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BetweenChinaandWestAComparisonofFoodCultureInthedevelopmentofhumancivilization,foodoccupiesanimportantpositionandatthesametimegrowswiththedevelopmentofhistory.Theworld’smostdiversifiedculture-foodcultureformedduetogeographicaldistributionandlocationaroundtheworld,andthedifferentclimate.UnderstandingandrevealingthedifferencesbetweenChinaandWestfoodculturecanhelpyoutounderstandtheculturebetter.Cultureisafloorboardofthelifestylethatcondensedbypeopleinthelong-timesociallife.Whenanationformedafixeddiet,diettipsanddiet,butonce,theyconstituteasub-culture.TherearefoursignificantdifferencesbetweenChineseandAnglo-Americanandotherwesterncountriesabouttheviewsandattitudesondiet,dietcontentandfeatures.1.Idea,tasteandfeaturesoffood.Westistheconceptofarationaldiet,regardlessoffoodcolor,smell,taste,shape,andstrivetotastelightandbalanceddiet,nutritionmustbeassured.Westernersintheintakeoffoodisbasicallyfromanutritionalpointofviewtounderstandthediet,eatingisonlyameantoenjoy,inthedietdidnotoccupyanimportantpositionandthereforetheywillnotbetoomuchinpursuitoftaste.However,theChinesepeopleareakindofemotionaleating.Chinesepeopleattachgreatimportanceto“eat”,“Hungerbreedsdiscontent”.Peopleplayanextremelyfunctionofeating,notonlysurvive,butalsouseittomaintainhealthy.2.ThechoicesofcookingmaterialsWesternersthinkthedishesaretofilltheirstomach,sotheyeatlargepiecesofmeat,chickenandotherblock.China’scuisineis“Taste”,sowhencooking,showingagreatarbitrarinessintheselectedmaterials:manythingsthatthrownawaybywesternersmayseemasanexcellentrawmaterialtoChinesepeople.Westernrawmaterialsaremainlyanimalandmarinefish,supplementedwithplant;whileChinesearemainlyplat-basedandfreshwaterfish,supplementedwithanimal.3.Themethodofdinner.TheChinesedinnersusuallytakea“share”meanstohaveoneseat,sharingthedishesonthetable,oftenadishhasjustthetable,attheowner’shospitalitygreet,thecrowdtoworktogetherto“eliminating”thediskthing,isalsocompetingtopaythefinalbalancesheet.Andinfluencedbytheindividualisticthinking,habitsofWesternersdinnersareperpersonacopyofeachofthepartiesandthesubject-objectpointoftheirownmeals,donottakeintoaccountotherpeople’stastesandpreferences,onlyeatingtheirownswhentheyhavedinner.4.ThedinnermannerIt’sevenmoredifferentinthisrespectbetweenChinaandWest.THANKS!