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Why did the Qing court only have two meals a day, and the emperor's concubines were not hungry?

In fact, this habit was not only practiced in the Qing Dynasty, but before the Northern Song Dynasty, the court had already started to eat only two meals a day. They usually finish their meals before six or seven o'clock and go to bed after six or seven o'clock, so their lives are quite regular.

After the Qing army entered the customs, it also followed this habit, namely the two-meal system. Usually have breakfast before noon and dinner after noon. Of course, in addition to these two main meals, they can also have breakfast and midnight snack, which may also be because they are afraid that the royal family will be hungry.

Many of us may envy the life of the emperor now, thinking that we can eat whatever we want and command whoever we want. In fact, there are many hardships behind this.

The Qing emperor got up at about five o'clock every day, and the first thing he did was to draw a bow. After all, the head of a country should at least understand the military. After pulling the bow, you have to learn to read early. The learning task of emperors is also very heavy, especially Manchu emperors, who need to learn at least three languages: Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese.

After 7 o'clock, the emperor can enjoy breakfast. There are many procedures before eating. In order to prevent the emperor from being poisoned, the eunuch will try the poison first, and then choose some dishes for the emperor to eat and put them on a small plate. According to statistics, there are nearly 400 chefs, and more than 100 people serve the emperor. It seems that the emperor can't come down for two hours.

After dinner, the emperor will be busy dealing with political affairs after 9 o'clock, which we often see in TV dramas. Some ministers reported to me that some memorials needed to be submitted to the emperor for approval. The emperor will also discuss some issues with college students.

After 1 o'clock, it's dinner time again. After dinner, the emperor can choose to have a rest. The afternoon is fine. The emperor who hasn't finished changing the throne can continue. At other times, he can choose to go to the opera house to see antiques, which is also a kind of enjoyment.

After 7: 00 pm, the Emperor usually reads scripture in Fan Hua Tower and other places. After doing these things, the emperor began to choose a concubine as his bedroom, during which he could have some supper. The princess will not spend the night in the emperor's room. On the one hand, she was afraid of the emperor's indulgence, on the other hand, she was afraid of the emperor's assassination. Only the queen has the privilege to accompany the emperor within three days of marriage.

It seems that the emperor is really not so good. He should study hard and deal with political affairs, including good luck, and there is a time limit.

The Qing court generally adopted a two-meal system. According to the system, breakfast is at 6: 30 in the morning and dinner is at noon 12: 30, but in fact, breakfast is usually from 5 am to noon 1 1, and dinner is usually from noon1/to 3 pm, depending on the host's wishes. It can be seen that the elasticity is relatively large.

But that doesn't mean you can't eat after two meals. (joke, who dares to starve to death after the emperor? ) it is mainly our modern understanding of "rice", which is more casual. Drinking a glass of milk and eating two pieces of bread in the morning is called "breakfast". In the concept of Qing people, what can be called "rice" must be a more formal meal. Those who can't meet the standard of "rice" are called "points" Therefore, whether it is "one-meal system" or "two-meal system", it only refers to "meal". In addition to "rice", there can be various "points" to match.

In the palace, there is breakfast before noon, lunch around noon, and supper around evening. If all of them are "ordered", it can reach six or seven meals a day. It's impossible to be hungry.

In the palace, there are many dishes in a meal. A meal consists of nine parts, namely: pot (hot pot), hot food, cooked food, steamed food, pickles, staple food, porridge soup, dessert and special dishes (seasonal dishes). In the late Qing Dynasty, another section called "Auspicious Cuisine" was added. In addition, there are so-called "extra food" or "extra food" and other additional dishes. These parts form a set of so-called "rice". Among them, "auspicious dishes" and "forehead dishes" are not eaten, but placed.

How many kinds of dishes were there in that meal? According to the records in Dining at the Bottom, the diet and ostentation of the Qing court developed gradually, from 18 in the early Qianlong period to 40 in the late Qianlong period, and then to 100 in the Empress Dowager Cixi period, which was the limit of ostentation and extravagance.

