The establishment of China National Culinary Team in the Olympic German cooking contest

After 22 years of absence China will once again send a National Culinary Team to compete at the 2016 Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany.

The CCA is proud to present to the world the greatness of China's diverse food culture and wide ranging cuisine. A pallet of flavours and rich culinary culture unlike any other, China will stun and amaze the world with our national culinary teams presentations of our truly unparalleled national cuisines.  - Said President Jian Jun Xiang.

Team Consultant Rick Stephens said some of the keys to success for China on their quest for Olympic glory will be firstly, to adapt Chinese cuisine to the requirements and parameters of the event. As an example, adapting to individual plated dishes instead of family style service. Working together to create a champion unified team with a single vision will be the first order of business to create a solid foundation for the team to work towards their combined vision.

Culinary legend and China’s Living National Treasure Chef Yao Yan Li has agreed and committed his time as a mentor to the newly formed China National Team. Chef Li, a 57 years veteran of the Chinese culinary arts was a member of the 1988 team that competed in Frankfurt. This was the only other time China had made an appearance at the Culinary Olympics. His commented, with fond memories, that it was like a long-awaited dream come true to have China appear at the Culinary Olympics for a second time. He was very proud and humbled to be part of this truly historic moment in China culinary journey.

  

 Pictures taken by Quan Yi Bin

中国成立国家烹饪队参加德国奥林匹克烹饪大赛

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中新网北京7月4日电 (记者 刘长忠)中国国家烹饪队4日在北京正式成立。此举为参加2016年德国奥林匹克烹饪大赛准备。

德国奥林匹克烹饪大赛自1900年始创迄今，已经历了百年发展，是目前世界厨师联合会认证的国际顶级专业赛事。

记者从当日的成立仪式上了解到，中国商务部曾于1988年和1996年组成中国国家烹饪代表队参加了第十七届和第十九届德国奥林匹克烹饪大赛，取得了七枚个人金牌、一枚银牌、一枚铜牌和一枚团体铜牌。由于种种原因，此后，中国便没有组队参赛。

中国烹饪协会副会长边疆在当日的成立仪式上说，近年来，随着中国综合国力的提高，中华美食文化的国际影响逐年提高，中国美食全球共享已成为大势所趋。同时，一大批具有现代理念和精湛技艺的中国厨师脱颖而出，完全具备了与国际同行角逐国际顶级赛事的实力。

他说，为通过在国际顶级赛事舞台上展示中餐悠久深厚的文化积淀和与时俱进的烹饪技艺，加强与世界各国同行的文化、技艺交流，提升民族自信心和行业凝聚力，时隔20年，中国烹饪协会决定组建中国国家烹饪代表队，参加2016年在德国爱尔福特举办的第25届德国奥林匹克烹饪大赛。

据介绍，为准确把握国际大赛要领，更好地展示现代中餐技艺水平，中国烹饪协会特别聘请世厨联亚洲主席里克·史蒂芬担任中国国家烹饪队总顾问；同时还邀请了原德国奥林匹克烹饪大赛中国国家队的核心人物李耀云和葛贤萼两位大师作为中国国家烹饪队技术顾问。

据悉，中国烹饪协会已经选拔了10名国家烹饪队集训队队员，选拔过程还在继续。中国烹饪协会表示，将从全国范围内选拔能够代表中国水准的、优秀的、高素质的名青年厨师前往参赛。

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The establishment of China National Culinary Team in the Olympic German cooking contest

Beijing BEIJING, July 4 (reporter Liu Changzhong) 

4th Chinese National Culinary Team was officially established in Beijing. This preparation for participation in the 2016 Olympics in Germany cooking contest.

German Olympic Cooking Competition was founded since 1900 to date, has experienced hundreds of years of development, is currently the world's top international chefs Federation certified professional events.

Reporters from the inauguration day learned Chinese Ministry of Commerce in 1988 and 1996 consisting of representatives of China's national culinary team participated in the seventeenth and nineteenth Olympic German cooking contest, made seven individual gold medals, a silver medals and a bronze medal and a team bronze medal. 

Vice president of China Cuisine Association frontier at the inaugural ceremony that day, said, in recent years, with the improvement of China's comprehensive national strength and international influence of Chinese food culture has gradually increased, Chinese cuisine has become a trend of global share. Meanwhile, a large number of Chinese chefs and virtuosity of modern philosophy to the fore, fully equipped to compete with international counterparts top international competitions in strength.

He said, by showing the international top event arena long and profound Chinese cultural heritage and advancing cooking skills, strengthen cultural exchanges and art world counterparts to enhance national confidence and cohesion of the industry, after a lapse of 20 years, China's decision to set up the China Cuisine Association National Culinary Team, participated in 2016 in Erfurt, Germany held the 25th Olympic German cooking contest.

According to reports, in order to accurately grasp the essentials of international competition, better to show the level of modern Chinese art, Chinese Cuisine Association was commissioned by the World Kitchen Union Asia Chairman Rick Stephens who serves as the Chinese National Culinary Team General Counsel; former German Olympic Cooking Competition Chinese national team's central figure calyx Yin Ge Li Yaoyun and two masters of China's national culinary team as technical advisor were also invited to the panel.

China Cuisine Association has already singled 10 national cooking team training team members, but the selection process continues. China Cuisine Association, said from across the country within the selection to represent the Chinese standards, excellent, high-quality young chef to participate at the competition.