1、中西方飲食差異高一英語組中西飲食文化差異food is the heaven to the people Since 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 nat

2、ure, change 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

3、 west has one 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 What Chinese peo

4、ple 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 traditional idea, they tend to seek the re

5、lationship between two different objects, and make them change to each other. So they value the unity of different tastes and they always try to harmonize food of different natural properties into one. Since the westerners believe in separation of the universe and human in their cultural spirit and

6、thinking model, emphasize the form and structure and value the clearness, they form a special idea about the food science. The very idea is that ecological belief in separation of the universe and human world, proper idea of balanced nutrient. In their opinion, one should choose his food only accord

7、ing to his need as an independent individual and the balanced requirement of all kinds of nutrients for each part of his body. They consider it is important to make the proper match of food by the criterion of variety and quantity. The differences of cooking skill The so-called Chinese meditation of

8、 five flavors refers to the original taste of the food after heated and cooked, and the flavors of ingredients and condiments mix together and melt into each other and complement each other. Chinese people more often than not add two or more condiments into the food and by this realize the perfect h

9、armony of the taste of the arterial and condiments. The ultimate end of meditation is to cook delicious food. Therefore, Chinese people will surely add two or more kinds of ingredients and condiments to almost every dish they cook, even some common home-made dishes, such as sliced meat, stir-fried w

10、ith 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 the taste of each other. The weste

11、rners 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 tomatoes, potatoes, and vegetable leav

12、es .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 condition is the food ,without food, we are not able to cook and eat and exsit.chinese dish

13、es are connected tightly to vegetables .Chinese people eat various vegetables which are up to 600 kinds in number, 6 times as many as the westerners do .As a matter of fact ,in Chinese diet ,vegetables is a rather common food .Only in festivals or in the time when life condition is improved do they

14、eat more meat .Due to this vegetarian characteristics in diet structure , Chinese people are sometimes regarded to be of plant character, when this character is reflected in the culture , we can see that Chinese people value reunion and they are attached to their hometown and are not willing to leav

15、e. The westerners are different, they are descendant of nomadic tribes and navigation peoples in their cultural origin .their 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

16、 westerners are considered by some people to be of animal character. As a result, the westerners like to peruse individuality 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 mo

17、ve away from their ling places to a new place without any hesitation.The difference of table manners In 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 talking. This creates a atmosphere of un

18、ity 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, this kind of table manners obviously

19、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 now, they have never eaten food whic

20、h 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 realize individual dream, with as little l

21、imited 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 sitting around a table in dinner time,

22、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 own need and love. The individual has

23、 the right to choose the food.The difference of tableware Chopsticks and knives are the two most typical table wares of the East and the West, representing two kinds of different wisdom. Chinese table wares are quite simple and are often used for several purposes. Chinese people use fewer types of table wares, which is also perhaps influenced by their idea of harmony and unification. Chopsticks are usually made from bamboo .hold a pair of chopsticks on hand and enjoy the dishes; its not only economical but also convenient. Chopsticks can do almost what our ha