordingly.