China and France are both famous food countries, and their people are very particular about food. French cuisine is so famous in the world that in the early days, the state banquets in many countries, such as Japan and the United States, were all French. Similarly, China is also a big gourmet country with a long history of food culture. China restaurants are all over the world, but unfortunately, China cuisine has not entered the UN intangible cultural heritage of mankind, while the French have left their names on the intangible heritage. Why?

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First of all, there are of course historical reasons. In modern times, due to the decline of China, China's cultural influence weakened, and Chinese food was considered unhealthy and unsanitary in many places. Eating everything and worrying about hygiene have long been some people's impressions of Chinese food. Although the intangible cultural heritage is the cause of all mankind, after all, the right to speak is still biased towards European and American countries, so this has affected the intangible road of China cuisine to some extent.

Secondly, Chinese food itself, the Chinese food system is too complicated. Take the application of non-legacy French cuisine as an example. Although it is very famous, there are only dozens of names that can really be called. But Chinese food is different. The eight major cuisines, namely Sichuan cuisine, Henan cuisine, Guangdong cuisine and Shandong cuisine ... just take out one of the best dishes in a country. This is not to mention many local cuisines. Each has its own history and each has its own pressure. When a famous foreign chef goes to China, especially when he sees a chef from China cooking, it's no big deal. If we want to apply for intangible cultural heritage, we in China are not sure, let alone the United Nations. We are too complicated and knowledgeable.

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In a word, these two reasons decide that Chinese food will have no hope of applying for heritage for a long time to come. But this can't be said to be completely impossible. As long as our country becomes stronger and more people in the world can appreciate the charm of Chinese food, the road to Chinese food is still worth looking forward to.