[Prologue 2]
Part 2 | Why French cuisine has become the "global standard"
When most people think of Western cuisine, what comes to mind first?
Isn't it French cuisine?
But it's not because it tasted the best.
Herein lies an important key to the birth of Western cuisine.
The main reason why French cuisine has become the world standard is
Cooking was systematized as a "technique"is located.
From the Middle Ages to the modern era, the French court
A chef is not just a cook,
They were an important presence supporting the state and its power.
The dining table where royalty and nobility are entertained is a place of diplomacy,
The cuisine itself was also a tool to show the "status of a country."
among them,
・Cooking process
・Source classification
・Aesthetics of presentation
・Meal order
These areVerbalization and documentationIt was done.
In other words, French cuisine
It has evolved from a "sense" to a "reproducible technology."
This was the deciding factor.
Chefs from all over the world
Learn French cuisine
・Learn skills
・Gain a common language
・Applicable in any country
That's what I start to think.
Thus, French cuisine
**Not "delicious food"
“It has spread as a ”standard to be learned.”**
But at the same time,
This trend also creates an aspect of "standardization."
Originally, cooking is rooted in the land and the people.
By fitting it into one mold,
Each country will learn about French cuisine while feeling a sense of discomfort.
──This "sense of discomfort" is what
Later, it became the soil for the birth of each country's unique culinary culture.
This also became a foreshadowing of the creation of Western cuisine in Japan.
