"Xuyi Lobster Chef" came out of the circle and became a "sweet pastry" in the catering market

Xuyi County, Huaian City, Jiangsu Province, is the "Lobster Capital of China".

"Lobster Chef" is popular all over the country

Xuyi, located in the lower reaches of the Huai River and on the south bank of Hongze Lake, is densely covered with ditches, ponds, canals and lakes.

Ni Zhendong has been fascinated by crayfish cooking since he was a child.

Ni Zhendong has made rapid progress because of his steadfastness and hard work, and has received systematic learning

Different from braised crayfish, spicy crayfish and other cooking methods with many spices, Xuyi lobster chef is good at cooking thirteen-flavored crayfish with spices

"Xuyi is accustomed to using spices to remove the fishy smell of crayfish, stimulate its own freshness and sweetness, and at the same time ensure the color of the soup

Because of this, thirteen-flavored crayfish has a variety of tastes such as numb, spicy, fresh, fragrant, sweet, tender, etc.

At present, there are more than 20,000 chefs in Xuyi cooking lobster all over the country

"Official Certification" for Vocational Competencies

Material selection, cleaning, seasoning, frying, seasoning.

"This certificate provides a very effective certificate for Xuyi lobster chefs to better find employment and start a business,

Due to the lack of professional qualification certificates issued by authoritative departments, many lobster chefs once encountered difficulties in job hunting and salary negotiations

　　Ge Henghuai still remembers the scene of the first assessment.

　　According to Li Xiangyang, director of the Xuyi County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, up to now, 216 special professional ability assessments for Xuyi lobster production have been carried out, and more than 10,000 people have obtained special ability certificates

　　At the same time, the local area provides free skills training and job introductions for the unemployed, retired soldiers and other groups, subsidizes meals and car fares, and has trained more than 12,000 "Xuyi lobster chefs", of which 83% of the chefs are delivered to 20 people nationwide.

Promote standardized training

　　According to Dong Peineng, Dean of Xuyi Lobster Entrepreneurship College, the standardization and standardization of production will help improve product quality and brand stability

　　Dong Peineng believes that the same is true for labor service brands.

　　At present, the challenge faced by "Xuyi Lobster Chefs" is the seasonality of crayfish production, which causes chefs to work busy and earn high incomes during the peak season from April to September each year, and the remaining off-season time is relatively leisurely
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　　In 2020, Chen Changlin returned to his hometown to teach cooking, and was determined to train young chefs on dishes, instructing them to be able to cook both lobster and dishes, so as to increase the income of crayfish in the off-season
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　　It is understood that Xuyi County will focus on making high-quality crayfish, enrich the taste of products, increase the development of crayfish dishes, strengthen the production of crayfish fast-moving consumer products, and enhance product competitiveness
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　　"In the future, we will speed up the training of a group of Xuyi lobster cooking masters, promote the development and innovation of lobster cooking skills, and promote higher-quality employment of more chefs
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" Li Xiangyang said
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　　(Source: Workers Daily)

　　"China Food News" (06 edition on January 4, 2022)

　　(Editor-in-charge: Wang Jiayi)