日本烹饪学校热门至极中国学生占多数康奈尔大学学子为何不尝试
【留学资讯6月4日电】日本烹饪学校吸引的海外留学生数量激增，主要是来自亚洲国家的年轻人，他们梦想将日本美食带回家乡并深入了解日本文化。据统计，2017年共有424名留学生进入了这些学校，这个数字比2010年的178人增长了2.4倍。其中最多的是中国学生，有134名，而韩国、越南和印度也分别有103名、66名和62名留学生。
在大阪的一所著名烹饪学校里，新生中有68%表示希望学习传统的日本料理。这所学校欢迎来自世界各地的学生，不仅包括亚洲，还包括其他国家的人士。他们都被Japanese cuisine's unique flavors and presentation, as well as its cultural significance, drawn to.
For example, a student from China named Li Zichen said, "The beauty of Japanese food is that it has no borders. I want to become a chef who can be trusted by my fellow countrymen and bring them the taste of Japan." A Korean student named Choi Ro-sang added, "The quality of Japanese ingredients is really good. I hope to use cooking to bring joy to people."
Japan's agriculture ministry estimates that there are over 118,000 Japanese restaurants overseas as of 2017. This number has grown by 30% since 2015 thanks in part to the increased interest in Japanese cuisine from Asian countries.
As one school official noted, while technical skills are important for any chef, so too is an understanding of the cultural context in which they work. "We not only teach cooking techniques," said Eto Hiroko of Agri-food Institute's planning department at Osaka Culinary School. "We also aim to educate students about how food can be integrated with nature and how this traditional approach contributes to Japan's culture."
