"foodistheheaventothehuman".Sincehumanbeingsappearedontheearthmillionsyearsago,wehavehadfoodeverydaytosatisfytheneedofenergy.Becauseoftheinfluenceofreligion,climate,andregion,differentcountrieshavedifferentdietarycultures.
China,whichhasahistorylongerthanfivethousandyears,isoneofthebiggestcountriesintheworld,andtheUnitedStatesisthesupercountrythathasagreatinfluencetothewholeworld.Westudythesedifferencesandthenfindoutthepointsthatcanbedigested,inordertofacilitatethecommunicationaboutculturesbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.BytheanalysisofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericandietarycultures,wecancomprehendtherespectiveculturaltraditionsofChinaandthewestandwecanalsoimproveandcreatethenewcultureofChina.Inmypaper,Iwouldliketodiscussthedifferenceoffoodbetweenthetwocountries.
Hello,everyoneweareveryproudtointroduceourtopic.mynameishuangxiaolong,heisjiangzhihui,heislihuan.let’sbegin.OurtopicisDifferencesBetweenChineseAndWesternFood.culturaldifferencesbetweenEastandWestcreatedadifferenceinfoodculture。HereabrieftalkfromthedifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternfoodculturefromthefollowing6areasfirstComparisonofChinese-Americancuisine
second:Theconceptoftwodifferentdiets
third:objectsofChineseandAmericanfood
fourth：Tablemanners
fifth：Holidayfood
Sixth:influence
firstComparisonofChinese-Americancuisine
Chinesefoodisdividedintoeightmajorculinary，eachculinarynamedofitsprovincetheyareShandong,Jiangsu,anhui,Zhejiang,Fujian,Cantonese,hunanandSichuan.Eachhavedifferentcharacteristics.TheU.S.Fooddividedintoeastern,South,westandIslands.WestisCaliforniacuisine(加州菜)andAsianfusioncuisine
Southistexmexcuisine德州菜,louisianacuisine路易斯安那菜,florbbeancuisine佛州菜EastisNewEnglandcuisine,NewYork
cuisine.AndIslandsishawaii—PolynesiancuisinePolynesiancuisine.secondTheconceptoftwodifferentdiets
BecauseofthedifferenceinChineseandWesternphilosophy,Westerndietismoreemphasisonscienceandtendstorationaldiet,nutritionalbalance.Theirfoodscontaincalories,protein,vitaminsandsoon.Inadditiontohealth,however,theyaremonotonous单调的andbland乏味的.Chinesepeoplealwaysregardthetastyoffoodastheprimarypurposeofeating.Whenpeoplepraisethedeliciousfood,theyliketosaycolor,aroma香andtaste.
Fromeatingthecontents，Chinesepeopleeatvegetableseveryday,muchmorethanAmericans，AlthoughAmericanseatalotofproteineveryday,However,they
littlefiber,Therefore,thestomachfunctionaffectedbyeatingtoosystemprevalenceofdigestiveandcancerratesweremuchhigherthanChina;Chinesepeoplelikecoarsegrains,whileAmericanspreferrefinedgrains。Infact,coarsegrainscontainmorenutrientsthanrefinedgrains;Chinesepeoplelovetoeatvegetableoil,Americansliketouseanimaloiltocookingwhichcontainhighcholesterol,
ChineseTableMannershasalonghistory.
Accordingtotherecordsofdocuments,ZhouDynastyhadalreadyformedaquiteperfectsystemoftableetiquette.
Confucius,whowasonceresponsibleforthelibation,spokehighlyofthetableetiquetteasamarkofacountry’scivilization.
DuringQingDynasty,theintroductionofwesternfoodbroughtitstablemannerintoChinaandhadaninfluenceonwhatlaterbecameourmoderntablemanners.
1.Theguestofhonorisalwaysseatedtotherightofthehost;thenextinlinewillsitonhisleft.
3.Themostimportantguest(theoldest,themostrespectful,etc.)willsitfacingthedoor.
4.Afterthemostimportantguestsitdown,otherstaketheirseats.
5.Pleasetakeyourseatfromtheleftside.
6.Thedinnerwillnotbeginuntileveryoneisseatedevenifsomeoneislate.
新月moon.
AmericanbodyfeatureisTall,longlegs,broadshoulders,musculardevelopmentandanimalcharacter.
That’sall，thanksforyourattention.
FoodCulture
Generallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesefoodnotonlyisverydeliciousandtastybutalsoverypleasingtoyoursensesandmanyofdisheshaveverybeautifulandfancynames.TheChinesehavethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromwesterners.Inthewest,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisineandtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent.GreetingbyAskingYourMealinChina
ItisaverycommonpracticeweChinesepeoplesay"Haveyouhadyourmeal"whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Sometimestheyevenaskthisquestioneverywhereevenintoilets.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtocommunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscannotunderstandthatbecausetheythinkwhyyouaskmethis.TheytendtothinkyouwanttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotrichenoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours.Chinesethinkfoodisveryimportantandessentialtopeoplesoitshowssomecareandconcernaboutyou.
EverythingiseatableinChina
NameofDishesisImplicitinChineseFood
Veryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenweorderourfoodintherestaurant.Onereasonisweaskwhatthefoodorthedishisandtrytoclarifyitbecauseyousometimesneverknowwhatthefoodisjustaccordingthenameofthefooduntilitisputonyourtableintherestaurantjust.Sometimesthefoodisverysimplebutthenameisveryobscure.Forexampleoneofthedishesiscalled"AntsClimbingtheTrees."Butthefoodissimplepotatonoodlesandbitsofmeatinit,whilemostofwesternfoodhasasimpleandclearnameandyouknowwhatitiswhenyouhearthename.Forinstance,thereisatraditionalfoodcall"fishandchips"intheUK.Youseeitisveryobviousitisfriedfishandpotatochips.ThereasonforthisinChinaisontheonehandtotrytotellyouthewayitcookssuchascook,fry,grillandbroilinthenameandontheotherithasbeautifulgoodnamessothatyouhaveagoodimaginationandassociationtoletyouhaveagoodappetite.
TooMuchFoodtoEatatmeals
wehavetheexpression"helpyourself".Westernersneverforceyoutoeatmore.Ifyoustopeating,theytendtothinkyouarefull.Sosometimeforeignersfeelveryhelplesswhenthehostandhostesstoputmorefoodintheirdishesandbowlsandtheycandonothingbuteatmoreandmoreuntiltheyarecompletelyfull.SosomeforeignerslearntoknowtheyalwaysleavesomefoodintheirbowlsordishesinordertoavoidmorefoodtobeaddedwhenareinvitedtodinnerinChinesefamily.ThatisthedifferencesinfoodculturebetweenChinaandtheWest.
TablewareIsSimpleinChineseMeals
FoodisMostImportantinChina
Chinesefoodiswell-knownintheworldandtheChinesefoodcultureisnotallthesamewiththatinthewestcountries.Wecannotsayitisrightorwronganditreflectsthepractice,customandconventionsofthepeoples.