Luoyang is Wu Zetian's favorite city. After becoming emperor, she spent most of her time here. Luoyang has a famous "water mat" (a special banquet in Luoyang), and the first dish is called "Chae Yeon". It is said that it is related to Wu Zetian. It is said that one year a vegetable farmer in the suburb of Luoyang planted a radish weighing more than 30 kilograms. Vegetable farmers regard it as auspicious and dedicate it to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian asked the chef to make it into a dish. When it was cooked into delicious food, Wu Zetian was full of praise. Because the radish is cut like a shredded bird's nest, it was immediately named "False Swallow". Since then, this dish has become popular, but it is only a legend, and there is no literature record in the Tang Dynasty.

Poria frost (a tonic of traditional Chinese medicine produced in Guangdong), it is said that Cixi likes to eat a snack called Poria with cakes in her later years. The 60th episode of A Dream of Red Mansions also introduces in detail the taking method of Poria cocos cream (pulverized powder of Poria cocos): After washing, Poria cocos cream is mixed with milk or boiled water, and a cup (net weight is about 20g) is taken every morning, which has the best nourishing effect. Poria cocos contains a large amount of polysaccharide easily absorbed by human body, which can enhance human immune function and help patients with chronic diseases, the weak and the elderly. Some of them, such as pachyman, have inhibitory effects on cancer cells, and long-term administration can promote the rehabilitation of cancer patients after chemotherapy and surgery.

Fuling cake is a famous food in Beijing. Because of nourishing, Cixi loves to eat, so it is worth a hundred times. Most foreigners who come to Beijing will go to Wangfujing to buy some tapes for their relatives and friends.

Princess Taiping's words are not recorded in historical materials, because she didn't actually rule China or have all the power. Generally, only people who have a great influence on the history of China care about the details of what he likes to eat.