Differences between Chinese and Western Food Culture 中西方饮食文化的差异.doc

differences between chinese and western food culture 摘要对于文化的定义是丰富多彩的，它包括文学、艺术、音乐、历史，或是宗教信仰，传统习俗等。而饮食文化作为风俗习惯的一部分，从一个层面反映了一个国家的文化。本文通过对中西方饮食文化几个方面的描述反映中西方饮食文化的差异。作为文化的重要组成部分,中西饮食文化的差别涉及许多方面,而饮食观念的差别是其中最重要的。中国的饮食观念是体验性的和注重调和的,西方的饮食观念是理智性的和强调个性的;餐饮产品由于地域特征、气侯环境、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。中西文化之间的差异造就了中西饮食文化的差异，而这种差异来自中西方不同的思维方式和处世哲学; 中西方的饮食方式有很大不同，这种差异对民族性格也有影响。中西方饮食文化差异是明显的,而且各有长处.随着经济全球化及信息交换的加快,中西方饮食文化将会相互交融,取长补短.人们将会享受到更美味,更快捷,更营养的食品,最终受益 。关键词：饮食观念 饮食对象 饮食方式 认知思维 以人为本abstract for the definition of the culture is rich and colorful, which includes literature, art, music, history, or religious beliefs, traditional customs. the food culture as part of customs from one level to reflect a countrys culture. by means of several aspects of chinese and western food culture reflects the description of the differences between chinese and western food culture. as a culture, an important part of the difference between chinese and western food culture involves many aspects, while the difference between the concept of diet is one of the most important thing. chinas food idea is to experience nature and focus on reconciliation, and the western diet idea is intellectual in nature and the importance of personality; food products due to geographical features and climate of the environment, customs and other factors, will appear in the raw materials, taste, cooking methods, eating habits on the varying degrees of differences. chinese and western cultures the difference between the created a western diet and cultural differences, but this difference came from the west, a different way of thinking and philosophy of life; in the western diet is very different, such differences of national character also have an impact. chinese and western food culture differences are obvious, and have strengths. with the economic globalization and information exchange has accelerated, chinese and western food culture will be interacting with each other, learn from each other. people will enjoy even more delicious, more efficient, more nutritious food, the ultimate beneficiaries key words: food ideas;food objects; diet;cognitive thinking; people-oriented outlinethesis statement: food culture as an important part of the culture, the difference between chinese and western food culture involves many aspects, while the difference between the concept of diet is one of the most important. the difference between chinese and western culture has created differences between chinese and western food culture, but this difference in the west from a different way of thinking and philosophy. chinese people focus on combination of nature and human, westerners focus on people-oriented. with the globalization of economy and culture, a blend of chinese and western culture, differences between chinese and western food culture is moving towards a common harmony.chapter 1 .the concept of two different dieta contrast to focus on taste chinese food, western food is a rational concept ofb chinese and western cultures impact on the importance of diet chapter 2differences between chinese and western food objectsa. instroction of the western diet objectsb. presention of the eastern diet objectsc.the status of the development of the western diet and eating the object contrast chapter 3 differences between western dieta.chinese and western food culture differences in the resulting differences in national characterb.differences between chinese and western food culture caused by the different personalitychapter4 differences in eating habitsa peep from the cooking process differences between chinese and western food culture b differences between chinese and western food objectsconclusion: now chinese food has begun to focus on food, nutrition, health and scientific cooking; and western have also begun to chinese food color, smell, taste, italian and shaped the development of taste for the arts realm. through the above comparison and discussion, everyone in the western food culture has also been general knowledge and awareness. thus, in the face of two different food culture of the time, it should be according to our own situation has a choice, must not blind pursuit of enjoyment on the palate. with the economic globalization and information exchange has accelerated, chinese and western food culture will be interacting with each other, learn from each other. here we expect chinese and western food culture in the pros and cons of a wide range of communication complement each other and progress together, and common development! people will enjoy even more delicious, more efficient, more nutritious food, the ultimate beneficiaries.introductionthere are many explanations of culture, three are identified: a) the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon mans capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations; b) the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; c) the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation.with the economic globalization and information exchange has accelerated, chinese and western food culture will be interacting with each other, learn from each other. here we expect chinese and western food culture in the pros and cons of a wide range of communication complement each other and progress together, and common development! people will enjoy even more delicious, more efficient, more nutritious food, the ultimate beneficiaries.chapter 1 .the concept of two different diet1.1 contrast to focus on taste chinese food, western food is a rational concept ofregardless of food color, smell, taste, shape how the nutrients must be guaranteed, pay attention to how many calories a day intake, vitamins, protein and so on. even taste stereotyped, it must be or bad - because nutritious. the food concepts