Kanchu - Kanchu

Japanese: 官厨 - かんちゅう
Kanchu - Kanchu

…Although he has been criticized for not being considered a chef, he is praised as one of the forefathers of cooking, as evidenced by the publication of the famous cookbook Yiya Yiyi during the Wanli period of the Ming dynasty (1573-1619). Professional chefs in China can be broadly divided into private chefs and official chefs in the imperial court and government offices. Once employed at the imperial court, official chefs were forced to serve in the palace for the rest of their lives, and had to prepare for death if they messed up a meal. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "kanchu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このため料理人の風上にも置けぬとの批判もあるが,明代の万暦年間(1573‐1619)に《易牙遺意》という有名な料理書がでていることからもわかるように,料理人の祖師の一人として称揚されている。 中国における職業としての料理人は,大きくいって民間の民厨と宮廷・官衙(かんが)の官厨にわかれるであろう。宮廷に奉仕する官厨はひとたび召しかかえられれば,生涯宮仕えを強いられる不自由な存在で,御膳にそそうでもあれば死をも覚悟しなければならなかった。…

※「官厨」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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