In the new China, what kind of chefs who take care of the leaders' diet and living will do to comfort the leaders who have worked hard all day? Everyone has their own preferences and preferences, even the founding leaders are no exception.
There are eight major cuisines in China, each of which has its own unique flavor, and with the fusion of different ethnic cultures, Chinese cuisine can be described as countless. So which dish did the founding leaders prefer?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" chairman Mao >: the amount of food is not large, can eat bitter and spicy</h1>
The great leader Chairman Mao, as a hunan Xiangtan man, naturally liked to eat chili peppers. According to the Chairman's Recipe, over a period of three months, the Chairman ate thirty-one times with chili peppers. In addition, the chairman also likes to eat bitter melons, especially fried bitter melons.
Chairman Mao not only liked to eat, but also liked to plant. In his later years, Chairman Mao planted melons, fruits and vegetables in almost every corner of the Zhongnanhai Garden. Chairman Mao liked vegetarian dishes, but he also ate meat dishes. The chairman of the common braised pork, fried bacon, fried shrimp and so on also liked.
Moreover, the chairman likes oily and watery food, and Mr. Cheng Ruming, Chairman Mao's home cook at that time, carefully discovered this, and the green onion oil cake made was deeply loved by the chairman.
In addition, the chairman also likes to eat small shrimp in Zhongnanhai. This kind of shrimp is also very convenient to catch, the staff find a box, put some rice in it, throw it into The South China Sea, and the next day you can catch a lot of small shrimp.
Among the chairman's many eating hobbies, the most noteworthy is "braised pork". At the beginning, the news that the chairman liked to eat braised pork did not go away, and many Maojia restaurants under the banner of the chairman have taken braised pork as the signature dish of the shop, and there is now everywhere "Mao's braised pork". Later, "Mao's Braised Pork" was rated as one of the top ten classic dishes of "Chinese cuisine" in Hunan.
The authentic "Mao's braised pork" does not put a drop of soy sauce, which is because the chairman does not eat soy sauce.
In fact, at first, the chairman was able to accept soy sauce, but by chance, the chairman saw that after the vat of brewing soy sauce was opened, there was a layer of maggots squirming on the soy sauce, which left a deep psychological shadow on the chairman, and since then, the chairman has never eaten soy sauce again. All the dishes that the chairman wants to eat, during the cooking process, will never put a drop of soy sauce.
But what if the chairman likes to eat braised pork? At this time, Cheng Ruming cleverly found that the color of fried sugar could be used instead of soy sauce to add color to the braised meat. So there was the "Mao's Braised Pork" that did not put soy sauce later.
Although the chairman's diet and living are all responsible for the person, the chairman's food is not large, and the meals are easy to prepare. Before the founding of New China, the chairman was generally three dishes and one soup. It's all bitter melon, cucumber, winter shoots and other home-cooked dishes. After the founding of New China, the conditions were better, and the chairman's diet was only changed into four dishes and one soup, and the amount of each dish was very small.
In fact, the chairman is also like ordinary people, eating vegetables grown in the field, and there is nothing special about it.
Even Wang Jinren, a chef who has worked next to the chairman for six years, once said that there is nothing special about the chairman's diet, on the contrary, his own craftsmanship is sometimes not even useful, and the dishes eaten by the chairman are basically home-cooked, and they do not need much skill at all.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" Premier Zhou >: The meal is simple and the taste is light</h1>
Like Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou also liked to eat meat, and in addition to braised pork, the premier also liked lion's head. Premier Zhou not only likes to eat braised lion's head, but also often makes this dish, and even "braised lion's head" has become the premier's specialty dish, and whenever he cooks, the premier must make this dish.
This Famous Huaiyang dish not only makes people feast, but also is a "great hero" of diplomacy. In 1972, when US President Richard Nixon visited China for the first time, Premier Zhou specially invited Nixon to taste China's "braised lion's head". And explained to him the origin of "lion's head" and the deep Chinese traditional cultural heritage behind this dish.
Nixon naturally raved about the dish. Afterwards, the prime minister also went to the kitchen to praise the chef of this dish, Mr. Wu Jia'an.
As a native of Huai'an, although the premier has not returned since he left his hometown at the age of twelve. But his love for Huaiyang cuisine is obvious to all. After all, in this era of difficult to reconcile, Huaiyang cuisine is truly suitable for both north and south with its moderate saltiness and sweetness and fresh taste.
It is also because of the love of Huaiyang cuisine that the premier's taste is light.
