What You Didn’t Know About The Hats That Chefs Wear

The White hat chefs wear is professionally called the “Toque” and the 100 folds in the hat represents 100 ways to cook an egg. The hat has 100 folds for a reason. According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats (folds) are used to signify a chef’s level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knows how to prepare eggs!