A while ago, the Burmese side was not peaceful, and it is said that the old lady of Aung San Suu Kyi was detained again. Why? The old lady was also locked up when she was young, and it was still a long time, is this not "again"?
What to say about the old lady of Aung San Suu Kyi is a political issue, and we will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, so we will not say more. An old chef from an Asian country told me that this old lady had caused him a lot of headaches, which made me curious.
cook? What does the chef have with Aung San Suu Kyi?
Because I wrote a book of "Chinese Cooks", with chefs everywhere, there are always some topics to talk about, not only at home, but also abroad - people are also curious about what you Chinese will eat except for roast duck.
Also, roast duck, Maotai and dumplings are basically the three top configurations of Chinese cuisine in the eyes of foreigners, and even some foreigners think that the Chinese state banquet should mainly be these three, although Chinese almost did not put these three things together to eat.
By the way, according to the conventional state banquet, shouldn't the soup be served first? These three things don't include – hey, you forgot there's dumpling soup
Good chefs are completely different and often have a clear understanding. Chinese culture is broad and profound, and the most intuitive of them is probably Chinese food, so even if they can't do it, they will know a little about Chinese cuisine and have a topic to communicate.
Although it is not easy to disclose the nationality and name of the family according to the agreement, it can be said that he was the head chef in charge of receiving state guests in a certain Asian country in the last century, and once went to our CCTV.
When I heard about his status, I was very surprised, because when I received state guests, the status of this head chef was very different from that of ordinary chefs. The chef just makes the dishes according to the requirements, which is a craft; and the head chef must not only have excellent skills, but more importantly, he must be responsible for formulating the menu, which involves politics, culture, art and other fields.
The head chef has also attended the reception of Chinese leaders and even become complacent about "taking advantage" of them.
It was also in the early days of China's reform and opening up, that year to entertain a certain Chinese leader. This is an informal banquet, the scope is very small, there is a more family banquet atmosphere, the menu is formulated according to the convention, no need to bother, but there is a special link - according to prior communication, the Chinese side in order to show friendship and active scenes, brought Moutai wine, ready to open on the spot, guests and hosts drink together.
The head chef was flexible, and at this link, the three waiters quickly stepped forward, and the traditional practice of a waiter pouring wine was different, they poured wine for the people present with a bottle of Moutai wine, quickly completed the work and stepped back, so that the whole work rhythm was fast and precise, and afterwards, they also received praise from the corresponding aspects.
"Actually, I have a different purpose." The head chef said to me half-truthfully, "There are only a few people like that, and they certainly can't drink three bottles of Maotai, so we have a chance to taste it." ”
As a Chinese national wine, Moutai is too famous, although the evaluation after drinking is mixed, but the interest in drinking, even if the well-informed chef is also very high
Aung San Suu Kyi has also visited the country and is also the head chef he served as. It was also from him that I learned that there was a special procedure for entertaining state guests, both Chinese and foreign- the two sides agreed on the menu.
This is not that the state guests must have masters who know how to cook, and they must be picky about each other's level, but because the situation of different countries is different, there will often be different cultural traditions, plus even the influence of various factors such as religion, different state guests will have different taboos in diet. In this way, the menu that is developed according to the norm will be adjusted accordingly.
The same was true of Aung San Suu Kyi's visit.
Aung San Suu Kyi was a famous beauty politician when she was young, and when she was received, including the chef, she was also curious and wanted to see her
That time, he also communicated with the team around Aung San Suu Kyi and sent the corresponding taboos to the convenience. In the late last century, when the main international communication tool was faxing, the head chef asked the other party to send the documents to the corresponding fax machine in his home country.
This is a very necessary link. When the state guest arrives at the other party, it is usually the guest who follows the host, and the cooking process of the other country's dish, which ingredients and spices are used, can not be explained in a sentence. If you only look at the name "fish and meat shreds", it is difficult to distinguish what is made of it. However, the chefs are sure to know, so the team around the ambassador only needs to provide what their leaders can't eat, and the chef will adjust the menu accordingly accordingly.
Unexpectedly, this fax was sent for half an hour. When the staff handed the fax to the impatient head chef, he was simply surprised - where is this fax, this is a book!
This was the most taboo the head chef had ever seen, and the corresponding request of the Aung San Suu Kyi team was as many as twenty or thirty pages.
Much of it wasn't included for cultural reasons, nor was it because the old lady had any dietary quirks or overly picky personalities. It turned out that Aung San Suu Kyi was in poor health in her early years and had a strong allergic reaction to some foods, so she had to avoid some dishes, otherwise she would not be able to complete the visit.
Aung San Suu Kyi participated in the event as a young man
"So, what are the foods she can't eat?" I admit to being a little curious.
"I can't remember exactly," replied the head chef, "it's been decades." However, I remember that all the legumes were food that she could not eat.
Well, in a word, the problem is basically solved - the legume family contains about 650 genera, 18,000 species, and is distributed in various regions of the world. In China alone, there are 172 genera, 1485 species including 13 subspecies, 153 variants, 16 variants... About half of them can be eaten. If you list them all, I am afraid that it is not something that can be covered by twenty or thirty pages of faxes.
Although there is reason to believe that the head chef is not because he forgot, but because he respects the privacy of the guests, he refuses to say more, but the dietary taboo of dozens of pages faxed is certainly not a legend, because this is the place where the head chef is most impressed when receiving state guests from all over the world. He said that there are also some people who have more dietary taboos, such as Hawking, but not to this extent.
Of course, this caused a lot of headaches for how to entertain this old lady, but being the head chef of the state guest was not an idle person. The head chef quickly got in touch with Aung San Suu Kyi's team, inquired in detail about the old lady's usual recipe, and then prepared on this basis, and the result was that the guests and hosts were happy.
Long-term poor health is of course a problem for a politician, but it is also a good reminder to him, Aung San Suu Kyi has always paid great attention to health matters, such as this epidemic prevention process, the old lady has always insisted on advocating wearing a mask, and if it is not good, it is related to her own experience.
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