However, Putin's wife lyudmila refuted Putin's statement in her book Vladimir Putin: The Road to Power. She said that Putin is very picky. If he is slightly dissatisfied with the food, he may refuse to eat. However, in public, Putin does eat everything, but he eats everything quickly. It seems that eating has become part of his job.
US President Bush has said in many interviews that his favorite foods are peanut butter sandwiches, cheeseburgers and fried potatoes, which are all popular foods.
But former White House chef Walter Chaibo hit the nail on the head: "One of Bush's hobbies is Thai food, with lots of ginger juice, red peppers and curry."
There are few gourmets among political strongmen, and there is little time to sit down and enjoy a good meal calmly. Former French President Jacques Chirac is an exception. For him, eating is a great enjoyment. He can eat ox head meat, snails, mollusks and rabbit meat. It is said that former French President Mitterrand was surprised by his successor's appetite when traveling: "What a pauper!" "
Chirac can eat and cook. Although it is not recorded in his official resume, it is said that he once attended a chef training class when he was young, and his specialty was stewed oxtail.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not only a strong woman in politics, but also takes time to cook in person every Saturday. Both she and her husband like farm dishes: potato soup, patties, baked rainbow trout and big pies. It is said that her specialty is cream pie.
Although Queen Elizabeth II has great wealth, she is famous for her frugality. The meat and vegetables left over from lunch should not be thrown away, but should be used to bake potato pies. However, she can't stand tomato seeds because they will stick between her teeth.
Italy's two prime ministers, Silvio Berlusconi and Prodi, have completely different eating styles. Silvio berlusconi, the former prime minister, was very particular about diet and had strange habits. Sometimes he refuses to eat meat, sometimes he only eats high-protein food and sometimes he even eats steamed food. Prodi, on the other hand, has an excellent appetite, so he got the nickname "Mottra" (Italian favorite sausage).
Mei Lanfang likes a light diet, which has something to do with his Peking Opera life. He attaches great importance to protecting his bright eyes, white teeth, voice and figure, and pays attention to health, beauty, low voice and obesity in his diet.
Mei Lanfang's family specially invited a chef who specializes in Huaiyang cuisine. Huaiyang cuisine is well-made, diverse in variety, light in taste and mainly original in flavor. Mei Lanfang appreciates this very much, and thinks that Huaiyang cuisine can not only keep the true colors of the dishes, but also keep the nutrition of the dishes, and never tire of eating them.
Because she likes lightness, Mei Lanfang has developed the eating habit of "three noes and three fears": First, she is determined not to drink alcohol, for fear of choking her throat; Second, try to eat less greasy food such as animal viscera and braised pork, and be afraid of phlegm; 3. Don't eat cold drinks before and after the performance, especially after the performance. The vocal cords won't become "hoarse" after the violent "hot sound". In order to protect her voice and increase nutrition, Mei Lanfang advocates eating more fresh milk, eggs, vegetables and fruits.
In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong liked to eat rose cakes, which made him a palace. Later, Emperor Qianlong also "specially approved": "In the future, there is no need to invite rose cakes for God's snacks."
In the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang loved eating at an early age. When he was outside the customs, in order to get a pig's head addiction, he did not hesitate to send a fast rider to drive to the wonton soup hutong in Beijing to buy a pig's head there. Liu bang loves cold rice noodles. When Liu Bang sealed Hanwang, he was addicted to the local cold rice noodles in Hanzhong. When you become emperor, don't forget to eat Hanzhong bean jelly. It is said that someone was promoted for paying tribute to Liu Bang's cold rice noodles. Emperor Xianfeng loves bean jelly. One day in Xianfeng ten years. Xianfeng went out of the palace gate and ate two bowls of bean jelly in the street. He thought it was delicious, so he invited the seller of bean jelly to live in the palace for a month and taught him how to make bean jelly. Also, Cixi loves tea, and Li Hongzhang loves pickles; Zheng Banqiao loves to eat dog meat; Wei Zhi likes celery.