We are what we eat: favorite dishes of 13 famous personalities of the past (14 photos)

I suggest you get to know better the food tastes of famous personalities, whom you probably all know well.





Each of us has our favorite dishes. Famous artists, writers, performers and inventors who lived in the distant and not so distant past are no exception. They also had their own food preferences, which made them feel better and happier from time to time. Who doesn't like to treat themselves to something delicious every now and then? Some of them chose mainly simple food, others loved various delicacies and unusual combinations.

Poet Alexander Pushkin - beet pancakes



One of the great poet's favorite dishes was pink pancakes. Beetroot puree or juice gives this dish a bright color. Try cooking. It is quite possible that you will like this recipe.

Tsar Peter I - pearl barley porridge





Peter the Great adored simple dishes (however, it is worth saying that he did not disdain delicacies either). The king held special respect for ordinary pearl barley porridge, cooked with regular or almond milk.

Princess Diana of Wales - borscht



Princess Diana never hid that she liked borscht. However, she preferred that it be supplemented with yogurt, milk and sour cream.

Singer Michael Jackson - burrito



Michael Jackson was a big fan of Mexican food. His favorite foods were burritos and tacos.

Actress Marilyn Monroe - grilled steak



The diet of the iconic beauty of old Hollywood included a lot of meat and raw eggs. More than anything else, the actress loved grilled steaks and hamburgers.

Singer Elvis Presley - peanut butter and banana sandwich



Elvis Presley always loved to eat. His favorite foods include peanut butter and banana sandwich, meatloaf, and banana pudding.

Artist Salvador Dali - Italian ministerone soup with pasta or rice



The artist had quite interesting views on food. Here is one of his statements on this matter: “I only eat what keeps its shape. My mind rejects everything else. Including spinach - a grass like freedom, limp, without bones.”

Napoleon I Bonaparte - chicken fricassee



Napoleon liked this dish so much that he ordered his chefs to prepare it after every successful battle or campaign.

Politician and commander Gaius Julius Caesar - pork neck baked with apples



The ruler was also crazy about asparagus cooked in a creamy sauce.

Physicist Isaac Newton - apple pie



The great scientist was a big fan of apple pie.

Writer Leo Tolstoy - chocolate jelly



This amazing delicacy was prepared for the writer by his wife Sofya Andreevna.

Actress Marlene Dietrich - Sauerbraten



Sauerbraten is a type of sour roast. The dish is prepared from meat (most often beef, horse meat, pork), which is pre-soaked for several days in wine vinegar.

Writer Mikhail Bulgakov - herring marinated in milk



Previously, such a dish was considered a real delicacy.