"What did Napoleon like to eat and drink?" Topic

"Napoleon Bonaparte was not a gourmand. He tended to eat quickly, rarely spending more than 20 minutes at a meal. He often suffered from indigestion as a result. His second valet, Louis Étienne Saint-Denis, observed:…."
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Armand

This is my favourite Chicken Marengo recipe:

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"J'aime l'oignon frit ŕ l'huile!"???

Potatoes and fried onions were a fave on campaign. Chicken Marengo came about as it did for lack of other ingredients.

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oh yes he was a delicate eater for that reason he became so bloated

I thought that the Corsican Ogre ate badly behaved children for breakfast.

Vienna ?

Depends. Against Wellington, Humble Pie.

Watered down wines that shouldn't be ever

An interesting read, thank you!

"…eats laurels and drinks blood.." ?

A votre service mon ami!. (smile)

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Armand

Contemporary pictorial evidence shows that Napoleon liked to devour countries:

Sometimes he baked his food himself:

And sometimes he tried to crack hard nuts:

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Well… he is not eating alone there… (smile)

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Well it might be worth thinking that he died with (most will accept that) rather than of (he might have been chewing the wallpaper or been deliberately poisoned, but I doubt that) gastric cancer.

OK diet is only one factor that predisposes one to that, but makes you wonder about his diet. It will not change mine!

The best story that I read regarding Napoleon and dining was when he was on his way to Paris following his escape from Elba he stopped at an Inn for Breakfast and was charged 20 francs for eggs. 'Are eggs rare here' he demanded of the inn keeper. 'No' came the reply 'but Emperors are'.