Text, photo/ Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhou Cong, Guo Siqi, Ant Luya correspondent Yue Renxuan
Cantonese, Chaoshan and Hakka Cantonese cuisine competed in the same competition; frying, stir-frying, steaming and boiling, with more than 100 "Cantonese chefs" passing by on the same stage. On November 2nd, the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area "Cantonese Cuisine Master" Skill Competition and Cantonese Cuisine Industry Cultural Exchange Activity opened in Shantou. A total of 135 culinary masters from 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province, as well as Hong Kong and Macao, gathered in Shantou to compete on the same stage.
135 chefs from 23 teams competed on the same stage
The scene of the competition
The reporter learned that the fourth "Cantonese Cuisine Master" skill competition came from 21 prefecture-level listings in the province and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, attracting a total of 23 teams and about 135 people to compete on the same stage. The competition is conducted in an individual manner, with two competition types of Chinese cooks and Chinese pastry chefs, and each competition type has two groups: Cantonese celebrity chef group and Cantonese cuisine rookie group.
Among them, the contestants in the "Celebrity Chef Group" are all skilled craftsmen of Cantonese cuisine, who not only have rich work experience, but also represent a high level of Cantonese cuisine; the contestants of the "Rookie Group" are from the full-time student elite of the province's technical colleges or vocational colleges and universities, and are the best inherited seedlings of "Cantonese Chefs"; the contestants from all over the world are selected through open registration, fierce selection or industry associations.
It is worth noting that in this competition, not only the three major cuisines of Cantonese cuisine, "Cantonese cuisine", "Chaoshan cuisine" and "Hakka cuisine" are all included, but also the three Cantonese snacks of dry stir-fried beef river, Chaoshan beef balls and Hakka pickled noodles are used as the designated competition topics for Chinese noodles.
In the Chinese chef program, fish becomes one of the designated dishes. The cantonese artisan grouper's designated ingredient is grouper, while the Nova group designates osmanthus fish.
For Cantonese people who are good at talking about their intentions, fish is one of the indispensable dishes during the New Year's Festival. How to make a new dish that is essential for every household tests how chefs cook unique delicacies.
On-site connection "food as the medium, overseas Chinese as the bridge"
"Let the world fall in love with Cantonese flavor", the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area "Cantonese Cuisine Master" Skill Competition, this year is the fourth edition. Each edition has attracted a large number of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao celebrity chefs and cooking rookies to participate in the competition, which has received widespread attention and support from all walks of life. The competition has become a cultural link linking the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and a bright business card to showcase Lingnan culture. The competition is not only a stage for the majority of "Cantonese chefs" to display culinary skills and style, inherit and carry forward the spirit of craftsmen, but also a comprehensive review and display of the practical achievements of the "Cantonese cuisine masters" project in the province.
This year's competition has a series of innovations and breakthroughs. This event will release for the first time the list of "three" cantonese chefs, famous shops and famous products in the province. The four-star and five-star celebrity chefs of the previously selected "Cantonese Chef" will be officially unveiled.
Through the release of the "three famous chefs, famous shops and famous products" of Cantonese cuisine, the event set up industry benchmarks and led the demonstration to drive the high-quality development of the Cantonese cuisine industry. And held the "100 Chefs Group" exhibition, the scene invited 100 provincial "Cantonese cuisine masters" master studio skill masters to participate, the masters on the spot to make dishes, show the master dishes and skills, fully display the cooking skills and personal style.
During the competition, a global connection link of "Cantonese Chefs Sharing the Whole World" was also set up. "Food as the medium, overseas Chinese as the bridge" on-site connection between overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese on five continents, sharing overseas Cantonese cuisine stories, highlighting the unique charm of Cantonese cuisine culture "sharing all over the world". (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
Source | Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng Pie
Editor-in-charge | Lv Hang