美国饮食文化2.doc

Customs on eating Food between china and western countries are totally different styles. China has 5000 years history. We probably spend half of time on food. Chinese people choice food very carefully. They only use fresh material to make food. For example they only eat fresh fish. Chinese have a lot of ideas and techniques for cooking. We can cook a chicken in over ten ways. Thats why Chinese food is so popular in the world. Western country like english or American, they dont have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarket which only sells stored materials. Western people would also prefer fast food like burgers and chips. They are unhealthy to human body. Western people do not have many skills for cooking, mostly they only boil, steam and bake the food. By the way, western people are very good at making desert and chocolate. They can make very good cake and chocolate. They are very sweet but its sort of food which make you become fat quickly. In china if you invite people for meal, the person who invited other people would pay for the meal but its not the way in western country. In western country people will think you only invited me but its not your responsibility to pay for me. I can afford it. They wont be happy if you pay for them. People in china would always put dishes into customers plate to show their hospitality, but they will think its not healthy because your chopsticks have been used by you. In western country like America not England, people will always give tips to waiter after they finished meal in a restaurant. If you dont they will not be happy because tips are one of their major income. In china this only happen in some top restaurants and hotels in large international cities like Beijing, shanghai and Guangzhou. Western people will also think you are rude if you make sound during the meal. Western people do not hold their bowl up even when they have a bowl of soup. There is also a huge difference between Chinese and western people. Chinese people use chopsticks and western people use fork and knife. Usually people who use fork and knife will use fork to hold the meat and cut it by knife and use fork to help to get that piece of meat into mouse. Chinese just use chopstick to pick things and pass it into your mouse.Chinese people only have three meals during a day. But western people will have more, they have afternoon tea. Usually they would have fruits, homemade cake, tea (black tea) or biscuit with cheese. If you are a housewife and have a lot of time, you may have morning tea as well. Generally I think Chinese food is much better than western food not because I am Chinese. I think most people will agree with me as well. You can see Chinese food in any where all over the world. That shows the success of Chinese food. Western food may improve after long time. Nutrition experts often use this saying to promote better eating habits.what we put in our mouths does become a part of us.but we can look at this statement another way.what we eat reflects who we are-as people and as a culture.do you want to understand another culture?Then you ought to find out about its food.learning about American food can give us a real taste of American culture.What is American food?At first you might think the answer is easy as pie.to many people,American food means hamburgers,hot dogs,fried chicken and pizza.if you have a Sweet tooth,You might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies.its true that Americans do eat those things.but are those the only kind of vittles you can find in America?Except for thanksgiving turkey,its hard to find a typically AmericanFood.the united states is a land of immigrants.so Americans eat food from many different countries.when people move to America,they bring their cooking styles with them.thats why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.in some cases,Americans have adopted foods from other countries as favorites.Americans love Italian pizza,Mexican tacos and Chinese egg rolls.but the American version doesnt taste quite like the original!As with any large country,the U.S.A has several distinct regions.each region boasts its own special style of food.visit the south and enjoy country-style cooking.journey through Louisiana for some spicy cajun cuisine.take a trip to new England and sample savory seafood through the Midwest,The breadbasket of the nation,For delicious baked goods.cruise over to the southwest and try some tasty Tex-Mex treats.finish your food tour in the pacific northwest with some gourmet coffee.Americans living at a fast pace often just Grab a quick bite.Fast food restaurants offer people on the run everything from fried chicken to fried rice.microwave dinners and instant foods make cooking at home a snap.of course,one of the most common quick American meals is a sandwich.if it can fit between two slices of bread,Americans probably make a sandwich out of it.peanut butter and jelly is an all-time American favorite.Americans on the go also tend to eat a lot of Junk food.Potato chips,candy bars,soft drinks and other goodies are popular treats.many people eat too many of these unhealthy snacks.but others opt for more healthy eating habits.some even go All natural.They refuse to eat any food prepared with chemicals or additives. American culture is a good illustration of the saying You are what you eat.Americans represent a wide range of backgr