Unlike Chairman Mao, the premier rarely ate bitter melons, and some of the heavier leeks, raw onions, and raw garlic were never eaten by the prime minister. In addition, the vegetables eaten by the prime minister are basically seasonal dishes, and what is eaten is never picked. Home-cooked dishes such as celery, rapeseed and cabbage often appear on Premier Zhou's table.
Liking coarse grains seems to be the habit of every old Red Army, and so does the prime minister, and the rice he eats is not simply rice, but rice mixed with coarse grains such as red beans, sorghum rice or millet. In addition to rice, the Prime Minister's lunch will also have a meat, a vegetarian and a soup, all of which are simple and light diets.
The prime minister also has a dietary habit that is interesting. The staff who took care of the Prime Minister's diet carefully found that the Prime Minister would wipe the soup at the bottom of the plate with vegetable leaves every time and eat it.
At first, everyone thought that this was because the prime minister did not eat enough, so the next day, the chef secretly increased the number of dishes, but it was inexplicable that no matter how many dishes were more or less, the prime minister would repeat the same action, as always, wiping the oil and water on the bottom of the plate with the leaves.
It wasn't until a later time, because there were too many meals, that the prime minister asked people to pack the rest, and everyone suddenly realized that the prime minister was not full, but did not want to waste it!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > Deng Xiaoping: Love to eat hometown food, coarse grains can not be less</h1>
According to General Zhang Baozhong's description, Deng Xiaoping was a man with very regular eating habits. Meals are generally eaten on time, and the food is also very healthy. No matter how good the dish, Deng Xiaoping was not gluttonous. Moreover, Deng Xiaoping also liked to eat coarse grains. Eat coarse grains at least twice a week, usually stickers made of cornmeal or millet porridge.
A native of Sichuan, Deng Xiaoping loved his hometown cuisine. Usually, the dishes he eats are almost all spicy, such as dried sautéed beef shreds, boiled meat slices, spicy tofu and so on are his favorite dishes. Mr. Guan Jianping, a cook in Deng Xiaoping's home, said that Comrade Xiaoping was almost not picky about eating except for the offal of animals, and he did not reject all kinds of dishes.
In addition to Sichuan cuisine, Deng Xiaoping also loved Huaiyang cuisine. In particular, the chicken soup in Huaiyang cuisine boiled dried shreds and the boiled silver carp head are his favorites. Deng Xiaoping also has a characteristic, that is, when eating, he must drink two or three cups of white wine, and the appetizers are also very homely, generally small portions of pork head meat, white cut chicken and so on.
In addition to drinking, Deng Xiaoping also liked to drink green tea, especially Longjing. As for the fruit, Deng Xiaoping also ate whatever was in the season, eat tomatoes when the tomatoes came down, and eat water radish when the water radish could eat it.
In the difficult period, Deng Xiaoping was not even willing to eat all the apples given to him by the staff, but instead broke it open and ate half of it himself and half of it for his family.
In the late 1970s, Deng Xiaoping's eating habits changed a bit, and he began to prefer some easily digestible staple foods. For example, Dan dan noodles, YangChun noodles, dumplings, wontons and so on. And because of work reasons, Comrade Deng Xiaoping often had to be busy until midnight, and he had to eat a late-night snack. His supper is also very simple, usually just a normal egg custard with some cookies and the like.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > Jude: I want to eat back to the pot meat</h1>
Zhu De loves Sichuan kimchi and hui pot meat. On the side of the middle street of Luzhou Gongchang Street, there is the Zhu De Former Residence Exhibition Hall. There are more than ten exhibition halls in the museum, the most eye-catching of which is the "Dining Hall Pavilion". This is because on the dining table in the dining hall, there is a bowl of pot meat and a bowl of Sichuan small greens.
Zhu De lived in Luzhou for five years, but only these two dishes were displayed on the dinner table, which shows Zhu De's love for them.
Unfortunately, however, due to diabetes, Jude did not realize his wish to eat back to the pot meat with an open belly in his later years. Out of health considerations, his diet was strictly controlled, and all three meals a day were replaced by health dishes, which directly led to Zhu De wanting to eat but not eating. No wonder when Zhu De was dying, he also joked with his wife: "I have no regrets in my life, I have not eaten enough." ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" > conclusion</h1>
Even the founding leaders could not escape the temptation of food, but in the leaders' unique eating habits, there are the same characteristics, that is, they are frugal, do not waste, and do not pursue luxury. They set an example by example and set a good example of thrift and thrift for their juniors.
As a member of the new era, it is the duty of every Chinese to carry forward the good character of the Chinese nation and align itself with the ancestors. Nowadays, Chinese cuisine has become famous in the world, and what is reflected in the grains and grains is the China on the tip of the tongue, and it is also the China in the hearts of the leaders that the people live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing.