中西方饮食文化差异英语ppt课件

1、 中西饮食文化差别 food is the heaven to the peopleSince the human being cook with fire for the first time and come to a civilian age ,the food we eat has begun to be of cultural property .It is not a history of sub-human eating and drinking ,but a history in which the human being conquers the nature, change

2、 the nature, and get adapted to nature to exist and develop .And in this historic process, the human gradually formed its food culture .Food as a category of culture, helps us to understand every area of the oriental and occidental world . China has a long history of 5000 years, while the west has o

3、ne of about six hundred years .China has a food culture that is colorful, profound and excellent, while the west has its own special culture. Now wed like to talk about the differences between these two cultures from the following aspects. the difference of idea about food the difference of idea abo

4、ut food What Chinese people care about is the deliciousness of food .They emphasize the idea of using some cooking skills to unite and harmonize the tastes of foods which have different natural properties, Chinese people value the similarity of different things. According to their According to their

5、 traditional idea, they traditional idea, they tend to seek the tend to seek the relationship between relationship between two different objects, two different objects, and make them and make them change to each other. change to each other. So they value the unity So they value the unity of differen

6、t tastes and of different tastes and they always try to they always try to harmonize food of harmonize food of different natural different natural properties into perties into one.Since the westerners believe in separation of the Since the westerners believe in separation of the universe and

7、human in their cultural spirit and universe and human in their cultural spirit and thinking model, emphasize the form and thinking model, emphasize the form and structure and value the clearness, they form a structure and value the clearness, they form a special idea about the food science. The very

8、 special idea about the food science. The very idea is that ecological belief in separation of the idea is that ecological belief in separation of the universe and human world, proper idea of universe and human world, proper idea of balanced nutrient. In their opinion, one should balanced nutrient.

9、In their opinion, one should choose his food only according to his need as choose his food only according to his need as an independent individual and the balanced an independent individual and the balanced requirement of all kinds of nutrients for each part requirement of all kinds of nutrients for

10、 each part of his body. They consider it is important to of his body. They consider it is important to make the proper match of food by the criterion make the proper match of food by the criterion of variety and quantity. of variety and quantity. The so-called Chinese The so-called Chinese meditatio

11、n of five flavors meditation of five flavors refers to the original taste of refers to the original taste of the food after heated and the food after heated and cooked, and the flavors of cooked, and the flavors of ingredients and condiments ingredients and condiments mix together and melt into mix

12、together and melt into each other and complement each other and complement each other. Chinese people each other. Chinese people more often than not add two more often than not add two or more condiments into the or more condiments into the food and by this realize the food and by this realize the p

13、erfect harmony of the taste perfect harmony of the taste of the arterial and of the arterial and condiments. The ultimate condiments. The ultimate end of meditation is to cook end of meditation is to cook delicious food. Therefore, delicious food. Therefore, Chinese people will surely Chinese people

14、 will surely add two or more kinds of add two or more kinds of ingredients and condiments ingredients and condiments to almost every dish they to almost every dish they cook, even some common cook, even some common home-made dishes, such as home-made dishes, such as sliced meat, stir-fried with slic

15、ed meat, stir-fried with garlic bolts.garlic bolts.while the same material and ingredients are cooked in western way, the chef would probably slice the beef and tomatoes separately and put them in a plate with two potatoes and four vegetable leaves without mixing with each other and thus affecting t

16、he taste of each other. The westerners emphasize nutrition and balanced in their diet, so they prepare their food according to scientific instructions strictly without any exception. The taste of the steak doesnt differ from New York to LosAngelsand its other ingredients ,without any doubt are tomat

17、oes, potatoes, and vegetable leaves .Moreover ,normalized cooking requires that the condiments should be added precisely by gram ,and the length of time needs to be calculated by seconds .We can enjoy the food culture , of which the premise We can enjoy the food culture , of which the premise condit

