1, the most obvious difference between Chinese and Western diets is manifested in the use of eating utensils, whether it is the usual family meals or formal banquets, such as the Chinese use chopsticks to clip the food, while Westerners use knives and forks to cut the food. The different ways of eating are obviously not accidental phenomena, but are formed under the guidance of different cultures.?

2. In terms of food concepts:

1) The Chinese emphasize the "unity of heaven and mankind", where heaven is not only "heaven" in the sense of heaven and earth, but also refers to the world of objects other than human beings. This value concept has formed the Chinese food to food ideology, to the character of the object, focusing on the meaning of the meal, color, aroma, taste;

② and the pursuit of rational and scientific view of food, that is, pay attention to nutrition, nutrition as the highest norms, especially the nutrient content of the food, proteins, vitamins, and the content of all kinds of organic elements is reasonable, whether the supply of calories is just right, whether the nutrients for the eaters to eat. The most important thing to remember is that the food is not only good for you, but it is also good for your health.

Westerners try to maintain the original nutrition of food. They view diet as a means of survival and emphasize that human dietary choices should only be made to meet the needs of the human being as an individual.

3. Eating styles are different, for example, Westerners focus on socializing, while Chinese focus on atmosphere and pleasure.

Chinese food culture:

Chinese food culture is profound and profound, with a long history, and enjoys a high reputation in the world.

Chinese people talk about eating, not just three meals a day, quench your thirst, it often contains the Chinese people know things, understand the philosophy of things, a small child was born, friends and relatives to eat red eggs to express joy.

"Egg" indicates the continuation of life, "eating eggs" symbolizes the Chinese people's high hopes for the succession of generations. Children to "eat" at the age of one year, eighteen years old to "eat", to "eat" when you get married, to the 60th birthday, and more to drink to celebrate a lot. This "eat", on the surface is a physiological satisfaction, but in fact, "drunkenness is not wine", it ate this form of expression of a rich psychological connotation.