[The emperor's tableware is also exquisite] The Qing Emperor's tableware is extremely exquisite, reflecting the royal style. As recorded in the "Gold, Silver and Jade Bottom File of the Imperial Dining Room" on the third day of November in the 21st year of Qianlong, the tableware used that day was: 1 gold spoon, 1 gold spoon, 1 gold fork, 1 pair of gold inlaid toothbrushes, 2 silver Western hot pots, 23 silver hot pots with lids, 6 small silver hot pots with lids, 10 silver hot pots without lids, 1 silver pot, 1 silver pot lid, 4 silver rice cans, 6 silver peaches with lids, 4 silver bowls, 24 silver bowls with lids, 6 silver bowls, 5 silver bell covers, 2 silver chisel bowl lids, 2 silver spoons, 13 silver spoons, 1 half black lacquer gourd, 6 silver bowls, 1 silver bucket, 2 pairs of gold toothbrushes, 2 silver spoons, 10 pairs of ebony chopsticks, 3 pieces of Korean cloth, 1 piece of white spinning, 1 black lacquer gourd, 2 pieces of 7-inch bowls with leather inside, 2 pieces of 5-inch bowls with leather, 10 pieces of silver-inlaid tea bowls, 1 piece of silver-inlaid 5-inch non-dividing leather bowls, 9 pieces of silver-inlaid 3-inch 6-minute leather bowls, 22 pieces of 3-inch leather bowls in silver inlay, 10 pieces of silver-inlaid leather plates, 6 pieces of silver-inlaid leather cups, 10 pieces of leather 3-inch 5-minute plates, Hanyu inlaid with red sandalwood silver spoons, silver spoons, 2 silver forks, 2 pairs of silver chopsticks, 48 silver gourd bowls, 16 silver lacquer bowls.

According to the rules, the daily food standards of the Qing Emperor are: 22 catties of plate meat, 5 catties of soup meat, 1 catty of lard, 2 sheep, 5 chickens, 3 ducks, cabbage, spinach, coriander, celery, leeks, etc., a total of 19 catties, 60 large radish, and a total of 60, 1 melon, 1 winter melon, 5 each of amaranth and dried cabbage (6 catties each), 6 catties of green onions, 4 taels of Yuquan wine, 3 catties of sweet sauce and clear sauce, and 2 catties of vinegar. Morning and evening with the meal 8 plates, each plate 30, in addition to the imperial tea room for the emperor to prepare 50 dairy cows, each cow every day to deliver 2 catties of milk, a total of 100 catties, every day with 12 cans of jade spring water, 1 catty of emulsifiable concentrate, 75 bags of tea.

【Love to eat duck】The emperor and concubine of the Qing Dynasty liked to eat duck, and duck was indispensable for every meal, which is recorded. For example, there are stewed duck in wine, duck in soup, and steamed duck in Qianlong's breakfast, and the Empress Dowager Cixi's daily imperial meal recipe has stewed duck, stewed duck, roast duck, duck tongue, duck paw, duck liver, duck intestines, etc., and the old lady loves to eat. Because Cixi loves to eat duck, she has good luck because of a "stewed duck strip". It is said that Xiao Dezhang can fry a few kinds of stewed duck strips, fried dried orchid tofu, and a few other dishes that Cixi loves, and Cixi let him be in charge of the "Shou Shan Fang". According to the records, the emperor's daily servings are: 22 catties of plate meat, 5 catties of soup meat, 2 sheep, 5 chickens, 3 ducks, etc., the greeting of three ducks a day shows the degree of love for ducks. As for the reason, it may be because the duck meat is calm and spleen-strengthening and appetizing.

【The time when the emperor eats】The emperor does not eat three meals a day, but two meals a day, morning and evening. Breakfast is served from 7 to 9 o'clock and dinner is from 1 to 3 pm. After two meals, enter the evening "late" (snack). If the emperor is temporarily hungry or wants to eat something, he can send it in at any time.

