In the Qing Dynasty, the morning court basically started at five o'clock in the morning. Qianlong: "You come to court so early every day. Have you eaten at home?"

?Minister: ?Eat? Qianlong: ?What did you eat?

Minister: My family is not rich and can only eat a few eggs.

?Qianlong: ?Eggs cost 10 taels of silver each. I don’t dare to eat more. You only pay back a few!

?The minister did not dare to say anything, but said that the eggs he ate were of poor quality. In fact, folk eggs were very cheap, but they changed hands several times in the palace. When they got to Qianlong, they were expensive. It is said that by the time of Guangxu, the price rose to 30 taels of silver each.

However, the folk only have three copper coins. However, Guangxu likes to eat eggs and eats tens of thousands of taels of silver eggs every year.

The daily food standards of the Qing Dynasty emperors were different in each period, but before that we need to know the premise that the Qing Dynasty emperors only ate two meals a day, breakfast was from 6 to 8 o'clock, and dinner was from 12 to 14 o'clock, each time

After the main meal, there will be a snack; the imperial meals of the Qing Dynasty mainly include three types of dishes, one is Manchu cuisine; the other is Northeastern cuisine; the third is Suzhou and Hangzhou cuisine. According to historical records and according to the rules of the palace, the emperor's daily affairs are roughly

There are two types, one for studying and the other for eating. There are more than 120 people in the imperial kitchen and more than 150 eunuchs. The emperor's daily meals are listed in advance according to the imperial kitchen, and can only be cooked after being checked by the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Qing Dynasty emperor's meal standard initially had 120 dishes for each meal, enough for three large tables. In addition, snacks and fruits were also added. After realizing that it was a waste, it was reduced to 64 dishes; in the Xianfeng period, it was reduced to 64 dishes.

There are 32 dishes, but after the dictatorship of the Empress Dowager Cixi, it was reduced to 24 dishes.

This is roughly what the emperor of the Qing Dynasty needed every day. So what did the emperor eat every day?

According to records, there are many kinds of daily dishes. You can see the pictures. These are all daily must-haves. Others are added separately. In fact, each Huang No. 1 has different dietary preferences. Qianlong liked the combination of thickness and thickness, and the complementation of vegetables and grains, which is relatively reasonable.

Guangxu likes to eat seafood, such as shark's fin, sea cucumber, kelp, etc. Puyi likes to eat Western food.

There are many specific menus, whether it is a full banquet or a Han banquet, it is also very sumptuous and luxurious. Princess Yu Ping has made it in the form of pictures. You can see by simply looking at it. The menu recorded in "Shan Di Dang" is as follows (among them

Part) The emperors of the Qing Dynasty would have eunuchs test poisons before eating. There was a poison test sign. If the food was poisonous, the half-inch wide and three-inch long poison test sign would change color. Even if the food passed the test, eunuchs would still have to test it.

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Someone asked, the emperor couldn't finish all the dishes, so he was restricted to only eat three bites of each dish. No matter how delicious it was, it would be taken away after eating. This was mainly to prevent others from knowing what the emperor liked to eat.

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In fact, in addition to the daily meals and meal standards, there are many other festivals, because there are many palace banquets, from the beginning to the end of the year, such as New Year's Day, the birthday of the emperor (including the queen and the empress dowager), the three major festivals of the winter solstice, and triumphal feasts.

There are many festivals, such as banquets, Qiansou Banquets, etc., and these festivals provide better food than ordinary meals.