to the west as a whole philosophical system is compatible. metaphysics is the main features of western philosophy. the object of study of western philosophy for the reason of things, often for the reason of things metaphysical science, metaphysics coherence arguments, they form a metaphysical philosophy.this philosophy has brought vitality to the western culture, so that in the natural sciences, the psychology and methodology to achieve a rapid development. but in other respects, this philosophy advocates have played a greatly inhibiting, such as the food culture. in the banquet, you can pay attention to tableware, pay attention to the use of materials, pay attention to service, pay attention to vegetables, raw materials, shape, color matching area; but no matter how luxurious high-end, from los angeles to new york steak is only one flavor, no art at all. as a dish, chicken is chicken, steak is the steak, even if there are matching, which are also carried out at the disk, a french lamb chops, as he put mashed potatoes, next to the lean lamb chops, on the other side with boiled green beans, plus a few pieces tomato will do. contrasting color on, but the taste of all types of raw materials unrelated to reconcile all that different in flavor, simple and clear.1.2 chinese and western ideas about the importance of dietchinese people attach great importance to eat, and hunger breeds discontent, this proverb speaks with the days we see as important eating. as our nation for thousands of years are in the low level of productivity, people are always enough to eat, why we have a unique and above all else to eat the food culture, i think, it is probably out of a survival need bar. if a culture as the primary thing to eat, then there will be two kinds of phenomena: on the one hand to take that functionality to eat to maximize, not only survive, but also use it to maintain a healthy, which is medicine supplement sibu than cultural foundation; the other hand, excessive emphasis on eating right will make people respected right delicious pursuit.in china, cookery, the right to pursue almost taste the ultimate, as well as chinese people living overseas have to open a restaurant for the industry, has become fundamental to settle down, we are in the world! unfortunately, when we put the pursuit of delicious as the first request, we have neglected the most fundamental nutritional value of food, many of our traditional food to go through the hot fried ravioli, and a long period of slow fire cooking, so that the nutritional content of dishes damaged, many nutrients are lost during processing of the. speaking of nutrition, and thus a problem, actually goes to the biggest weakness of chinese food culture. a folk saying goes: hunger breeds discontent, food to taste as the first. it is this pursuit of delicious, down so that we ignore the true meaning of a meal.chinese people enjoy dishes, often will say that this dish delicious, that dish not tasty; however, a further step to ask what delicious, why delicious, delicious, where, i am afraid that is not easy to clear. this shows that chinese peoples diet is a kind of hard to explain in words the pursuit of the mood, that is used commonly referred to as color, smell, taste, shape, device to put this state specific, i am afraid that is still very difficult to cover individually.the reason why chinese cuisine has its own unique charm, the key lies in its taste. the delicious generation, is to reconcile, to make the taste of food, heating after the cooked flavor, plus ingredients and excipients to reconcile the taste and smell spices, mixed together with integration of co-ordination so that complement each other, mutual penetration, harmony you have me, i have you. chinese pay attention to the harmonic beauty of cooking is the essence of chinese culinary art of the office. dishes point shape and color are external things, but taste is something inherent, rather than deliberate modification of the internal re-appearance, flavor and not overly heavy dishes expose dishes shape and color, this is china and the united states the concept of eating the most important performance.first, the flavor variety. because china has a vast, vast land, the climate, products, customs, differences existed for a long time, in the diet also formed a lot of flavor. my country has had nammi the norths message, taste on southern sweet salty sour in the east, north west, spicy distinction, mainly bashu, qilu, huaiyang, guangdong, fujian and four flavors.second, the seasons are different. throughout the year, according to the season to eat, is another major feature of chinese cooking. since ancient times, china has been seasoned by seasonal changes, side dishes, winter pure taste strong, light, cool in summer; in winter stew simmered simmering summer and freezing cold more. third, pay attention to aesthetics. chinese cooking, not only skilled, but also pay attention to the traditional beauty dishes, pay attention to food, color, smell, taste, shape, device coherence. the performance of the aesthetic are many dishes, whether it is a carrot or a cabbage heart, can be carved out of a variety of shapes, unique, to color, smell, taste, shape and beauty of harmony and unity, give people spiritual and material the special enjoyment of a high degree of unification. fourth, the emphasis on fun. my culinary tastes very early emphasis on fun, not only for the snack food color, smell and taste, there are strict requirements, but also to their name, taste the way the rhythm of meals, entertainment, interspersed and others have certain requirements. chinese cuisine can be said that the name of the superb, widely appealing. dishes under the name of both the primary, secondary, spices and cooking methods of realistic names, but also based on historical stories, myths and legends, celebrities