"Mr. Liu Mang, can I ask a personal question?" asked Dai Jili backstage after the show. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Well, just ask. Liu Mang nodded.

"Why do you want to throw in the towel, aren't you afraid of damaging your reputation as a chef?"

Dai Jili is very puzzled, because food is different from other arts such as painting and music, and personal feelings are the most important. If Liu Mang just said that Gui Xingquan's 'eggplant' is not good, I believe everyone has no other objections.

"Why deny it?" Liu Mang laughed: "There is no eternal winner in this world, and who has never lost? Besides, the kitchen god is nothing to me, just a title." If I do something against my heart for the sake of a title, it will damage my reputation, right?"

"You deserve the title of God of Cooking. After listening to Liu Mang's answer, Dai Jili sighed sincerely: "Not only talent, but also character and open-mindedness." ”

……

The day after the show, a special guest came upstairs.

"Mr. Tan Shi, why do you have time to come to me?" Liu Mang picked up the teapot and poured tea for a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and a short beard sitting opposite him.

Tan Shi is one of the judges of the last Chef God Competition, and he is also the successor of Tan Family Cuisine and the vice president of the Chinese Food and Beverage Association.

"I don't want to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I came this time to discuss something with Master Liu Mang. Tan Shi took a sip of the teacup and said.

"You say...... You say......"

"I would like to invite Master Liu Mang to the United States. ”

"Coincidentally, a few days ago, there was also a foreigner who wanted to invite Brother Liu to the United States, saying that he would help solve the problem of Asian carp. Lin Xiao was also there today, he interjected.

"Foreigner, Asian carp?" Tan Shi was stunned: "I came to ask Master Liu Mang to lead a team to New York to showcase Chinese cuisine at the United Nations headquarters and prepare for the application of Chinese food for world intangible cultural heritage." ”

"It's a good thing to apply for the World Intangible Cultural Heritage for Chinese food! I am duty-bound!" Liu Mang didn't think about it when he heard it, and immediately agreed.

"Lao Liu, this matter is not easy to do. Lin Xiao had a strange look on his face.

"What's wrong?"

"In fact, the Chinese food has been inscribed on the World Heritage List four times, and once I was the chef, but it failed. Lin Xiao replied.

"It's quite difficult. Tan Shi nodded: "Regarding the work of applying for the World Heritage Site, all countries in the world are doing it with the strength of their countries. In China, the application for other intangible cultural heritage is basically promoted by the government, but the nomination of food for World Heritage is now mostly promoted by industry associations and non-governmental organizations, resulting in insufficient funding. In addition, China's culture has a long and profound history, and the number of places submitted by each country each year is limited, so it has been delayed. ”

"More than that, President Tan? If you want to say that it is easy to do without money, the application for the World Heritage is a good thing to make a name for yourself and win glory for the country, as long as possible, now several domestic catering giants are each getting together a little, which is completely enough. The problem is that we all have internal differences, and that's the crux of the problem, right?"

"That's right. Tan Shi smiled bitterly: "In addition to funds, our internal disagreements are the main reason for repeated failures and repeated failures." ”

"What is the reason?" Liu Mang was surprised.

He also knows about the application of Chinese food for the world's intangible cultural heritage. And he also knows that Turkish catering, Dongying's Japanese food, and even Korean kimchi have all been successfully applied. It is really puzzling that even Chinese themselves have exhausted their entire lives to taste Chinese cuisine, but they have not been able to get this honor for a long time.

"It's simple. Lin Xiao shrugged his shoulders: "Chinese cuisine is so broad and profound, any of the eight major cuisines can beat those foreigners." It's like a school teacher assigning homework, and a child handing in an essay and a poem. It's China's turn, good guy! Throwing a copy of the "Siku Quanshu" with a chirp, anyone will be confused. ”

Lin Xiao has a point. Tan Shi couldn't help but laugh at Lin Xiao's words: "Our restaurant association has always been so confused, whether to take Chinese food as a theme to apply for the World Heritage Site, or like South Korea, only take kimchi as a variety to apply." ”

"You can't apply for it as a subject. Liu Mang shook his head: "The three words Chinese cuisine alone can't summarize Chinese cuisine at all." ”

"In addition to the confusion, our association is divided into two factions, each of which has been arguing for a long time. ”

"What are you arguing about?" asked Liu Mang curiously.

"One group advocates moving closer to the world and learning from the French. Because there are many things in Chinese food that are taboo for foreigners, such as animal offal, thorny dishes, and so on. ”

"Well, I know that. There are some dishes that are really difficult for foreigners to accept, this is their own cultural differences, and they can't be forced. ”

"In addition to this faction, the other faction advocates that Chinese food should adhere to its own characteristics, explore China's own food culture, and make foreigners accept us, rather than let us cater to them. ”

"Well, there's actually a little bit of truth to that. Lin Xiao nodded: "It's like the reason why the 'Japanese food' of the Dongying people is enough to be recognized by UNESCO." It is because they insist on the characteristics of washoku. 'Washoku' embodies the four distinct seasons, geographical diversity, and the spirit of respecting nature of the people of Toei, and is closely related to traditional festivals such as the New Year and rice planting. It represents unique values, lifestyles and social traditions. ”

For example, we can first select one of the cuisines and apply for the World Heritage List alone. Wouldn't it be nice to remove those elements that disgust foreigners and retain the essence of our traditional Chinese culture in the process of applying for the World Heritage Site?" Liu Mang thought for a while and replied.

"That's why I'm here for you today. Tan Shi sighed: "There are many factions in Chinese cuisine, and there are many mountains, just like the warlords in the past, no one obeys anyone." Before I went outside, I quarreled at home. Without a leader who can control the scene, it is impossible to carry it out. ”

"But President Tan? I've only been in this industry for a few years, and in terms of seniority, will those bigwigs convince me? You should go to some people with high moral integrity? For example, my master, or some old-timers who have been famous in the industry for a long time. ”

"There is no better candidate!" Tan Shi patted his thigh: "After thinking about it, I think that you are the most suitable in the current catering industry! First, you are the chef god of this year, and no one dares to question your ability to sit in this position." Second, your name is well known to women and children in China, whether it is people in the catering industry or ordinary people, they all know you. The third and most important point. There is no faction in your cooking, whether it is Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Hui, you can easily come to it, and there is no stinky problem of those old-fashioned people. ”

"You said me so well, this leader, I don't have to be a good person?" Liu Mang laughed embarrassedly.

"That's right!"

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