Wuhan people "have a soft spot" for Chu cuisine, and 26 leading wedding banquet restaurants are mostly Chu cuisine

What are the "unique skills" of these "chefs"? What is the current development of Chu Cai in Wuhan? How will Chu Cai "go out" next? In the past few days, reporters from the Yangtze River Daily started to visit- ——

Chu Cai no matter where is the way to go

They are all famous for fish

Master Chu Cai, He Peiyan.

At 3 pm on September 3rd, in the Shuiyun Restaurant in the Longwan Resort of Liangzi Lake, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily saw He Peiyan who was in a hurry. At this time, he had just ended the chef training course at the Optics Valley Studio for nearly five hours, and his work in the afternoon arrived.

At present, He Peiyan is the administrative chef of Liangzi Lake Longwan Resort and manages many star hotels in Wuhan. Not long ago, Hubei first identified 24 Master Chu Cai Masters Studio in 2022. He Peiyan Chu Cai Master Studio was on the list.

He Peiyan's honor certificate. Photo by a trainee reporter Feng Xue

Put on white work clothes, put on a kitchen hat and mask, He Peiyan goes straight to the back kitchen: Check the situation of the freezer of the freezer and the kitchen, check the quality and quantity of the raw materials ... The finished fish pieces have been marinated, and the fish of the fish has not yet approached. "No matter where Chu Cai goes, it is famous for fish. Sea fish is well done in coastal areas, and freshwater fish can only do well." For this, He Peiyan is very confident.

He Peiyan works in the back kitchen. Photo by a trainee reporter Feng Xue

A "new school" is He Peiyan's confidence. "In the water cloud restaurant," New School 糍 “" sells about 300 copies per day, and apprentices sell for about 3,000 copies per day in major hotels in Wuhan. "He introduced.

New school。 粑 新.

While He Peiyan burned the oil, he introduced the "trick" of this dish to reporters. "'Traditional ravioli fish' is easy to lose the umami flavor of the fish itself after marinating and fried. The" New School 糍 “" is marinated with natural spices such as celery in traditional methods. "When the oil was heated, He Peiyan put the marinated fish pieces in the hot oil and fry it, and then said," 'New School Fish Fish "advocates fried techniques. "Fresh and tender."

In addition to the "new faction", "Honghu Wild Duck" and "Rotten Skin Bao Yellow Cain" developed by He Peiyan's team are also classic Chu cuisine in Hubei people must order during the New Year. It is understood that He Peiyan has brought more than 300 apprentices, more than 100 people have been rated senior technicians, and more than ten apprentices opened hotels in other cities to promote Chu cuisine to the whole country.

It is reported that since 2018, the General Office of the Hubei Provincial People's Government issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Innovation and Development of Chu Cai" to uniformly regulate Hubei cuisine as "Chu cuisine", Hubei has incorporated the cultivation of Chu cuisine industry into the "Hubei Provincial Service Industry in Hubei Province Development of the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan", compiled and issued the "Chinese Chu Cai Ceremony". Hubei also holds the Chu cuisine Food Expo each year, encourages Chu cuisine to enter the community, school, entering the organization, entering the business, and entering the hotel, encourage the peripherals of Chu cuisine stores, support the master Chu Cai's losses, etc., to help the integration and development of Chu Cai Industry.

Chu Cai ranked third among the top ten cuisines in the country

75% among Wuhan catering companies

The United Nations Agricultural Foundation has a comprehensive score of the top ten cuisines in China, and Chu cuisine ranks third.

"At present, Chu cuisine ranks ninth among the 34 local cuisines in the country, and its taste is third. It is 75%in Wuhan catering companies, which shows that Chu Cai has an important position in Wuhan and the whole country." Wuhan City Liu Guoliang, president of the Catering Association, introduced, "For example, in 2019, Wuhan's catering turnover is about 100 billion yuan, 38%of which come from the wedding banquet revenue, and the 26 leading wedding hotels in Wuhan are almost all Chu cuisine. "

