古代有这样一个比喻,说自古有君必有臣。就象有吃饭的人一定有厨师一样。要吃,就要有制作食物的人。古代将以烹调为职业的人称为庖人,也就是现在我们所说的厨师。厨师在古代有时地位较高,受到社会的尊重:有时也挣扎在社会的最底层,受到极不公平的待遇。庖人是中国古代饮食文化的主要创造者之一,他们的劳作、他们的成就,理应得到公正的评价。 There is such an analogy in ancient times, saying that there must be a minister from ancient times. Just as there must be a cook for a meal. To eat, there must be people who make food. In ancient times, people who called for cooking were called “kings”, that is, the chefs we now call them. Chefs have sometimes enjoyed a higher status in ancient times and were respected by the community: they also sometimes struggled at the bottom of society and received extremely unfair treatment. People are one of the main creators of the ancient Chinese diet culture. Their labor and their achievements deserve a fair assessment.