Yang Guanyi, the founder of the famous Regal Restaurant “Fulum Restaurant” in Hong Kong, died of illness yesterday at the age of 90. Yang Guanyi is famous internationally for his signature dish “Ah Yit Abalone”. Felicity Hotel posted on social networking site: “When the full moon is short, the only achievement is immortal… will be remembered by us and continue the master’s legend from generation to generation in the future. “
Yang Guanyi was originally from Zhongshan. His mother left home when he was young, and his father also passed away when he was 9 years old. At that time, he took two young sisters to seek refuge with his grandmother. The younger sister died of starvation due to the war. When he was 15 years old, he borrowed 50 yuan to walk barefoot from Zhongshan to Macau, and then came to Hong Kong by boat, and worked as a child laborer in a high-end Sichuan restaurant. Founded “Fulin Hotel”, due to operating difficulties, shareholders withdrew their shares.
The heads of state of many countries once tasted “Ah Yat Abalone”
Yang Guanyi persisted in the operation, and later transformed into a high-end Klook, and developed an exclusive abalone dish. Its signature dish “Ayi abalone” is well-known internationally. The heads of state of many countries, including the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and the then French president Jacques Chirac, have tasted its specialty dishes. Yang Guanyi has won many international awards for his superb culinary skills, including the Gold Medal of the Club Des Chefs Des Chefs (CCC), the highest honor awarded by the International Association of Royal Chefs in 1996; The first person to receive this honor. In 2004, he was awarded the “Supreme Lifetime Achievement Award” by the China Hotel Association.
Yang Guanyi is famous for his “Ayi Abalone”, but he never hides his secrets. His disciples are deeply passed down, and he encourages his disciples to integrate and boldly innovate. He once said, “For example, when I am in France, I will cook with butter For the abalone, cut it into small pieces before serving the guests.”
Felicity Hotel announced the news of Yang Guanyi’s death in a post on social networking site yesterday, pointing out that “Abalone King” Yang Guanyi went south to Hong Kong to work hard all his life, and made unremitting efforts in the study of food all his life, and created countless inspiring achievements . The article also pointed out, “The delicacy, spirit and wisdom left by Brother Yi over the years will also be remembered by us, and we will continue the legend of the master from generation to generation in the future.”
