In everyone's impression
Every chef wears a tall white hat.
And it seems that the higher the height of the hat.
It symbolizes that the higher the chef's level.
So, why does the chef wear a white hat?
Not other colors?
In fact, wearing this hat
Mainly gives people a sense of cleanliness and hygiene.
When cooking.
The hat can prevent the chef's hair and dandruff from falling into the dish.
At the same time, the kitchen temperature is relatively high.
Because this kind of hat has a lot of space
It can also keep the chef from getting too hot.
However, the chef initially wore a tall white hat.
Not from a health point of view.
But only as a sign.
In the Middle Ages, wars broke out and invaders killed everyone they met.
Only monks don't kill.
Because the monastery is sacred and inviolable
Therefore, people take refuge in monasteries.
On one occasion, several famous chefs fled to the monastery for safety.
They also wear black hats of Taoist priests.
Chefs and monks live together and cook for them every day.
Over time, in order to distinguish it from real monks.
They changed their black hats into white ones.
After the war subsided, the chefs all returned to their respective restaurants.
But I still like to operate in the kitchen wearing a white top hat.
Because they are all famous chefs, chefs from other places have begun to follow suit.
Put on this tall white hat one after another.
Over time, wearing a white top hat has become the symbol of a chef.
What is more interesting is the height of this white hat.
It is said that the relevant departments have also formulated standards for wearing hats.
According to the chef's technical level and service life
Specify the level of hats worn by chefs.
Let people know the cook's cooking level by looking at his hat.
Therefore, the higher the hat, the higher the skill.
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