There are many people in this world who became emperors by their own efforts, Zhu Yuanzhang is one, Nurhachu is one, Da Dong, is also one. He spent 30 years to establish his own catering empire.

He is the Spanish Embassy recognized as "the world's best chef", he was received by the King of Morocco chef, he is the industry's mouth called God's legend, he is the same name as Jet Li, Chen Kaige, "City Hero", his blog click! Nearly 200,000; he on the magazine, on the network video ...... go to Beijing does not eat datong roast duck, is equal to not have been to Beijing.

Who would have thought that such a character, once only a coal smashing apprentice?

I remember watching a video yesterday of Mr. Da Dong and Mr. Kiichiro Asano having a peak conversation. Mr. Da Dong said to Mr. Asano, "It's a blessing to be 70 years old and still be able to concentrate on what you like by yourself, to put yourself physically and mentally into it." And what a thought-provoking way to spend 30 years of his life.

At the age of 18, Da Dong graduated from high school, did not go to college, and was sent to the countryside to work in the army, which is also called "going to the countryside".

After three years of being sent to the countryside, he was assigned a job by the state, and there were three choices: hairdresser, photographer, and chef. At that time, he did not have a deep understanding of the meaning of occupation. The father said, "If you are a cook, you can't starve." He then became a cook.

Da Dong learned to cook, starting from smashing coal blocks, and then gradually upgraded to make sauce goods, from "rubbing spoon mixer" to start.

What is the "rubbing spoon mixer"? It is the master frying dishes, leaving a spoon for the apprentices to share and eat. The apprentice will smack the flavor of the dish, while trying to figure out the chef's skills, secretly learn.

In this way, the young Da Dong saw the secrets of the kitchen, these secrets include not only the flavor and techniques, but also those people and things in the kitchen. He also realized that having skills is a good thing.

In 2002, Da Dong, who had already mastered the art, scraped together enough money to open his first Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant. Later, the signature dish "crispy not greasy" roast duck fire, "Da Dong" also fire. However, this is just the beginning.

Da Dong is a person who understands that his real success lies in his "vision". It seems that every capable person's heart is loaded with a jianghu, Da Dong not only can cook, can tell stories, but also can write.

Although the Chinese culinary culture is profound, a single plate skill is the chef of any country can not compare. The depth of Western food, however, lies in the precision of presentation, cooking time, and the measurement of seasonings, where Chinese food lags far behind.

Da Dong, aware of the weaknesses of Chinese food, began to take his team out of the country to visit internationally renowned Michelin restaurants to exchange ideas and learn. Finding native ingredients, combining them with Chinese ancient meaning, and giving new life to the food through artistic treatment, the innovative `"mood dishes" made Da Dong go international.

Over the past 30 years, we have traveled a long way to the mountains and rivers, and we have been searching for the east and the west, only to meet you again in the season of falling flowers.

The greatest characteristic of Eastern philosophy is its inclusiveness. As the saying goes, "the sea is full of rivers, tolerance is great". From the beginning of the dialogue between Confucius and Laozi, there is a heroic sympathy, from 0 to 1 there may be 10,000 algorithms, these are from quantitative to qualitative process.

Now, Mr. Da Dong and the Japanese tempura craftsman Mr. Asano Kiichiro talk and listen, from the fire, beauty, fusion, talked about the subversion of the traditional and innovative perseverance. All this is a qualitative change of ****tongue, a skillful collision of the Japanese artisanal spirit and the oriental ink charm.

Russell said, "Man is but a reed, the most fragile thing in nature, but it is a reed that thinks."

Da Dong did not understand the meaning of the "Chinese mood dishes" at the beginning. But he is a man of understanding, his "vision" let him single-handedly built a restaurant empire. The harmony of all this has long been buried in Chinese culture, flowing in your blood and mine. When to pick up again, when to get out of the small world, you set.