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

Hey professional cook here, its not a common sight in the west but some old kitchens in france still do it and many who value the tradition behind cooking still do aswell. The hats traditionally have 101 folds to represent the 101 ways to use an egg. The idea that we all still wear them is just something that stuck around, like the idea that all Chefs/Cooks wear white when most of us where black these days.