A cook is a person who takes cooking as his profession and cooking as his main job. The profession of chef appeared very early, and there were full-time chefs in slave society. With the continuous improvement of social material civilization, the chef profession is also developing, and the team of full-time chefs is expanding. According to relevant statistics, at the beginning of the 20th century, the number of chefs in the world has grown to tens of millions. China is known as the culinary kingdom of the world, and the strength and quantity of chefs are second to none.
Cultural requirements:
Learning to be a chef requires certain cultural knowledge, tolerance and judgment. To learn cooking, you can apply for the relevant cooking school, or you can go directly to the catering service place with the chef.
Moral quality:
The moral quality of a chef refers to his level and accomplishment in political thought and moral quality.
As a chef in socialist China, in addition to the basic ideological and moral qualities of patriotism, love for the party and love for the people, according to the particularity of the cooking profession, the following points should be put forward in particular: First, the spirit of serving the people wholeheartedly; Second, the professionalism of loving one's job; Third, the spirit of loving the collective and the enterprise; The fourth is a firm concept of the legal system.
Physical requirements:
As the saying goes: "Old Yin and Yang, few cooks." Chef's job is an intensive labor. To be a qualified chef, you must first have a healthy body in terms of physical quality. Chef's work is very hard, not only heavy workload, but also heavy. Whether it is processing, cutting or cooking, it requires a lot of physical strength. You can't bear it without a healthy constitution. In addition, chefs should have strong endurance. The job of a chef is different from ordinary work. People often go to work before and leave work after. Eat in front of people and behind them. Sometimes even business is too busy to eat a complete meal. In addition, it has to withstand the high temperature in front of the furnace, the fumigation of oil smoke and so on. The characteristics of this kind of professional labor require chefs to have strong endurance. Some people summarize this tolerant image as "four gains", that is, full, hungry, hot and cold. Third, chefs should be quick-thinking and energetic. Once the kitchen work begins, it presents a state of high tension. Especially when the business volume is large, it is particularly different. When guests order food or order a banquet, the chef will respond immediately and cook with the dishes. In addition, in the process of making, some dishes need to be cooked in a hurry, such as cooking. These dishes often need to complete a series of operating procedures in a short time, which requires chefs to be quick-thinking, skilled and energetic.
Professional quality:
The professional quality of a chef includes many contents, the most important of which is to have superb skills. Specifically, as a qualified chef, you should be careful with knives, master the heat properly, and taste the seasoning accurately. We should have good cultural knowledge. It is necessary to master the basic theoretical knowledge of modern cooking science such as nutrition and hygiene, understand the cooking culture and history of the motherland, and understand some folk etiquette knowledge. Must have a certain aesthetic quality and artistic innovation foundation. In addition, we should also have the spirit of being brave in creation and bold innovation, have certain organizational management ability and flexible use of 5S.