From ancient times to the present, people have different views on chefs: those who praise them are called Tian Chef, Ding Family, gourmet general and seasoning master; The detractors call them slaves, children under the kitchen, children under the stove, and greasy heads.

Ancient chefs have some specific names, such as Imperial Chef, Official Chef, Four Chefs, Home Chef, Temple Chef, Ship Chef, Military Chef and Prostitute Chef. Every "military force" has several branches.

For example, the ancient military barracks were also called military chefs as cooks, cooks, pyrotechnics and rotor troops; In religious temples, temple chefs are also called monk chefs, Taoist chefs, rice heads and vegetable heads; Among chefs, the alias of chef is the most elegant, and it is called authority, head, case, teacher and doctor of wine.

From the Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, chefs can also be called bubble people, cooks, orcs, fishermen, wine people, pulp people, wax people, turtle people, salt people and chicken people. The person who cooks animals is an orc, the person who cooks turtles is a turtle, and the person who cooks chickens is a chicken.