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Next,IwilltalkabouttheDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterndietCulture.First,Chineseusechopsticksandsoupspoons.Weusethebowlsasthecontainerofrice.WhiletheWesternuseknifvesandfolks.Theyuseplatesascontainersoffoodandeatfoodassoonastheycutthem.Second,Wehavedifferenteatinghabits.Chinesehaveasaying“Goodthingsforbreakfast.Eatingabigmealforlunchbuteatinglessatdinner.”ManyAmericansagreethatoneshouldstartthedaywithagoodbreakfast,buttheirideasaboutlunchanddinneraredifferent.MostAmericansonlygivethemselvesashorttimeforlunch.Sotheyeatasmalllunch.Afterworktheywillhavemoretimetoeatabigdinner.SincethedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternphilosophy,theconceptofdietisquitedifferent.Peopleinwesterncountriespaymuchattentiononthenutrients.Theycareabouthowmanycalories,vitaminsandproteinshouldbetaken.Evenwhenthetasteisthesame,itmustbeeatenbecauseofthenutrition.Onthecontrary,Chinesecaresmoreaboutfoodcolor,smell,taste,andshape.Fortablemanners,Chinesepeopleprefertotoasteachotherandurgeotherstodrinkmoreinalivelyatmosphere.Veryoftenyoucanhearpeopletalkingandlaughingloudly,andtheyarejusthavingagoodtime.InAmericaitisnotlikethis.Theywantaquietplacewheretheycanenjoyagoodmeal.Ifsomeoneistalkingtooloudly,themanageroftherestaurantmaycomeoutandaskthemtobequiet.Finally,let’stalkabouttwodetailsofthedifferences.Firstofall,themakingmethodofChinesefoodisdifferentfromWestern-stylefood.InaWestern-stylefoodcookbook,variousingredientshavebeenindicatedseveralgrams,severalspoonsorseveralcups,eventhesizeoftheeggwillallbeexplained.Ithinkitislikedoingexperimentsinthelaboratory.So,MakingWestern-stylefoodiseasy,solongasyoucookaccordingtothecookbookmanual.ButitisnotaneasythingthatyouwanttomakefineChinesefood.Evenifyouhaveboughtthecookbook.BecausetheChinesecookbookwillnottellyouseveralgramsofingredient,forexamplesalt,Chinesecookbookjusttellyouappropriateamountofsalt.Why?BecausethetasteofpeoplewholiveindifferentplacesisdifferentinChina.ThereisafolkadageinChina“southsweet,northsalty,easthotandwestsour”.So,agoodcookingreliesonexperienceandskillswhencooksinChina.ThewaythatChineseandoccidentalpraisefoodisdifferent.WhenpraisingfoodChinesewillgenerallysay:“Yourdishiscookedexcellently,Ithascaughtupwiththeleveloftherestaurant”;butoccidentalwillsayitjustlikewhatthehomemake.ThenwelcomemypartnerZhaoBingtotellyouthecausesofthedifferencesandmakeaconclusion.