The main characteristics of western food are prominent main ingredients, beautiful appearance, delicious taste, rich nutrition and convenient supply.
Western food can be roughly divided into French food, English food, Italian food, russian cuisine food, American food and so on. People in different countries have different eating habits. There is a saying that is very vivid: "The French praise the chef's skills, the British pay attention to etiquette, the Germans consider nutrition, and the Italians have a good time ..." Now, let's take a look at the main features of different western foods.
The first western food-French dinner
French people have always been famous for their good food and good food, and French food still ranks first in the world.
French cuisine is characterized by a wide selection of ingredients (such as snails and foie gras, which are all delicious in French cuisine), fine processing, exquisite cooking, strong or weak tastes and various colors; French cuisine also pays more attention to eating semi-cooked or raw food, such as steak and leg of lamb, which is characterized by semi-cooked and tender, seafood oysters can also be eaten raw, and roasted wild ducks can be eaten when cooked. French cuisine attaches importance to seasoning, and there are many kinds of condiments. Seasoning with wine, what kind of food to choose what kind of wine has strict rules, such as clear soup with wine, seafood with brandy, dessert with all kinds of sweet wine or brandy. French food and cheese are varied. French people like cheese, fruits and all kinds of fresh vegetables very much.
Famous French dishes include Marseille fish soup, foie gras steak, Paris lobster, red wine pheasant, Savoro chicken, chicken liver steak and so on.
Pay equal attention to simplicity and etiquette-English western food
English cooking is considered as a family delicacy. The characteristics of English cuisine are: less oil and light, less wine when seasoning, and condiments are often placed on the table for guests to choose. Cooking pays attention to freshness, light taste, seafood and all kinds of vegetables, and the amount of food is small but fine. The cooking methods of English cuisine mainly include steaming, boiling, burning and smoking.
The famous dishes of British cuisine are: chicken salad, grilled shrimp souffle, stewed mutton with potatoes, roasted lamb saddle, winter solstice pudding, Meiji steak and so on.
The originator of western food-Italian dinner
During the Roman Empire, Italy was the political, economic and cultural center of Europe. Although Italy fell behind later, it is the ancestor of western cooking, which can be compared with France and Britain.
Italian food is characterized by its original flavor and rich flavor. Cooking pays attention to frying and smoking, and is good at frying, frying, frying and stewing.
Italians like spaghetti and eat it in many ways. Its noodles are very unique. There are at least dozens of noodles with different shapes, colors and tastes, such as letter-shaped, shell-shaped, solid noodles and macaroni strips. Italians also like to eat Italian wonton and Italian jiaozi.
Famous Italian dishes include: macaroni and vegetable soup, local wonton, macaroni and cheese, macaroni with minced meat, pizza and so on.
Fast nutrition-American cuisine
American food is developed on the basis of British food, which inherits the simple and light characteristics of British food and tastes salty and sweet. Americans are generally not interested in spicy food, preferring roasted vegetables. Fruits are often cooked with dishes as ingredients, such as pineapple ham, roast duck with vegetables and fruits. I like to eat all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits. Americans don't have high dietary requirements, as long as they are nutritious and fast.
The famous dishes of American cuisine are: roast turkey, roast orange duck, American steak, apple salad, pancakes with sugar sauce and so on.
Western food classic-Russian big meal
The upper class of tsarist Russia worshipped France very much. Nobles are not only proud to speak French, but also learn French mainly in food and cooking techniques. But after years of evolution, especially in Russia, food pays attention to high-calorie varieties and gradually forms its own cooking characteristics. Russians like to eat hot food, steamed stuffed buns and patties made of fish, minced meat, eggs and vegetables. All kinds of snacks are quite famous.
Russian food tastes heavy, likes to use oil, and its preparation method is relatively simple. Taste is mainly sour, sweet, spicy and salty. Pickled cucumbers and sauerkraut are often necessary foods on the dining table of restaurants or families. The cooking method is characterized by roasting and fumigation. Russian cuisine has a great influence on western food. Nordic countries in the cold zone and some ethnic groups in Central Europe and Yugoslavia have similar daily habits to Russians, and most of them like pickled fish, bacon, sausage, ham, pickled cabbage and pickled cucumber.
The famous dishes of Russian cuisine are: assorted cold cuts, caviar, pickled cucumber soup, cold apple soup, fish buns, buttered chicken rolls and so on.
Beer, buffet-German cuisine
Germans don't pay attention to diet. They like to eat fruits, cheese, sausages, pickles, potatoes and so on. They don't want glitz, but they want affordable nutrition. They first invented self-help fast food. Germans like to drink beer, and the annual Oktoberfest in Munich consumes about 6,543.8+0,000 liters of beer.
Talk about western food in detail
For western food, people who are at the forefront of fashion should be familiar with it. Western food is an exotic product that is completely different from China's food culture. Many people have heard of and eaten western food, but I don't know if they know the origin of this complicated and exquisite thing.
Starting from this issue, this magazine will open a column of "Introduction to Western Food Culture" to introduce the long-standing western food culture to you in detail. ...