[The emperor has three mouthfuls of food] The emperor has a rule of "no more than three spoonfuls of food" when eating, no matter what the dish, you can't eat three bites in a row, and the dishes that have eaten three bites are immediately withdrawn. Because the emperor loves to eat or not, he can't let outsiders know. When the emperor was eating, when his eyes looked at a dish, the eunuch next to him would move the dish to a place where the emperor could reach and scoop it into the cloth dish with a spoon. For example, when the emperor said, "This dish is good", the eunuch scooped it again and moved the dish back. If you eat three bites in a row, the head of the eunuch will shout: "Withdraw". After that, there will be no more dishes for ten and a half days.

【Terminology of the Emperor's Meal】The Emperor has his own special terminology for eating. Cooking is called "meal", eating is called "eating" or "eating", opening rice is called "passing meal", and the kitchen is called "imperial dining room". When it was time to eat—there was no fixed time, it was entirely up to the emperor to decide—I commanded, "Pass the meal!", and the little eunuch in front of me said "Pass the meal!" to the palace eunuch who was guarding the Ming Hall of the Yang Xin Palace, and in this way, the order to "pass the meal" went all the way to the imperial dining room. The "Chuanshan" brigade of dozens of eunuchs went straight to the Palace of Cultivating the Heart.

[The emperor eats and puts on a score] The emperor's dinner is about pomp, that is, "putting on a score". The standard imperial meal of the Qing Dynasty was 120 dishes per meal and three large tables. In addition, there are staple foods, snacks, fruits, etc. Later, some emperors reduced the number of provinces from 120 to 64, and then to 32 provinces in Emperor Xianfeng. After the Empress Dowager Cixi took power, the old lady set up a score again, with more than 100 dishes per meal. The emperor's kitchen was the imperial dining room, with 370 official cooks, more than 120 people in the imperial tea room and the clear tea room, and a total of 1560 eunuchs in the two places. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Qing Emperor would also have a band to entertain him when he ate.

【The emperor has always eaten alone】The emperor mostly eats alone, and no one is allowed to eat with the emperor without a will. The queen mother and her concubines usually eat in her palace. The emperor's endless meals would be rewarded to his concubines, princesses, and ministers. There are leftovers at any time, but after all, the emperor eats the leftovers, and it is a great honor to be rewarded. According to the case, in the ten days from October 21 to October 30 in the 46th year of Qianlong, he ate tempeh fish twice, green onion and pepper fish four times, braised fish three times, and fish in sauce once.

[The emperor's tableware is also exquisite] The Qing Emperor's tableware is extremely exquisite, reflecting the royal style. As recorded in the "Gold, Silver and Jade Bottom File of the Imperial Dining Room" on the third day of November in the 21st year of Qianlong, the tableware used that day was: 1 gold spoon, 1 gold spoon, 1 gold fork, 1 pair of gold inlaid toothbrushes, 2 silver Western hot pots, 23 silver hot pots with lids, 6 small silver hot pots with lids, 10 silver hot pots without lids, 1 silver pot, 1 silver pot lid, 4 silver rice cans, 6 silver peaches with lids, 4 silver bowls, 24 silver bowls with lids, 6 silver bowls, 5 silver bell covers, 2 silver chisel bowl lids, 2 silver spoons, 13 silver spoons, 1 half black lacquer gourd, 6 silver bowls, 1 silver bucket, 2 pairs of gold toothbrushes, 2 silver spoons, 10 pairs of ebony chopsticks, 3 pieces of Korean cloth, 1 piece of white spinning, 1 black lacquer gourd, 2 pieces of 7-inch bowls with leather inside, 2 pieces of 5-inch bowls with leather, 10 pieces of silver-inlaid tea bowls, 1 piece of silver-inlaid 5-inch non-dividing leather bowls, 9 pieces of silver-inlaid 3-inch 6-minute leather bowls, 22 pieces of 3-inch leather bowls in silver inlay, 10 pieces of silver-inlaid leather plates, 6 pieces of silver-inlaid leather cups, 10 pieces of leather 3-inch 5-minute plates, Hanyu inlaid with red sandalwood silver spoons, silver spoons, 2 silver forks, 2 pairs of silver chopsticks, 48 silver gourd bowls, 16 silver lacquer bowls.