When we watch Qing Dynasty costume dramas, in addition to paying attention to the plot, we also particularly like to observe the palace delicacies in them. Whether it is the various hard dishes at the New Year’s and festival banquets or the daily snacks, they are all exciting.

Indeed, the Qing Dynasty can be said to be the dynasty with the richest cuisine in ancient my country, because by this period, various cuisines in our country had developed significantly, and the specialty foods of many ethnic groups such as the Mongols and Manchus were also brought to the Central Plains.

At that time, the most famous thing in the Qing court was the well-known "Man-Han banquet".

As the name suggests, the Manchu-Han banquet includes Manchu-style barbecue and shabu-shabu, as well as relatively lighter and softer Han dishes. Various methods such as frying, stir-frying, braising, stewing, stewing, and mixing are all available. The whole set of banquets generally has 108 noodles.

There are 54 dishes each of Manchu and Chinese dishes, as well as some fruits, snacks and fine wines. It can be said that all the delicacies from all over the country are gathered here, and the guests will feast on them in three days.

It is impossible to have a Manchu-Han banquet every day, so what do people in the palace usually eat?

As the master of the palace, the emperor's diet is the richest. Generally, there are 20 dishes for the dinner, with 4 kinds of staple food and 2 kinds of soup or porridge. It is a combination of meat and vegetables, including not only chicken, duck and fish, but also the freshest vegetables and porridge.

Melons and fruits as well as various specialty foods sent as tribute from various places.

Of course, it is impossible for one person to finish so many dishes. In addition, the king of a country has been taught from a young age to "taste lightly" when eating. No matter how much he likes to eat, he can only take one or two bites. Therefore, in addition to giving favors to palace maids and eunuchs,

, these vegetables will be wasted.

The empress dowager's meal specifications were second, and the other concubines had fixed dishes according to their grades. If they wanted to eat well, they had to spend money to prepare them.

However, the concubines still had a lot of daily snacks, such as lotus root powder and osmanthus cake, bean yellow cake, jujube paste cake, wishful rolls, etc.