First of all, there was no imperial dining room in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor's meals were managed by Guanglu Temple and Taichang Temple respectively. Guanglu Temple was not only responsible for the purchase of daily supplies, but also managed the daily diet of the palace. Even celebrations, rituals, etc. Taichang Temple, on the other hand, is mainly responsible for the food used for sacrifices.

However, as the emperor’s imperial catering team, Guanglu Temple pays attention to royal pomp and luxury. As for the taste, it may be relatively average. After all, be careful and you can’t make a big mistake. It even compares with Hanlin Academy articles, arsenal swords and guns, and imperial hospital prescriptions. They were both rated as one of the "Four Most Unreliable Restaurants in Beijing", which shows how unpalatable the dishes made by Guanglu Temple are.

As an emperor, he would naturally not eat these "coarse meals" every day. Therefore, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the emperor's royal meals were basically in charge of the internal supervision department, Shangshan Superintendent, and it would naturally become Be different!

The eating habits of various emperors in the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang

As a poor man, Zhu Yuanzhang was well aware of the sufferings of the people after he ascended the throne, so the palace meals in the early Ming Dynasty It is a relatively simple recipe, and Zhu Yuanzhang was originally from the south, so the imperial meals have southern characteristics. For example, the staple food is rice, and the taste is relatively light.

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang

At the same time, in order to let his descendants know the sufferings of the people, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the royal meals should include coarse grains and wild vegetables eaten by the common people, such as sorghum, mixed beans, and fried noodles. , asparagus, bitter root and so on.

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Attached: Menu for June of the Seventeenth Year of Hongwu

Breakfast: Stir-fried mutton, pan-fried rake goose, stir-fried pork with yellow cabbage , vegetarian soup with clear sauce, steamed pig's trotters and tripe, two-cooked pan-fried fresh fish, oven-roasted meat, noodles with chopsticks, soft chicken soup, fragrant rice, bean soup, and tea.

Lunch: pepper and vinegar shrimp, roast goose, fire-heated sheep head and hoof, goose meat, salty black bean and mustard sheep tripe plate, garlic vinegar and white blood soup, five-flavor steamed chicken, Yuanzhi sheep bones, paste Spicy vinegar kidneys, steamed fresh fish, steamed gluten with five flavors, mutton crystal dumplings, silk goose noodle soup, three delicacies soup, mung bean chess noodles, minced pepper mutton, fragrant rice, garlic cheese, bean soup, and tea.

Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di

As their successors, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di also advocated frugality, and basically had the same imperial cuisine as Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Zhu Di became a vassal in Beijing, and later moved the capital to Beijing. , the special northern pasta and braised and fried meals in the imperial meal are also included.

In addition, Zhu Di only loved the glutinous rice feast, which is a folk way of eating. Therefore, when Zhu Di was inspecting the imperial mausoleum, he was attracted by the glutinous rice banquet. After tasting it, he thought it was very good, so he cooked the glutinous rice cake. The banquet naturally became a royal tribute.

Attachment: Meal menu for October in the first year of Yongle

Four kinds of wine, roasted mutton, steamed chicken, goose with pepper and vinegar, roasted pork, and white pork soup. One goose, three chickens, five kilograms of mutton, five kilograms of pork, two buckets of white japonica rice, nine kilograms of tea, ninety pieces of sesame oil cakes, four kilograms of white flour, eight liang of sugar, and one liter of red beans for the steamed buns stuffed with sand. , twenty kilograms of Sydney fresh water chestnuts

Braised mutton

Zhu Youtang

In his early years, Zhu Youtang was not recognized by his father, so he ate hundreds of After growing up, he also practiced frugality and cut down palace expenses after taking the throne. Therefore, the diet was basically the same as that of the previous dynasty, without any distinctive changes.

Zhu Houzhao

As one of the most fun-loving emperors in history, Zhu Houzhao’s food was also unique. However, because Zhu Houzhao’s surname was Zhu and he was a pig, he issued a “forbidden food ban”. "Pig Order", although people were prohibited from eating pork, they couldn't help it, and the ban was soon abolished.

In addition, the famous Spring Banquet Pancakes in Beijing are also related to Zhu Houzhao. Because he liked to be out of the palace and did not want to waste time eating, the eunuch prepared pancakes for him and rolled them with onions, sauce, meat, and vegetables. Wait, it was convenient for Zhu Houzhao to eat in a hurry, so it was passed down!