Everyone has an emperor dream in their hearts. After all, in our opinion, the ancient emperors were fragrant and spicy. I respect the great world. The so-called "wake up the power of the world, drunk lying on the knees of beauty" is nothing more than this.
Of course, we are fair to say that the endings of the emperors of the past dynasties are actually very good, at least they have not suffered any crimes, only a few last emperors may be more miserable, such as the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi , His experience was not very good, but he could still enjoy his old age.
We don’t have much influence on the ancient emperor. Many people think that the emperor will definitely be extravagant to eat a meal. The so-called Manhan Banquet 108 dishes may be nothing more than that. , But this is not the case.
Puyi wrote in "My First Half of Life": The emperor eats, and there is another set of terminology, which is absolutely forbidden for others to say wrong. Rice is not called rice but called "din", and eating is called "din". The kitchen is called "Royal Dining Room". There is no ancient time for eating, which means that the emperor can order food when he is hungry. It is not like ordinary people's three meals a day (in other words, this is the life of the rich).
There are two tables for dinner on weekdays and another hot pot in winter. In addition, there are three tables for dim sum, rice, porridge, and a small table for pickles. The eating utensils are bright yellow porcelain with dragon patterns and the words "Longevity without Borders" written on them. In winter, they are silverware with a porcelain pot containing hot water. Before the dishes were delivered, they had to be tasted by an eunuch, called "Taste Food" (in fact, it was a drug test, mainly for the safety of the emperor).
According to records, each meal of Queen Mother Longyu has about hundreds of dishes, and six dining tables are used to prepare them. This is the pomp she inherited from Cixi, mine is less than her, and there are 30 kinds of ups and downs as usual. It can be seen that Lafayette Cixi is indeed more extravagant, and Empress Longyu also has a variety of things. In fact, it is not necessary to eat so much in general. Puyi usually has two small tables with 30 dishes for a period of meal, which is actually acceptable to us.
The editor found a "Rough Volume List in February of Xuantong Four Years" (that is, a draft of the menu in March of the first year of the Republic of China). The content of the meal is as follows:
Mushroom Fat Chicken, Three Fresh Duck, Five Rolls of Chicken Shreds, Stewed Meat, Stewed Persimmon, Sliced Meat Stewed Cabbage, Yellow Braised Lamb, Lamb Stewed Spinach Tofu, Cherry Meat Yam. Braised cabbage with donkey meat, sliced mutton and Sichuan radish, duck strips and sea cucumber, duck and scalloped rice, roasted mushrooms, braised magnolia slices, mutton braised, fried spring rolls, fried yellow leek, smoked elbow tripe, braised Boiled tofu, smoked dried shreds and cooked pinchettes, stir-fried shredded cabbage with pepper oil, dried five-spice, sacrificial pork slices soup, boiled saile, and cooked white meat.
There are so many dishes that the emperor can't finish by himself, at most, one or two mouthfuls of each dish or even many dishes without a bite. , So where and how to deal with the remaining dishes? Was it really all poured into a swill bucket?
In fact, at that time, the emperor’s "Royal Food" was a great business opportunity for the people. Therefore, people in the palace often sold leftovers with relatively complete dishes to restaurants at a discount. It is sold in the name of "Royal Food" to seek commercial profits. In our current terms, it is selling dog meat by selling sheep's head. Although it is a bit unpleasant, it is true.
Not to mention, it is easy to sell with such a name, so reselling the emperor’s leftovers has become an industrial chain, and it is also a huge profit industry. According to statistics, this gray industrial chain was very mature in the Qing Dynasty, and the number of people involved was as many as tens of thousands!
Of course, the condition is relatively intact, so what about the poor preservation? There are also solutions. Vendors often mix those messy leftovers and throw them into a large pot, pour hot water and boil them to make a pot of "hodgepodge"!
But at this time, the customer only needs a "big son" to fish it with a long-handled spoon. It depends on luck. Whatever it is, it is a half chicken drumstick if you are lucky. fish bones. It sounds a bit disgusting, but it's not bad for the poorer people. After all, you can taste the "Imperial Imperial Diet", which is still very famous.
In fact, it is reasonable to say that reselling leftovers in this way is prohibited in the palace, but no matter how tough the rules are, the profiteering will not be blocked. On the contrary, the more you stipulate, the more people will do it. But at any rate, food is not wasted. At least it is much better than pouring into a swill bucket. What do you think of this?
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