What contributions do chefs make to society

1. The inheritors and disseminators of Chinese cuisine

Chinese culinary culture has a long history and is famous around the world. As the great leader Mao Zedong said: In Chinese culture, one is cooking and the other is traditional Chinese medicine, which are the things we are most proud of. Who will inherit and carry forward China’s excellent food culture and cooking techniques? Of course the chef!

Since the founding of New China, batches of chefs with superb skills, scientific knowledge of cooking and artistic theory have become outstanding heirs of Chinese cooking culture. At the same time, with the continuous deepening of my country's reform and opening up, a large number of chefs have gone abroad and gone global, spreading China's excellent food culture to all parts of the world and receiving international praise.

Therefore, Chinese chefs have become outstanding ambassadors for spreading China’s excellent culture in the world. Among these envoys of catering culture inheritance are many masters of New Oriental culinary education. They have been assigned to teach Chinese cooking skills abroad. In diplomatic receptions, they have served as heads of state and leading chefs in many countries, and they have vigorously promoted Chinese culinary culture. Made important contributions to the cause.

2. Easy to learn, easy to understand, and easy to get employed

Chefs usually need to first study in professional training and pass the assessment to ensure that they have the corresponding professional level and obtain the national professional qualification certificate. Through training, students combine theory with practice, practice repeatedly in theory, and master technical essentials in practice, making it easy for every student to learn and understand.

1. High social status

“Food is the first priority for the people.” Eating is the most basic need for human beings every day. How to eat nutritiously, eat happily, and eat healthily is the diet pursued by modern people. After the reform and opening up, the catering industry has flourished, with large and small hotels and catering outlets dotted around the country, and the catering structure has also developed towards high-end and exquisiteness. After Comrade Deng Xiaoping delivered a speech during his southern tour in 1993, the development of the catering industry further accelerated, and the social role of chefs also grew. Many famous hotels at home and abroad use their professional chefs and delicious food as their selling points. Guangzhou New Oriental Chef School is highly respected and recognized by people.

2. Promoter of social and economic construction

Chefs create delicious food to meet the needs of social consumption, thereby enhancing people's physique, promoting people's health, and ensuring that people have more energy , and have a stronger body to invest in social construction. At the same time, in addition to the social benefits of providing quality services to consumers, it also obtains economic benefits for the hotel. In particular, the intermediary role of chefs in political, economic, and cultural activities cannot be ignored. Therefore, in this sense, the labor of chefs has become one of the powerful driving forces that guide consumers and promote economic construction.

In short: Chefs have made a huge contribution to society, and as chefs we should be proud!