Modern people have some strange understandings of the "imperial diet" in the Qing palace. For example, some people think that the food eaten by the emperor must be all kinds of delicacies, abalone and sea cucumber, but in fact, as can be seen from the "Food Bottom File", the ingredients in the Qing court are actually relatively common, mainly chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep. Moreover, the taste of the dishes is generally peaceful, and there are few sour, spicy and other flavors, which can maximize the taste of the ingredients. In addition, the ingredients in the Qing Palace pay great attention to safety, meat is generally boneless, fish is generally boneless, and barbecue is also a "slice". Therefore, on the whole, there is less seafood in the Qing palace diet. By the way, this cooking habit of not biting as much as possible is also reflected in today's state banquet.

Now, some people think that in order to keep healthy, they usually eat lightly in palaces and aristocratic families. Actually, it is not. On the one hand, even if there are snacks, it is ostentation and extravagance. For example, Princess Jing Yi in the late Qing Dynasty ate "late porridge" every night around eleven o'clock. Her late porridge content was "more than ten kinds of side dishes, two kinds of porridge and three kinds of pasta". It is impossible to send away a few cakes like modern people; Secondly, in ancient times, vegetarianism was not a respectable thing. In ancient times, even in the Qing Dynasty, meat was far less popular than it is now. Many people can't eat meat several times a year. Even a famous minister like Zeng Guofan, after becoming a Beijing official, will send money to his family "for the needs of adults in class" and "for the cost of eating meat in class", which shows that it is not easy to eat meat. Therefore, for them, eating meat at Benton Palace is not only considered as a status symbol, but also a matter of course. Eating vegetarian food is naturally not considered as a "healthy" performance, and may even be considered as a "loss". Generally speaking, you only eat vegetarian food when you need to fast.

As for what can't be eaten more than three times at a time in the palace, it's even more nonsense, for fear that others will know what they like. First of all, can anyone guess how many mouths each of these palace lords has? With the imperial power of the Qing Dynasty, which eunuch had the courage to say to the emperor, "Hey, Emperor, you ate four mouthfuls of this elbow today, and I will never serve you again." It is estimated that he has died 8800 times ... as for fear that others will know his preferences ... well, just look through the "food file" casually. For example, there are few seafood in Emperor Qianlong's menu, but there are many seafood in Emperor Guangxu's menu, especially the ducks in Empress Dowager Cixi's menu, and even some dishes he specially named in Emperor Qianlong's menu, which is enough to reflect their preferences. Does this still need to be guarded against?

First of all, some people in ancient times thought that people should eat less. Only people who eat less can live a long and healthy life. There is also the concept that they do not have enough to eat. Sun Simiao also specifically mentioned in Qian Jin Fang that diet must be controlled. If we follow the traditional regimen, we must eat seven full meals.

Members of the royal family and the emperor eat, and each dynasty has its own way of eating, which is different. Qing dynasty only ate two meals a day, breakfast and dinner. Of course, this evening is not what we understood. Breakfast is about 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning and dinner is from noon 1 1 to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, so you can eat it at any time in the middle. So why did the Qing court only eat two meals?

This is the tradition of the Qing royal family. They used to be nomads. They only eat two meals a day, so they have no habit of eating three meals. So you really won't be hungry if you only eat these two meals a day? Apart from concubines, the emperor is very tired every day, and it is definitely not enough to eat only two meals. Therefore, these two meals are just daily meals.

As the saying goes, people are iron rice steel, and they are hungry without eating a meal. As the statue of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the emperor must eat as much as he wants. Can he starve himself every day because of a rule? In fact, at that time, two meals a day was dinner. When other emperors and concubines wanted to eat, they didn't call it a meal, they just ate something.

The emperor may be hungry and usually eats a little more every day. Because concubines are women, they eat a little, and when they are hungry, they will eat a little dessert and fruit. In today's words, at that time, the royal family of the Qing court ate less and ate more, and when they were hungry, they just brought something to eat. Of course, it does not rule out that some people really eat two meals a day, leaving nothing. From a scientific point of view, it is best not to eat too much when eating, which is not good for your health. Eating less and eating more is the best living habit.