The Differences Between Chinese and Western Food Culture分析和总结分析和总结.docx

TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternFoodCulture

ChinesefoodisdifferentfromWesternfood。Duetopolitics,science,art,andreligionaredifferent,especiallyfoodproduction

Chinahasalonghistoryof5000 years,whilethewesthasoneofabout sixhundredyears.Chinahasafoodculturethat iscolorfulandexcellent, whilethewesthasitsownspecialculture.Nowwe’d liketotalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenthesetwoculturesfromthefollowing.

WhatChinesepeoplecareaboutisthedeliciousnessoffood.Theyemphasizetheideaofusingsomecookingskillstouniteandharmonizethetastesoffoodswhichhavedifferentnaturalproperties,Chinesepeoplevaluethesimilarityofdifferentthings.Sincethewesternersbelieveinseparationoftheuniverseandhumanintheirculturalspiritandthinkingmodel,emphasizetheformandstructureandvaluetheclearness,theyformaspecialideaaboutthefoodscience.

Chinesedishesareconnectedtightlytovegetables.Asamatteroffact,inChinesediet,vegetablesisarathercommon food.Only infestivalsor inthetimewhenlifecondition isimproveddotheyeat moremeatThewesternersaredifferent,thewesternersareconsideredby somepeopletobeofanimalcharacter.Asaresult,the westernersliketoperuse individualityandlikeadventureandexploration. InthehistoryofAmerica.

Thedifferenceoftablemanners,Inchina,anybanquet,no matterforwhatpurpose, isheldinthesameway.Thatis,peoplesitaroundaround tableeatinganddrinking,entertainingandtalking.Inthewest,people havetheirdinner inacompletelydifferentway.Fromtheoldtimeuntilnow,theyhavenevereaten foodwhichisput inthesameplateorbowl.Eac

hofthemhashisownshareofthe foodwhichiscontainedinhisown

plate.Thisdisplaysthestrong individualityofthewesternersintheirculture.

1 ChopsticksandknivesarethetwomosttypicaltablewaresoftheEast