do most chefs actually wear those chef hats, If so why? And if not where does the idea that they do come from?

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Been puzzling me for a while.

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Answer 1

Not sure if it’s true, but my old chef used to tell us they started wearing the white floppy looking hats because the ceilings of cellars and whatnot would drip, so the hat would catch that and keep it out of the food. Although I dont fucking know