Who is the granddaddy of the chef?

Yi Yin (BC 1649- BC 1549), surnamed Yi, was a wise man. He was born in Yishui (now Yichuan County, Henan Province) in the late summer [according to experts' research, he should have been born in Kongsang Village, Qixian County, Kaifeng, Henan Province]. Because his mother lives in the wild, she takes Yi as her surname. A famous politician and thinker in the early Shang Dynasty, he was one of the earliest known Taoist figures and the ancestor of chef China.

Yi Yin's experience from kitchen to slaughter, according to historical records, Yi Yin was a slave at first, and was fostered in other people's homes when he was young, so that he could learn cooking skills and become a master cook when he grew up. He became a wise man in Shang Tang's mind and was appointed Prime Minister, which had a great influence. There are also many words that compare Yi Yin to a skilled chef.

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Yi Yin was the first outstanding figure in history who helped the emperor to govern the country with a negative attitude. The "Five Flavors Harmony Theory" and "Heat Theory" he founded are still the unchangeable principles of China's cooking.

He "taught people to harmonize the five flavors, created China's cooking skills, and pioneered the cuisine of later generations", and occupied an important position in the history of China's cooking culture. He was honored as a "cooking saint", "cooking ancestor" and "chef saint" by the culinary circles in China.

The origin of chef's hat

Chefs around the world may wear different work clothes at work. But the hats they wear are the same, all white high hats. Wearing this hat is good for hygiene and can prevent the chef's hair and dandruff from falling into the dish. However, the chef who first wore this hat was not from the perspective of hygiene, but as a symbol.

In medieval Greece, there were frequent disturbances. Every time there was a war, the Greeks in the city fled to the monastery to take refuge. On one occasion, several famous chefs fled to the monastery. For safety reasons, they dress like monks, wearing black clothes and black hats. They get along well with the monks in the temple and cook for them every day.

After a long time, they felt that they should distinguish themselves from the monks in their clothes, so they changed the black hat worn by the monks into white. Because he is a famous chef, chefs from other temples have followed suit. Today, almost all chefs in the world wear this kind of hat.

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