What is western food?
Western food is a general term for western food by people in China and other eastern countries and regions. In a broad sense, it can also be said to be the general name of western catering culture.
What we call "the West" customarily refers to European countries and regions, as well as the vast areas of North America, South America and Oceania where these countries and regions are the main immigrants, so western food mainly refers to the catering culture in these areas.
Westerners call China cuisine "Chinese food", Japanese food, Korean food and so on. They don't call them "oriental delicacies" in cages, but divide them carefully and name them according to country names.
In fact, the catering culture in western countries has its own characteristics, and the dishes in each country are different. For example, the French will think that they are cooking French food, while the British think that their cooking is British food. Westerners themselves have no clear concept of "western food", which is the concept of China and other orientals.
So why do we have such a concept? This is because when we first came into contact with western food, we still couldn't tell what Italian food, French food and British food were, and we could only have a general concept. At that time, people in China generally called it "Fancai", which means the West. The ancients in China often thought that China was the center of the world, and held derogatory meanings for other countries and regions, calling the East "Yi", the West "Fan", the North "Hu" and the South "Man". So the so-called "food" refers to western food.
In addition, as far as western countries are concerned, due to the geographical proximity of European countries, there have been many large ethnic migrations in history, and their cultures have already infiltrated and merged with each other, and there are many similarities between them. Furthermore, religious beliefs in western countries are mainly Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism (only a few people believe in Islam), which is the main branch of Christianity, so dietary taboos and dining customs are basically the same. As for South America, North America and Oceania, their cultures are also in the same strain as those of Europe. Therefore, regardless of whether westerners have a clear concept of "western food", China people and other orientals have the same view of this part of western food culture, but it is completely different from eastern food.
However, in recent decades, with the constant impact, infiltration and blending of eastern and western cultures, orientals gradually realized the different characteristics of various dishes in western food and began to treat them differently. Some high-end hotels have also opened French restaurants and Italian restaurants. As a universal concept, western food tends to disappear gradually, but the western food culture as a whole will continue to exist.
Six m's for western food.
After a long discussion and summary, scholars who study western food think that we should pay attention to the following six "M's" when eating western food.
The first is the "menu";
When you walk into a coffee shop or a western restaurant, the waiter will show you to your seat first. When you sit down, the menu will be brought first. The menu is regarded as the facade of the restaurant and the boss has always attached great importance to it. Use the best materials for the cover of the menu, and some even use soft sheepskin to make all kinds of beautiful patterns, which are particularly elegant and exquisite.
How to order good food? There is a little experience here, that is, after opening the menu, see which dish is named after the store name. Don't miss this dish. Because that restaurant doesn't joke about its reputation, the food they make great efforts to make is sure to be delicious. Everyone must order this "signature dish".
In addition, it should be noted that you should not treat the ordering problem of western food with the habit of eating Chinese food: that is, don't ignore the menu and let the waiter order for you. In France, even President Charles de Gaulle and President Destin have to look at the menu to order western food. Because looking at the menu and ordering food has become an essential procedure for eating western food, and it is an embodiment of an elegant lifestyle.
The second is "music";
Luxury and advanced western restaurants usually have bands playing some light music, and ordinary western restaurants also play some beautiful and elegant music. However, the most important thing here is the "audibility" of music, that is, the sound should reach the level of "listening but not listening", that is to say, you should concentrate on talking with your friends, and you can only hear it when you are resting and relaxing. You should master this temperature.
The third is "mood" (atmosphere);
Eating western food pays attention to elegant environment and harmonious atmosphere. There must be music accompaniment, tables and chairs must be neat and clean, and all tableware must be clean. At dinner, the lights should be dim and there should be red candles on the table to create a romantic, charming and elegant atmosphere.
The fourth is "meeting";
In other words, you have to choose who to eat western food with. It is best to eat western food with friends, relatives or like-minded people. Eating western food is mainly to connect feelings, and it is best not to talk about business at the western food table. Therefore, in western restaurants, the atmosphere is generally very warm, and there are few red-faced scenes.
The fifth is "demeanor" (customs);
Here refers to "eating" and "eating". Since you are eating western food, you should follow the western customs and don't do anything abrupt, especially dancing with a knife and fork in your hand, which will be "rude".
Be sure to get the knife and fork right: take the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand. Cut the food into small pieces with a knife, and then fork it into the mouth. Generally speaking, Europeans do not change hands when using knives and forks, and always use the fork of their left hand to put food into their mouths. Americans put the knife down after cutting, and put the food into their mouths with a fork in their right hand. But at any time, the knife must not be sent to the entrance. At western banquets, the host will arrange for men and women to sit next to each other, and western gentlemen who pay attention to "ladies first" will show hospitality to ladies.
The sixth is "food"
An American gourmet once said: "Japanese people eat with their eyes, and the cooking form is beautiful;" We eat western food with our noses, so our noses are very big. Only you great China people know how to eat with your tongue. "Chinese food takes" taste "as the core, while western food takes nutrition as the core. As for taste, it can't compare with Chinese food.