"For a long time, everyone has a misunderstanding that Chu Cai's popularity is not high. In fact, it is not." Liu Guoliang said that the statistics of the Wuhan Catering Association showed that Chu Cai dine in the cafeteria for 98%and restaurant meals accounted for 75% Essence "With the improvement of living standards, everyone pays more attention to health and less oil. Sichuan cuisine has decreased to 8%through 30%of the Wuhan catering market, while Hunan cuisine only accounts for 10%." In this regard, He Peiyan also agreed, "Chu cuisine To us, we seem to be "Family Rest". It is because we are eating every day that Chu cuisine has become a subtle choice. In fact, Wuhan and Hubei people have a "love of love" for Chu cuisine. "

"But in Chu Cai's" going out ", we do have regrets." Liu Guoliang said that at present, Chu Cai enterprises in Hubei "exit the gate" are except for several stores in Beijing, Henan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Shijiazhuang. There are almost no elsewhere. Among the nationwide catering companies, there are only Wuhan listed companies, which are only two -taste food and Zhou Heiya. Compared with Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, and Hangbang cuisine, Chu cuisine lacks national catering business cards and top 100 companies.

"Chu cuisine is only four years. Compared with other cuisines, it is still a 'newcomer', and Sichuan cuisine has developed for forty years at home and abroad. Chu Cai's" going out "is just a matter of time." Liu Guoliang introduced that after 2018, Hubei, Hubei The dish is uniformly regulated as "Chu cuisine", which changed the pattern of "each fighting" in Hubei cuisine.

After the name is unified, Chu Cai's characteristics of Hubei have gradually attracted the popularity of the country. The Ezhou catering enterprise "He Yanlou", as a company that focuses on Chu cuisine, has opened branches in Guangzhou in recent years, has been widely recognized by local residents, and has become a representative of "harvesting and being delicious".

Red vegetables stir -fried bacon, braised catfish, pork ribs soup ...

Wuhan people are "eaten" very "attentive"

Frying bacon.

"Chu Cai, the hometown of fish and rice, steamed, fresh fragrance, and fusion of the Quartet 'is being attracted by more and more people." Liu Guoliang introduced that in addition to the "Four Seasons of Wuchang Fish and Xujiaying Catering Studio of Lu Yongliang's Skills Master Studio Mei Tang Bao ", Zou Zhiping's cooking studio" spicy juice yellow catfish ", Chu cuisine master Wang Donghai developed the national banquet" crab powder catfish lion head "and other famous Chu chefs, and many classic family Changchu cuisine The minds are "loud".

Pork ribs soup.

"Red vegetables stir -fried bacon, braised catfish, pork ribs soup, Jingsha turtles, Qianjiang oil sauce prawns and other dishes. For example, the "spicy jumping 'of Hujin Restaurant, the" yellow meatballs "of the sun, the" fish head brewed rice "of the Yuejiazui. Conditions are provided, "Liu Guoliang said.

Steaming Wuchang fish.

According to the statistics of the Wuhan Catering Association, Wuhan currently has 38 complex catering such as Yongwang Mengle City, Huiju Center, and Wanda Plaza; 28 specialty food streets headed by Jiqing Street, Cedar Road, Grain Road Street; 26 "Wan Wan Wan The number of flat -meter carrier catering is at the forefront of cities across the country.

In addition to selecting Master Chu Cai Master Studio, Hubei also launched the Chu Cai Professional Skills Competition and the "Chef Chu" project of Master Chu Cai. In July 2022 It attracted more than 4,800 brand catering exhibitions, 80%of which are prefabricated dishes and related manufacturers.

"I think that prefabricated dishes are the best springboard for Chu cuisine to get out of Hubei." Liu Guoliang further said. A new force. Next, we will focus on how to promote the special pre -made dishes such as fish cakes and meat circles in Chu cuisine with the help of the Internet platform to the country. "

It is reported that the Wuhan Catering Association is applying for "World Freshwater Fish Capital" and holds activities such as "Wuhan Eating Fish Festival" every year to promote the Wuhan catering company brand and attract the national catering to join the Chu cuisine brand. At the same time, the association also created a "online cooking learning website" for chefs from all over the country to learn to make the original "Chu cuisine" to absorb more high -quality talents to participate in the inheritance of Chu cuisine culture.

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