What are the names of various positions in ancient restaurants?

The boss is called the shopkeeper or the shopkeeper, the waiter is called the buddy or the buddy, and the chef is called the master;

1, owner

The common name of ancient shopkeepers. The person in charge of the counter, known as the "shopkeeper", is generally in charge of the till, mastering the key of the till and the power of income and expenditure, that is, the ancient lobby manager.

2. Xiao er

The origin of the title of "shop assistant"

"Shop assistant" refers to the waiters in ancient restaurants and hotels.

In the Yuan Dynasty, ordinary people living at the bottom of society generally had no names. Only when you go to school can you have a scientific name, and once you become an official, you will have an official name.

However, only a few ordinary people can go to school or be officials, and most people don't have this opportunity. So their names are mostly called by generations or the age of their parents.

For example, the great-grandfather of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was called April 9th, his father was called May 4th, his second brother was called Liu Chong, his third brother was called Chongqi, and he himself was called Chongba. The waiters in ancient hotels or inns were obviously ordinary people, so people should also give them a digital symbol to address them.

The boss in charge is of course the "shop owner", and these waiters are also called "shop assistants" accordingly.

3. Master (the respectful name of the chef)

People call carpenters and masons masters, masons and blacksmiths masters, but only those who can cook are called masters, and those who can cook are called second masters.

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The origin of the master's name

Speaking of the origin of the master, there is also a folk story. In ancient times, there was an emperor who once came to the construction site of a palace and invited all craftsmen to talk about their crafts. Whoever has good skills will be named a master.

All the craftsmen were unconvinced and rushed to show their credit. The emperor just made them all masters.

It is a pair of sisters who cook for the craftsmen on the construction site. Seeing that craftsmen all have titles, my sister leaned in to ask for them.

Unexpectedly, the craftsman who was named a master said, "What is cooking?" My sister was very angry and decided to starve them once. After all the craftsmen finished their work, they all ran to the rice shed to eat, but when they saw that there were no fireworks in the kitchen, they came to ask their sisters.

My sister said, "Cooking is not a business. Do it yourself!" ! ! The craftsmen reported this to the emperor.

The emperor asked .. Is a chef a business? "These skilled craftsmen were so hungry that they quickly replied," Cooking is a business. It's too much! "

So, the emperor called two sisters and prepared to let them be masters. My sister waved her hand and pointed to the craftsmen and said to the emperor, "They are all masters, but they just can't cook. I deserve a bigger title than them! " The emperor said, "Then let you be the master.

"Sister was happy, pointing to her sister who helped her cook, she asked," What about her? "The emperor said smoothly," You are the master, so she is the second master. " Hearing this, my sister was also very happy.

So the chef can call the master and help the chef? You are called Sir Zhong.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiaoer

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-shopkeeper

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Chef (the honorific title of chef)