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1DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternFoodCulture【Abstract】Inthispaper,weexpoundthedifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWesterncountriesintheconcept,contentandwaysoffood.Byanalyzingthereasons,wecanmakepeopleawaretheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandWesterncountries,soastoavoidmisunderstandingandembarrassmentincross-culturalcommunicationandlearnfromeachotherinourdailylife.【Keywords】Chinesefoodculture;Westernfoodculture;DifferencesChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld,whichhasalonghistoryof5000years,creatingnumeroussplendidcivilizations,especiallyitsfoodculture.Astimegoesby,thefourmajorChinesecuisineshasgraduallyformedanddevelopeditsownsystemintheregionaldifferenceofthevastterritory.OnbehalfoftheWesternculture,Europealsohasalonghistory.InthemiddleAges,Europeanculturehasbeenwell-established;theWesternfoodculturehasbasicallytakenshape.AlthoughbothChinaandthewesterncountrieshavealonghistory,theirfoodcultureisstrikinglydifferent,whetherinconcept,waysofdietandcookingmethodsorindiningetiquette.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,nowadaystheworldhasshrunkasaglobalvillageandthehumancultureisfusingintheprocessofcollision.OurresearchandanalysisonthefoodcultureofChinaandthewesterncountries--theconcentrationofthecrystallizationofhumanculture,whichwillcontributetotheintegrationandunityoftheworldcultureandhelppeopletounderstandandadapttoeachother.ThedifferentaspectsofChineseandWesternfoodculture1ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternfoodconceptsTheChinesefoodconcepttendstoemotionaleating.Chinesepeopleattachgreatimportancetoeatingandalsomaximizethefunctionofit,foodisnotonlyusedtomaintainoursurvival,butalsouseittoremainhealthy.Atthesametime,countlessoutstandingcooksstriveforperfectionandtaste,soastostartatirelesspursuit.Butthedelicacyproductionslieindistribution,makingthefoodflavorthroughheatingin2additiontotheingredientsandthesupplementarymaterialaswellastheseasoning,eachkindofflavorisindispensable,interweavingtheintegrationofcoordinationandcomplementingeachother,.TheWesternfoodconcepttendstorationaleating.Westernersspeciallystresskeepinghealthyandlosingweight,thuspursuitlightnessbyusingfreshingredients,inthecookingprocesstheyemphasizeonthenutritionalcontentandtheoriginalflavor,thereforethevegetablesarebasicallyeatenuncooked.Whenabsorbingfood,westernerspaygreatattentiontoitsnutritionalvalues.Dietisjustameansofkeepinghealthyandenjoyingthemealdoesnotoccupyaprominentposition.Thereforewesternsdon’texcessivelypursuittasteandwon’tsparemucheffortsonseasoning.2ThedifferencesofcookingbetweenChineseandwesterncountriesChinesecooksusecondimentatwillbecauseChinesecuisinecaresforthetasteverymuch.SomerowmaterialsnotusedbywesternersaretreatedbyChineseasgoodrawmaterial.Westernersthinkthatcuisineisjustfoodusedtoeatforliving.Sotheyeatbigpieceofmeatandwholechickenattheirtable.Forexample,steakandturkey.TherawmaterialofChinesecuisinegivesprioritytoplantsandfreshwaterfish,thesecondismeat.Onthecontrary,meatandfishhavethefirstplaceinwestern-stylefoodrawmaterial,thesecondisvegetable.3ThedifferencesoftablewarebetweenChinaandwesterncountriesinfood-cultureTheyhavebigdifferencesintableware.Asweallknow,ChineseandpeopleinsomeAsiacountriesusechopsticks,spoonsandbowlswhileinwesterncountries,peopleusedishes,forksandknives.ChopsticksstandforChinesetablewarewhileforksandknivesrepresentwesterntableware.Theynotonlyaffectthedifferentwayofliving,butalsostandforthedifferentwisdombetweenChinaandwesterncountries.4DifferentwaysofeatinganddrinkingbetweenChinaandwesterncountriesThemostobviousdifferenceinfood-culturebetweenChinaandwestern3countriesshowsdifferentaspectsofsocialpsychology,valueandcustom.Usually,whenChineseinvitegueststohavemeal,theypaymuchattentiontosharingwitheachother.Theysitonthesametableandeattogetherwithhost’sgoodservice.Atlast,everyonestrivestopaythebill.Allactionsmakepeoplefeelclosetoeachother.Affectedbyindividualism,everyguesthastheirownfoodwhenwesternersinviteguests.Theyorderdishesforthemselvesregardlessofothers.Theyeattheirowndishandusuallypayforthemselves.5ThedifferencesoftablemannersbetweenChinaandwesterncountriesInChina,tablemannersarecomplexnomatterinancientorinmoderntime.Whenwehavemealtogether,wecan’tbeself-centered.Eatingwithothers,weneedtowashhandsbeforeeating.Puttingtherestricebacktothepot,occupyingwithdishandwinnowinghotriceareallforbidden.Aftereating,guestsshouldgatherupdishestothehost,andthen,thehoststandsuptostopthemandletthemsitdown.Sometablemannersarestilllookedassocialetiquetteinmoderntime.Inthewesternbanquet,generallyhostlettheirguestsenjoythemselvesandmerelyletthemeatagainorurgethemtodrink.Wheneating,theyarealsonotallowedtosendoutsound.Buttheguestshouldappreciatethefoodpreparedbythehost.Whentalkwithother,theyshouldtalkwithpeoplenexttothemandnottalktopeoplewhohavelongdistancewiththem.二．TheintrinsicfactorsofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfoodcultureTherearemanyintrinsicfactorsthatleadtothedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfoodculture,butthemainoneisthedifferencebetweenChineseandwesterntraditionalcultureandideology.1.Chinesetr