HunanInformationScienceVocationalCollegeGraduationThesisSubject:AComparisonofFoodCultureBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesName:TangWenStudentNo.:1103020239SpecialtyandClass:BusinessEnglish,Class2Department:DepartmentofHunanandArtsSupervisor:FangleiyiDate:2014-3-16ContentsIntroduction..........................................................................................................11.IntroductiontoDietIdea..................................................................................21.1DietIdeainWesternCountries..................................................................21.2DietIdeainChina.....................................................................................32.TheDifferencesofDietObjectBetweenChinaandWesternCountries......32.1MaterialsofFood..........................................................................................32.2DifferencesofDietObject............................................................................42.2.1ChineseFoodAdvocates..Vegetarianism..........................................52.2.2WesternFoodPayAttentiontoNutrition...........................................53.TheDifferentMethodOfDiet.......................................................................63.1DinningWay...........................................................................................63.2TableWare.............................................................................................63.3DinningEtiquette..................................................................................74.TheFutureProspectsOfChineseandWesternDiet..................................8Conclusion..........................................................................................................9Bibliography.....................................................................................................10Acknowledgements...........................................................................................11摘要在悠久的历史文化中,中西方不同的思维方式和处世哲学造就了中西文化的差异,从而造就了中西方饮食文化的差异。餐饮产品由于地域特征、气候环境、风俗习惯等因素的影响,会出现在原料、口味、烹调方法、饮食习惯上的不同程度的差异。正因为这些差异,餐饮产品具有了强烈的地域性。中华因素以食表意、以物传情,其博大精深不可言喻。西方饮食精巧专维、自成体系。中西饮食文化的差异来自中西方不同的思维方式和处世哲学。在中国,烹饪师一种艺术;在西方,烹饪则是一种劳动。关键词:文化;中餐;西餐;饮食方式,思维方式,口味,烹饪AbstractInthelonghistoryofculture,ChineseandwesterndifferentwayofthinkingandphilosophymakethedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculture,soastomakethedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfoodculture.duetothegeographical,climateenvironment,customsandhabits,theinfluenceofsuchaswillappearinrawmaterial,taste,cookingmethod,eatinghabitsonthedifferentdegreeofdifference.becauseofthesedifferences,foodandbeverageproductswithastrongregional.theChinesefoodtofeedanideographic,tolove,itsprofoundandunpredictable.ChinaandthewestdietculturedifferencefromChineseandwesterndifferentwayofthinkingandphilosophy,Inchina,cookingisanart.Inthewest,cookingisakindoflabor.Keyword:culture;Chinesefood;westernfood;Dietarymode;modeofthinking;test;cookingIntroductionBecauseofdifferentculture,history,geography,etc,thisiswhatproducesthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfoodculture.withthespeedingupofworldeconomicglobalizationprocess,thecontactbetweenChineseandwesternismoreandmorefrequent,asanimportantentrypointtoopentheChineseandwesternpeople’scommunication,todiscusschinaandthewesterndietculturedifferencebecomesverryimportant.butscholarstoresearch.concerningthefoodculturehasnotbeengivenenoughattention.UnderstandthedifferencebetweenChineseandwesternculture,helpstocultivatetheabilitytoadaptincrossculturalcommunicationofpeopletoeffectivelyavoidcommunicationduetodietculturaldifferencesandmisunderstandingonbothsides.Chinaandwesterndietculturedifferencesexistbetweenwhatdifference?whetherthedifferencesandwhatistherelationshipbetweenwesternandChineselivinghabitsandtraditionalculture?ThefutureprospectsofChineseandwesterndiet?Forthis,welaunchedandinvestigation.1、TheTwoDifferentDietIdeaEasternandwesterncountrieshadadifferentcultureindifferentcontinents.Indifferentculture,thenotionofeatingandeatingwayandthinkingmodelappearmoreobvious.1.1DietIdeainWesternCountriesChinesepeoplepayattentiontotaste,westernerspayattentiontonutrition.Payattentiontothe“taste”ofchina,thewestisarationaldietidea.Nomatterthefoodcolor,fragrance,taste,shapehowto,andnutritionalmustbeguaranteed,payattentiontohowmanycaloriesadayintake,vitamins,proteinandsoon.Eventhetastesame,alsomustcontinuetoeat--becausenutritious.Thisdietideawithwesternwholephilosophysystemisadapted.Metaphysicsisthemaincharacteristicofwesternphilosophy.westernphilosophyconcept,theobjectofstudyforthingstheconceptisoftenmetaphysicaltheoryofthings.Metaphysicalacademiccoherentwitheachother,theyformthemetaphysicalphilosophy.thisphilosophytowesternculturewithlifeandmakeitinthenaturalscience,psychologyandmethodologyrealizedthedevelopmentbyleapsandbounds.Butinotherways,thisphilosophyadvocatedgreatlyplayedtheroleofobstacles,suchasfoodculture.Onthebanquet,canpayattentiontotableware,payattentiontothematerials,payattentiontoservice,intheformofexquisitedishe