What Is a Prep Cook?

A chef is a person who uses cooking as a profession and cooks dishes as his main task. The profession of chef appeared very early, and in the slave society, there were already full-time chefs. With the continuous improvement of the society s material civilization, the profession of chefs has continued to develop, and the team of full-time chefs has continued to expand. According to relevant statistics, the world s chef team has grown to tens of millions in the early 21st century. , The chef's strength and number are second to none.

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In the old days, chefs were called "cowards", "

As a chef modern chef, of course you have to take Chinese style

As a production sector, the catering industry is its production workers, and the work of chefs has its own characteristics. The chef's labor products are dishes, and the dishes are sold to people for enjoyment. To provide customers with exquisite cuisine is the main purpose of chefs' labor. Therefore, it has commercial service characteristics. This characteristic requires the chef to have good morals to serve the people wholeheartedly, the customer's interest-oriented attitude, and a spirit of sacrifice. While chefs provide services to consumers, they must do everything possible to win economic efficiency for their own businesses, accumulate funds for national construction, and increase wealth. This is to require chefs to win customers through high-quality services, increase production and save, and add more benefits to the enterprise. The two are contradictory, but more unified.

The origin of the chef's hat

Chefs around the world may wear different work clothes. However, the hats worn are the same. They are all white top hats. Operation with this hat is conducive to hygiene and prevents the chef's hair and dandruff from falling into the dish. But the first chef to put on this hat was not a hygiene issue, but a sign.

In the Middle Ages of Greece, there were frequent disturbances. Every time the war, the Greeks in the city fled to the monastery for refuge. On one occasion, several famous chefs fled into the monastery. They dressed as monks and black hats for the sake of safety. They get along well with the monks of the monastery, and every day they bring out their craft to cook for the monks. As time passed, they felt that they should distinguish themselves from the monks in their costumes, so they changed the black hats worn by the monks to white. Because they were famous chefs, the chefs of other monasteries also followed suit. To this day, chefs around the world wear this hat. ^[2]

In 2006, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China selected the first batch of Chinese celebrity chefs and awarded them, which further stimulated the enthusiasm of the chefs, strengthened the chef's sense of professional honor, and comprehensively improved the catering service Quality and sustainable development. The chef industry serves all walks of life. It is commendable that it has worked hard and hard to promote the Chinese food culture, inherit and spread Chinese cuisine, and move towards the international food market.