We can look at Michelin's conditions for evaluating whether a restaurant's food can be included. Michelin judges a restaurant by six indicators: the quality of raw materials, whether different tastes are well blended, cooking technology, innovation of cooking, value for money and consistency of cooking. We can see that these standards are in line with western cooking, which means that these standards are not in line with Chinese food.

"Michelin Red Collection" initially rated French restaurants as stars, and later rated global restaurants as stars, pursuing low salt, low oil, green health and the taste of ingredients themselves. Among the "eight major cuisines" in Chinese mainland, only Cantonese cuisine is close to this requirement, which is why Tang Ge was rated as Samsung.

In addition, the time is short. Michelin red series first entered Chinese mainland in 20 16, so it is still too early to draw a conclusion. The so-called Michelin restaurant refers to the restaurant that is included in the Michelin red selection for local cuisine and restaurants. Restaurants that can be recognized by Michelin stars often attract a large number of customers.

For a simple example, Michelin pays attention to the consistency of cooking. In western food, you eat spaghetti in Italy today, and the spaghetti you eat in America tomorrow is the same. This is the consistency of cooking. The reason for this consistency is that foreign chefs will completely follow the recipes when cooking food, and they will also use tools such as thermometers, scales and tea spoons in the use of condiments. So the food tastes the same. In this respect, China's culinary chefs simply don't follow the script and pay attention to experience.

This shows that Michelin standards are not suitable for Chinese food. In fact, as we said before, it is not that Chinese food does not meet Michelin standards, but that the standards of Chinese food have surpassed Michelin standards. Ironically, Michelin still uses western food standards to judge whether a Chinese restaurant meets Michelin restaurant standards. Just as some netizens said: Chinese food is not western food, Michelin also uses the standards of western food to measure Chinese food, which is a joke.

Summarize; Westerners are more rational and have a rational diet view, while China people have a perceptual diet view. If nothing else, this kind of tea and porridge in Suzhou is enough to show that China's food culture has a long history and is profound. As everyone knows, the essence of food is often hidden in those streets. As foodies, we never care whether this restaurant or that restaurant is hung with Michelin's "sheep head".