18、ion is the food ,without food, we are not able to cook condition is the food ,without food, we are not able to cook and eat and exsit.chinese dishes are connected tightly to and eat and exsit.chinese dishes are connected tightly to vegetables .Chinese people eat various vegetables which are vegetabl

19、es .Chinese people eat various vegetables which are up to 600 kinds in number, 6 times as many as the up to 600 kinds in number, 6 times as many as the westerners do .As a matter of fact ,in Chinese westerners do .As a matter of fact ,in Chinese diet ,vegetables is a rather common food .Only in fest

20、ivals or diet ,vegetables is a rather common food .Only in festivals or in the time when life condition is improved do they eat more in the time when life condition is improved do they eat more meat .Due to this vegetarian characteristics in diet structure , meat .Due to this vegetarian characterist

21、ics in diet structure , Chinese people are sometimes regarded to be of plant Chinese people are sometimes regarded to be of plant character, when this character is reflected in the culture , we character, when this character is reflected in the culture , we can see that Chinese people value reunion

22、and they are can see that Chinese people value reunion and they are attached to their hometown and are not willing to leave.attached to their hometown and are not willing to leave. The westerners are different, they are descendant of nomadic tribes and navigation peoples in their cultural origin .th

23、eir ancestor lived mainly by fishing, hunting and feeding domestic animals and sometimes also by collecting and cultivation. So they ate more meat in their diet. Due to this, the westerners are considered by some people to be of animal character. As a result, the westerners like to peruse individual

24、ity and like adventure and exploration. In the history of America .during the period of westward movement, Americans packed their furniture and load them on the truck and then move away from their ling places to a new place without any hesitation. However, Chinese people miss their hometown all the

25、time when they are abroad. Although its advocated that the young should be able to settle down in any place, those Chinese people who live overseas for several decades at the end come back to their motherland .This ideology and spirit of returning to the birthplace dose definitely have something to

26、do with the essence of the Chinese food culture. It also strengthens the cohesive force of Chinese people.The difference of table mannersIn china , any banquet ,no matter for what purpose , is held in the same way .That is , people sit around a round table eating and drinking , entertaining and talk

27、ing. This creates a atmosphere of unity and happiness and politeness. Delicious dishes are put in the center of the people and naturally become the media by which people exchange their feelings and emotions. They toast to each other in a manner of great joy .Although according to hygiene standard, t

28、his kind of table manners obviously has big defects, it accords with the common idea great union of Chinese people .It also reflects the influence of the classical philosophy has on the Chinese descendants. In the west, people have their dinner in a completely different way .From the old time until

29、now, they have never eaten food which is put in the same plate or bowl .Each of them has his own share of the food which is contained in his own plate .This displays the strong individuality of the westerners in their culture. They advocated individual idea, ask for individual freedom, try to realiz

30、e individual dream, with as little limited and constriction from the mass as possible. This kind of thought poses great influence on the westerners daily diet. They emphasize the independence of individual, so from the beginning to the end they eat their own share of food .Even thought they also sit

31、ting around a table in dinner time, each of them has his own set of tableware, and his own share of dish. In this way they do not interfere each other. It seems somewhat cheerless and cold, but it is very healthy and clean. It is decided by oneself what he want to eat, how to eat, according to his o

32、wn need and love. The individual has the right to choose the food. The difference of tableware The difference of tableware Chopsticks and knives are the two most typical table Chopsticks and knives are the two most typical table wares of the East and the West, representing two wares of the East and

33、the West, representing two kinds of different wisdom. Chinese table wares are kinds of different wisdom. Chinese table wares are quite simple and are often used for several purposes. quite simple and are often used for several purposes. Chinese people use fewer types of table wares, which Chinese people use fewer types of table wares, which is also perhaps influenced by their idea of harmony is also perhaps influenced by their idea of harmony and unification. Chopsticks are usually made from and unification. Chopsticks are usually made from bamboo .hold a pair of chopsticks on hand an