Speaking of King Henry VIII of England in16th century, people will immediately think that he was a Catholic who fell out with the Pope at that time in
Speaking of King Henry VIII of England in16th century, people will immediately think that he was a Catholic who fell out with the Pope at that time in order to have a son. After marrying six wives, he finally got his long-awaited son, Edward VI of England. Unfortunately, his beloved son died before he came of age.
Well, Henry VIII's sorrow is over. Now let's dig deeper into his unknown side: he is a foodie! And it is the top food with the brand of Tudor dynasty!
As a king, he can't go to a restaurant to eat like me and other ordinary people, and then take a photo to share with friends or show off that he has been to a restaurant and eaten delicious food, right?
Uh-huh, in fact, if there is such a lovely king in the world, his people must love him very much!
Stop, it's too far. Pull it back!
Don't forget, he is a country! Wang! Country! Wang! Country! Wang! This means that our focus should be: eat like a king, eat like a king!
It is said that staying in the palace for a long time has many rules. If you think the key word for eating is "eating", you are all wet!
To put it bluntly, just one sentence: if you want to eat delicious food, you must be an official big enough! Otherwise, you'll have to eat other people's leftovers! !
In Hampton Palace, the chef prepares two meals for more than 600 courtiers every day. Yes, these courtiers are only allowed to eat two meals in the palace every day. As for how many luxurious meals King Henry eats a day, you know, isn't that what he wants to eat?
Every day, the servants and guards of 230 officers and men dine in the small hall around the kitchen; More than 300 ordinary courtiers dined in the hall, and they often laughed at their meals as "student meals". So it is not difficult for you to imagine the richness of food enjoyed by several high-ranking ministers in the prison room and the delicious food that other low-ranking officials dream of!
As the symbol of the highest power on the pyramid, King Henry, a crown-level gourmet, usually enjoys food quietly in his private apartment and only has a meal with ministers during national celebrations. So how awesome is the Tudor dining culture?
Let's imagine that picture!
1. Only the king can put a fork at the table, and other court officials can only use spoons and knives and hands to help wash dishes;
2. The plate is not used to hold vegetables, but to be a personal chopping block (think about it, this table can't eat too much, cut the vegetables into small pieces and put them into your mouth gracefully);
3. The napkin must be placed on the left shoulder, not on the thigh;
4. It is not allowed to scratch your head or pick your nose when sitting at the table, but if it is not necessary, diners can carefully wipe their noses with cuffs;
5. Don't sit at the table before washing your hands;
6. You can relax your belt before eating. It will be considered impolite if you wear a belt when eating.
7. Diners must cultivate their eating emotions before washing their hands to enjoy food, so as to prevent negative energy emotions from affecting the food experience;
8. Diners must sit at the table, and don't move your ass from side to side, which makes people feel that you are secretly farting;
9. If the food is not easy to use, take it to your own private cutting plate first;
10. Don't wipe your hands with clothes, you can choose a tablecloth or a tablecloth;
1 1. If someone neglects the dining etiquette, please pretend not to see this person and don't come out with your fingers.
It's really a rigorous and interesting format!
However, after the renovation, people will never waste food! /kloc-In the 6th century, the concept of environmental protection prevailed in British society. They advocate the reuse of everything, even food.
In Hampton Palace, it is expressly stipulated that the daily leftovers of kings and senior ministers must be collected by servants in a big basket for the use of junior officials for dinner or meals, while the daily leftovers of junior officials and servants must be delivered to the specified places by themselves, and finally these leftovers will be delivered to the poor outside the palace by special personnel. If someone dares to throw the leftover food directly into the trash can, he will be fined!
Well, isn't this a little unsanitary? But in any case, as a crown-level foodie, it should be greatly appreciated to save food to such an extreme!
So, after all this talk, why haven't you mentioned the kitchen in the palace? It's really urgent. . . . . . .
King Henry VIII dined at Hampton Palace, which was also the palace where his old man lived and presided over the court. Henry likes all kinds of meat. In the kitchen of this palace, chefs cook meat for more than 600 court officials every year: 1240 bulls; 8,200 sheep; 760 calves; 1870 pig; 2,330 deer; 53 wild boars. In addition, there are countless poultry dishes such as chickens, ducks and geese that often appear on the dining tables of ministers in previous dynasties. If you encounter a rare delicacy, the chief chef is definitely just the king of eating food, and other ministers can only covet it.
As a king-class foodie, the mood must be refreshing when eating, right? You see, the variety and delicacy of the food on the royal table not only symbolizes the wealth and status of his old man, but also the condiments that needed to be imported at that time, such as ginger, pepper, cinnamon and licorice, which all reflected the comprehensive strength of the country. Who made the society at that time agree that the richer the king, the stronger the country? ! It seems that being a national top eater is really tiring, and you have to have a political height! ! ! Eat a pattern! ! !
It is said that the king must be in great health if he can eat so much and eat so advanced! However, who would have expected that this top gourmet is in poor health and suffers from various diseases common to us modern people, such as diabetes, gout and high blood pressure. The funniest sentence is that the doctor said King Henry Kemp, raise, no, okay? !
Dear friends, laugh! He should be overnourished, right?
Henry's daily diet includes all kinds of meat and bread. He hardly eats vegetables. Although the king will symbolically put several plates of potatoes, carrots and other vegetables on his desk, he must eat this kind of food and is willing to put chopsticks. Oh, no, King Henry used a fork!
It turns out that the king is still so vain At that time, people thought that eating meat was a symbol of status, and eating vegetables was the patent of poor working people.
Is it really fatal not to eat vegetables? I like fruit. All right! Henry's favorite fruits are cherries, strawberries, pears, plums and western black-purple plums. Besides, people like to eat citrus jam.
Oh, my God! No wonder the history books say that he consumes nearly 5000 calories from food every day!
Now that we are all here, we might as well uncover his old story again.
According to historical records, Henry's weight soared with age, and his waist circumference finally reached 137 cm. No way, after 50 years old, he still has to go out by carefully selected horses. Even in the palace, he has to sit in a special chair to facilitate his movements.
The history books also say that Henry loves riding, shooting and hunting, which are all royal competitive sports, but these sports don't seem to help him lose weight. On one occasion, he accidentally fell heavily from his horse, and then he was unconscious for two hours before waking up.
Is this what happens to crown-class foodies?