导读:中国闻名于世的鲁、苏、粤、川、浙、闽、湘、徽“八大菜系”又新加了一员：蒙餐一跃成为中国第九大菜系。
The Association ofCuisine and Catering Industry (ACCI) of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region officially announced on April 16 that Mongolian food will become the ninth major cuisine of China.
4月16日，中国内蒙自治区餐饮与饭店行业协会正式宣布：蒙餐成为中国第九大菜系。
Located in northern China, Inner Mongolia has a broad and historical food culture. Experts believe that Mongolian dishes conform well to the modern culinary emphasis on ecology, health and nutrition, and that they deserve recognition as a major cuisine.
位于中国正北方的内蒙古自治区，具有博大厚重的饮食文化。专家认为，在崇尚绿色、健康、营养的现代餐饮理念的今天，蒙餐极具竞争力，成为中国第九大菜系水到渠成。
According to Lang Lixing, president of ACCI of Inner Mongolia, the organization has established standards for Mongolian food and local cuisine through years of efforts and in cooperation with the Inner Mongolia Institute of Standardization.
据内蒙古自治区餐饮与饭店行业协会会长郎立兴介绍，协会与内蒙古标准化院历时多年，组织制定“蒙餐”及内蒙古地方菜标准。
Prior to the announcement, the eight major cuisines of China were Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui food. Mongolian cuisine will inevitably promote changes in the catering industry as it becomes the ninth major cuisine. For instance, a chef from Paris currently working in China praised the flavor of Mongolian cuisine, saying he would promote Mongolian food in his own country.
此前，中国闻名于世的是包括鲁、苏、粤、川、浙、闽、湘、徽等在内的“八大菜系”，如今随着蒙餐一跃成为中国第九大菜系，不可避免的将推动餐饮业的变局。比如，在中国工作的一名来自法国巴黎的厨师就大力赞赏蒙餐，他表示会将蒙餐的制作技艺在自己的国家发扬光大。
The inclusion of Mongolian food as a major Chinese cuisine was supported by experts from the China Cuisine Association and China Hospitality Association. Experts noted that the eight preexisting major cuisines were simply recognized by the public,without any authoritative approval, and the same rule should also be applied to Mongolian cuisine.
蒙餐一举成为中国第九大菜系，也得到了中国烹饪协会、中国饭店协会相关专家的支持。专家表示，中国之前形成的八大菜系，是随着时间推移约定俗成而来，不需要官方钦点、认定，蒙餐菜系亦复如此。
Lang said that in addition to cementing the cuisine’s position in China, ACCI will also expand its profile overseas.
郎立兴透露，在做好蒙餐国内市场的同时，该协会也将会加大海外市场的布局。
