1, the difference between cooking materials:

Chinese food: because most people in our country in the diet of religious taboos less constraints, in addition to some of the minority restaurants have some taboos, almost nothing to eat, so the selection of Chinese food is very wide.

Western food: due to the constraints of religious tenets and the establishment and development of modern nutrition, most commonly used selection of beef, lamb, pork and poultry, as well as dairy and eggs, etc., as catering materials.

2, the difference in food color:

Chinese food: pay attention to thickening, bright oil thickening, so that the dishes to achieve the effect of colorful and attractive; in the pot, add onion, ginger and garlic for garnish seasoning.

Western food: the use of pouring small soup to complete the process, so as to improve the grade of the dish, in the pot after the addition of cream and cheese and so on.

3, the difference in taste:

Chinese food: Chinese food dishes to sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, all five flavors of the name, and rich in change, and most of the dishes are fully matured before consumption.

Western food: the taste of the dish changes less, and mainly sweet and salty food, the pursuit of dishes tender, such as steak, lamb chops, etc., pay attention to the degree of tenderness, divided into three minutes, five minutes, seven minutes cooked.

4, the difference between staple food:

Chinese food: has a clear concept of the main, side dishes, staple food has rice, noodles and other products. Under this there is also a geographical distinction, like people in the north, usually noodle-based, such as noodles, etc., and in the south, rice-based.

Western food: there is no clear concept of main and side dishes, bread and other pasta and rice are often placed next to the plate as a side dish, and the dosage is also less.

Expanded

Western food: Western food is generally knife and fork for cutlery to bread as the main food, more long tables and platforms for the table shape. Formal western food should include a meal soup, appetizers, main dishes, desserts and drinks. Western food can be broadly divided into French, English, Italian, Russian, American, Mediterranean and other different styles of cuisine.

Chinese food: paying attention to color, aroma, taste, meaning, shape and nourishment, generally using chopsticks as tableware. Oxfam International recently released the results of a survey of people in 17 countries around the world. The results show that among more than 600 different foods around the world, pasta is the most popular, and Chinese food is equally favored in many countries. It ranked 8th in the world.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Western Food