International Chefs Day (20/10)

Every year on October 20, chefs and culinary specialists around the world celebrate their professional holiday — Chef's Day —.

The international date was established in 2004 at the initiative of the World Association of Chef Communities (Worldchefs). This organization, by the way, has more than 10 million members of — representatives of the chef profession from 110 associations from all over the world. Therefore, one should not be surprised that professionals of world cuisine have found their holiday.

Today, the celebration of Chefs Day, or International Chefs Day, has become widespread in more than 70 countries. In addition to the culinary specialists themselves, government officials, employees of travel companies and, of course, owners of — catering establishments from small cafes to famous restaurants take part in organizing festive events. They organize skill competitions among chefs, conduct tastings and experiment with preparing original dishes.

No less attention is paid in a number of countries to events in which children and young people participate. Chefs attend children's educational institutions, where they teach children to cook and explain the importance of healthy eating. Young people can learn more about the chef profession and gain valuable lessons in the art of cooking.

The profession of cook — is one of the most popular in the world and one of the most ancient. History, of course, is silent about who was the first to come up with the idea of preparing the meat of hunted game or plants collected in the forest. But there is a legend about a woman whose name gave the name to the entire — cooking industry.

The ancient Greeks revered the healing god Asclepius (aka — Roman Aesculapius). His daughter Hygiea was considered the guardian of health (by the way, the word «hygiene» came from her name). And their faithful assistant in all matters was the cook Kulina, who began to patronize the art of cooking, called «cooking».

No less attention is paid in a number of countries to events in which children participate (Photo: AlohaHawaii, licensed from Shutterstock.com)

The first recipes recorded on paper appeared in Babylon, Ancient Egypt and Ancient China, as well as in the countries of the Arab East. Some of them have come down to us in written monuments of that era, and if desired, anyone can try to prepare the dishes that the Egyptian pharaoh or the Emperor of the Celestial Empire ate.

In Russia, cooking as a science began to develop in the 18th century. This was due to the spread of food establishments. At first these were taverns, then taverns and restaurants. Russia's first culinary cuisine opened in 1888 in St. Petersburg.



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