Principle 1: Americans like to eat more than one meal a day, and each meal is moderate; China people are traditionally used to having three meals a day, and each meal has a large appetite.
Principle 2: Many people in China are used to buying fresh food to cook every day; Americans often buy food for a week at a time and then store it in the refrigerator.
Principle 3: Many families in China will have many dishes and social activities on holidays. Americans, on the other hand, never lavish their banquets or festivals. Even the president's banquets for foreign heads of state are five dishes, not to mention persuading them to drink.
Principle 4: China people like to use vegetable oil for cooking, while Americans like to use animal oil with high cholesterol.
Principle 5: China people often use more salt in cooking, while Americans use only half as much salt as China people, and some even don't use salt at all.
Principle 6: China people, especially those in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta, love to eat pig liver, pig intestines, pig lungs and other internal organs, while Americans do not have this hobby.
Principle 7: China people like to eat steamed bread made of brown rice and ordinary flour, while Americans prefer cake bread made of refined white flour.
Principle 8: Americans are used to adding a dessert after meals, while China people are used to eating fruit after meals.