It's no secret that the British royal family has some interesting eating habits. From avoiding
garlic (the Queen hates it), to abstaining from all shellfish, there's a very specific
way royals are expected to eat. Meghan Markle has revealed her love of food,
wine, and the art of cooking. While Markle sticks to a healthy diet, she doesn't believe
in depriving herself. Here are some of the future royal's favorite
foods.
As Markle's now-deleted Instagram posts revealed, she's a die-hard pasta fan. "When I'm traveling,
I won't miss an opportunity to try great pasta," Markle said. She added that dinner on a typical
night is pasta with zucchini, lots of Parmesan, and a glass of wine. But Markle's zucchini
pasta sauce has a special twist: she slow-cooks the zucchini for four or five hours and then
tosses it with pasta. "The sauce gets so creamy you'd swear there's tons of butter and oil
in it, but it's just zucchini, water and a little bouillon," Markle said.
In another interview, Markle said that a simple cacio and pepe pasta is a go-to recipe she
could make with her eyes closed.
Markle has shared that a healthy acai bowl is her one of her go-to breakfasts. She made
her favorite acai bowl recipe, which includes bananas, berries, almond milk, coconut flakes,
manuka honey, and bee pollen..
Okay, so the future royal is all of us with this one: Markle loves fries. "I could eat
French fries all day," she said. "I love carbs–who doesn’t love a carbohydrate?" She once revealed
that "french fries and vino are my vices."
Markle is a huge fan of fish tacos, crediting her native California as the place she discovered
her favorite food. "Being from Los Angeles, I was conditioned to like Baja-style food
from the womb," Markle said. She also shared how she makes her own fish tacos at home:
"Grill some peppers and onions and a couple filets of fish (a flaky white fish works best).
Season everything with salt and pepper, a little lime and stuff it all inside of a warm
corn tortilla. Few bites of food make me happier than that."
In keeping with her love of seafood, Markle
is a sushi fan. She described "perfect sushi" as an essential part of her healthy diet,
adding that Sushi Park in Los Angeles is one of her all-time favorite restaurants. Another
one of her favorite spots is Sugarfish, according to Meghan's Mirror.
Markle enjoys this healthy snack with a variety
of seasonings. "I have always loved watermelon and relish any opportunity to eat it, whether
plain or diced up with feta and mint and tossed with a little olive oil," Markle said. "It
makes me think of summertime. On set and at home, I try to always have a container of
watermelon sprinkled with cinnamon because it elevates the flavor just a notch, and makes
it feel special."
In an interview back in 2016, Markle revealed a "perfectly roasted chicken" to be among
her favorite foods. "If you have an Ina Garten–level roasted-chicken recipe, it's a game changer,"
Markle said. "I bring that to dinner parties and make a lot of friends."
Indeed, Markle may have been making Ina Garten's famous Engagement Roast Chicken recipe when
Prince Harry popped the question. Their sweet proposal story reveals that the couple were
having a "cozy night in" at home while roasting a chicken when Prince Harry got down on one
knee to propose.
In an interview posted in August 2016, Markle revealed that everything tastes better with
a little "hot sauce! I love a kick to my food."
Markle has shared her love of eggs on her now-deleted social media accounts. Her typical
breakfast when she's not filming is an omelette with fresh herbs, cheese, and toast, she said.
Markle revealed that quinoa, with a bit of
seasoning and some vegetables added in, is one of her go-to staples.
"At the start of each week, I generally cook a box of quinoa, and while it's simmering,
I sauté onions, garlic and any veggies I have on hand in a separate pan," Markle said.
"I season the vegetables with Spike, a seasoning blend my mom always used when I was growing
up, or a little Bragg Liquid Aminos. I always add crushed red pepper and chopped fresh herbs.
Toss this veggie mixture into the finished quinoa and eat it as a side dish, poured on
top of a kale salad, or as an easy snack."
Markle is not afraid to indulge in a childhood favorite—mac and cheese. "I now buy the
Annie’s organic one if I’m craving it, but I throw some frozen peas into it and have
this gooey simple childlike meal," Markle said. "I used to cook it for the kids I would
babysit and I always enjoyed feeling like a kid and eating it with them."
Markle has commented on her love of wine in
multiple interviews. The former actress has been spotted enjoying a glass of wine on her
close friend Jessica Mulroney's Instagram. Among her all-time favorite bottles? Tignanello,
a wine she loves so much it served as the inspiration behind the name of her now-shuttered
lifestyle website, The Tig. "Tignanello is a full-bodied red wine that
I tried about seven years ago," Markle once said. “In wine circles, it is nicknamed
‘Tig.’ It was my first moment of getting it—I finally understood what people meant
by the body, structure, finish, legs of wine. The TIG is my nickname for me getting it.
Not just wine, but everything.” And, as any good wine drinker would do, Markle
switches to a lighter wine in the summer, like a rosé.