In the ancient farming era, cattle were the largest labor force cultivated by the people. Cattle, as the main force, are not allowed to appear on the table. If they are eaten, they will lose some labor and seriously affect the national economy. Therefore, as a ruler, Cixi can't eat beef. Unlike now, in those days, cattle were animals related to people's livelihood, and killing cattle was forbidden. This is also the reason why Cixi dare not eat beef, so that people can know that she has eaten beef and people can spray her to death.
In the era of Nurhachi, Nurhachi was chased by Li in a battle, and was rescued by an unknown rhubarb dog when he was cornered. From then on, dogs were regarded as jurchen's life-saving dogs, and no one was allowed to kill them. The ban in the Nuhar period has been passed down to the Cixi period. In order to obey the order not to kill dogs, there is no dog meat on the table. Therefore, Cixi does not eat dog meat except beef. For some hunters, dogs are also a big helper.
Therefore, Cixi has tasted countless delicacies in her life, but these have never been tasted. It's not that she doesn't want to eat, mainly because she's afraid, afraid of disobeying the orders of her ancestors, afraid that after eating, the people will collectively accuse her and be dissatisfied with her, so she can only solve her restless heart as a foodie on other foods.