eating fun, and cuisine to name the image, such as the family portrait, general bridge, lion head , beggar chicken, dragon and phoenix, hong menyan, dongpo meat . . fifth, the combination of food medicine. chinas cooking techniques, and medical care are closely linked, in a few years ago a medical food homology and diet with the power to say, the use of the medicinal value of food raw materials, made of a variety of delicious dishes, to right the purpose of prevention and treatment of certain diseases.chapter 2differences between chinese and western food objects2.1 introduction of chinese food objects historically, china is the worlds most ancient one of the countries, there are five thousand years long and heavy history. for thousands of years to form the extensive and profound culture. as time goes by and the vast territory of the geographical differences, the four major cuisines evolved , the four self-contained cuisine, their own characteristics, but the common denominator is a complex and elegant materials, production method of complex, diverse tastes 2.2 about the object of western dietin the west to europe and the united states as its representative, also has a long history of their culture. into the middle ages, european culture has been a well-established, in the meantime, the old western food culture has taken shape. its main features are: the main staple food in flour, raw materials are relatively abundant, production methods simpler than the chinese, but it also attaches great importance to taste. today, the chinese food culture in general is no big difference with the previous. in modern times by western cultural influences, and gradually have some bread, cakes, etc. to enter the chinese people's diet structure, but there is no significant change in its overall characteristics. contrast, the west, in the third technological revolution, the advent of technological innovations, people's lives faster, nutrition and simple food has become the new darling of the people, while the western food culture is also significant changes occurred toward the high-calorie, simple, portable direction. to kentucky, for example, the introduction of a variety of food, but nothing more than raw flour, meat, vegetables, potatoes.2.3 the status of the development of the western diet and eating the object contrast westerners think the dishes are boxes, so designed to eat large pieces of meat, whole piece of chicken and other hard vegetables. and chinas cuisine is taste, and so chinese cooking at the selected materials are also showing great randomness: many westerners would consider what is thrown away in china are excellent raw materials, foreign chefs can not be processed things, the hands of a chef in china, can the miraculous. chinese food in terms of materials evident in the extensive random.botanist, according to a survey of western, chinese people eating there are more than 600 kinds of vegetables, six times more than in the west. in fact, in chinese cuisine, the vegetarian is a common food, meat dish only on holidays or when a higher standard of living before entering the normal diet, so there since ancient times vegetarian food, says that eating vegetables in the diet of the usual dominant. chinese plant-based dishes, with the buddhists have a 1000 roo 10000 silk advocacy links. they see animals as beings, while plants are no soul, therefore, advocated vegetarianism.in introducing the western diet characterized by their own country, i feel more emphasis on nutrition than the chinese one hand, there are relatively well-developed food industries, such as canned food, fast food and so on, although taste is monotonous, but to save time, and the well-nourished, so their country the human body generally robust than the chinese people: tall, long legs, wide shoulders, well-developed muscles; while the chinese people were looked diminutive shoulders narrow legs are short, weak quality color yellow. according to the western diet was significant differences in the characteristics of the object, called the chinese plant character, westerners called the animal character.chapter 3 differences between western diet3.1 cultural differences between chinese and western food illustrationwestern-style banquet tableware styles, many different types each have their own purpose usage, placed not the same. pairs of different foods have different ways of eating. if the moment not remember the circumstances, it can first see how the others are how to use utensils, how to eat. dish on both sides, such as placing a few knife and fork, you should use the most outside. the first course had finished, the waiter will be removed with vegetable plate with knife and fork, and then the second set of knives and forks. if there were a few spoons of different sizes of knife and fork, then use a different. the proper use of knife and fork method is: left hand holding fork, the right hand to wield, use fork to food (referring to the need to cut into small pieces to eat food) hold a knife to cut, and then onwards into the mouth of pork on a skewer. to eat one, cut one. knife and fork and use the time to be down tines. can also be cut after the next piece, put down knife and fork for the fork to the right hand to take food. if not, and use knife and fork, fork tooth should be upward. knife can be used to fork food channeled, but can not eat a knife to the mouth of food. key can not use the knife and fork and vegetables plate, soup plate collision out of the sound. do not eat a dish, the knife and fork should be placed into the eight-character along the upper plate, tines down. after eating, the knife and fork feet close together and placed the plate, the attendant is aware that can be removed. note: the blade can never outwards.the larger of two folded napkins can mount into the form, mouth on his kne