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Napoleon's rapid eating often led to uncomfortable digestive issues, a condition that his valet noted caused him occasional fits of vomiting. This display of how the emperor navigated food gives us insight into his complex approach to dining, caught between the demands of leadership and his idiosyncratic tastes.
Fascinatingly, Napoleon's beverage choices were just as peculiar as his food preferences. While he avoided liquor entirely, preferring watered-down wine or coffee, he occasionally indulged in chocolate during late-night work sessions. Even during his exile on Saint Helena, reports indicate he returned to simpler meals, even as he diverged into sweeter flavors.