Zhang Wenbing

Zhang Wenbing, inheritor of intangible culture, is a cooking master of Huaiyang cuisine in China and one of the famous Chinese chefs in the south of the Yangtze River. He is currently the training manager of the Chinese Kitchen Information Consulting Center He is a guest expert on Chinese cuisine and a Chinese catering consultant at the Global Chinese Food Culture Center.

Zhang Wenbing was born in a family of famous chefs in Jiangnan. The family has a 600-year culinary cultural heritage, and many of his ancestors have become famous chefs. The family has several classic dishes that have been passed down for hundreds of years.

Fast forward more than 20 years, when the spring breeze of reform and opening up had just arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhang Wenbing, who came from a family of famous chefs, did not initially think about inheriting the skills inherited from his family. In his opinion, the craftsmanship in his family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and no matter how good he is, he will still be a cook in the end.

After the current policy, he should work hard in the spring breeze of reform and opening up. In fact, he did so. In the following years, he followed some friends to start aquatic products business. , clothing business, furniture business, and also ran a transportation company.

In the days when I had no worries about food and clothing, I always felt like something was missing every time I dreamed about it at midnight. During the Spring Festival of 1995, Zhang Wenbing went home to celebrate the New Year. Looking at his parents' graying hair, he suddenly realized that his parents were getting older, so he would spend more time with his parents in the future.

During the days when he was with his parents, Zhang Wenbing not only went shopping with his parents to buy groceries, but also occasionally helped out in the family restaurant. After many years, he has long since washed away his glory, and when he thinks of traveling around for many years, he always feels that he is young. The little things I saw slowly overlapped with what was in front of me.

Parents who are getting older mean that they will not be able to work for a few more years. At that time, it will mean that the dishes that have been passed down by the family for hundreds of years will be lost and completely disappear into the dust of history. Zhang Wenbing realized A responsibility that has been passed down for hundreds of years not only belongs to him, but also belongs to the treasure of the Chinese nation. He has the obligation to carry forward some of the Jiangnan food culture and dishes inherited by his family.

In the following days, he learned the craft from his parents. After more than ten years of accumulation, he has now become one of the famous chefs in Jiangnan. He is proficient in Huaiyang cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, and Cantonese cuisine, and is especially good at cooking goose. The family's salted goose has reached its peak in his hands!

In his more than 20 years of experience, he has been reported by many media, and was In 2016, the saltwater goose inherited from the family was registered as a trademark! Participated in various cooking competitions many times and achieved excellent results! In 2013, he was employed as a visiting expert on Chinese cuisine in the training and management department of the Chinese Kitchen Information Consulting Center.

Note: Salted goose - one of the representative dishes in Huaiyang cuisine. It originated from the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, when Dingshi was popular and the seasoning was relatively simple, only salt. In the long cycle of history, ancient people have been a feast for nobles to entertain guests for a long time. And how to make better food using only salt? In the long history, saltwater goose slowly evolved under this background. On January 17, 2008, relevant departments approved the first batch of Yangzhou City's intangible cultural heritage list (a total of 104 items), and Yangzhou saltwater goose was included in it. (Text/Minning)