In ancient times, milk was so precious that most people could not eat it casually. Only some nobles, literati and other people with status can enjoy it. Qingying made a sweet-scented osmanthus cake with lotus root starch for Gan Xiaosi and a white Yu Shuang square cake for Gan Xiaosi. Milk Cake in Royal Love of Ruyi Palace ......
Among the concubines in the palace, Chun Er likes to eat milk tea with Zhen Xuan's Pearl Mariko, but in Dream of Red Mansions, Baoyu is reluctant to eat it, leaving it to xiren. The bowl of "steamed crisp cheese with sugar" makes many viewers salivate. ......
Milk has become an ancient luxury, mainly because it is white as snow, natural and mellow, hard-won, and has many functions, so it is regarded as a top food.
It is said that during the reign of Shunzhi and Kangxi, there were not only cowsheds dedicated to raising cows, but also officials from the Ministry went out to select high-quality cows and brought them back to the palace for captivity. These cows also have an "assessment period" and will be eliminated if they do not perform well. Only cows that can really produce high-quality milk are eligible to stay in the palace.
In modern times, we can easily enjoy the treatment of emperors, and we can drink high-quality milk from Soulful natural pasture in Australia without leaving home!