Catering products due to regional characteristics, climate and environment, customs and other factors, there will be in the raw materials, flavors, cooking methods, eating habits of different degrees of difference. It is because of these differences, food and beverage products have a strong regional nature. Differences between Chinese and Western cultures create differences between Chinese and Western food culture, and this difference comes from the different ways of thinking and philosophies of the world. Chinese people focus on the "unity of man and heaven", while Westerners focus on "people-oriented". \x0d\\\\\\\x0d\\ here briefly from the following three aspects of the differences between Chinese and Western food culture. \x0d\\\\\x0d\1, two different dietary concepts \x0d\\\x0d\compare to the Chinese diet that emphasizes "taste", the West is a rational concept of food. Regardless of the color, aroma, taste and shape of the food, nutrition must be guaranteed, pay attention to how many calories, vitamins, proteins and so on. Even if the taste is uniform, it must be eaten - because there is nutrition. This concept of diet is compatible with the entire philosophical system of the West. Metaphysics is the main characteristic of Western philosophy. The object of study in Western philosophy is the theory of things, and the theory of things is often the theory of metaphysics, and the theory of metaphysics is coherent with each other, and then it is formed into the philosophy of metaphysics. This philosophy has brought vitality to Western culture, which has realized a rapid development in natural science, psychology, and methodology. However, in some other aspects, this philosophical proposition has greatly hindered, such as food culture. In the banquet, you can pay attention to tableware, pay attention to materials, pay attention to service, pay attention to the shape of the raw materials of the dish, the color of the collocation; but no matter how luxurious and high-grade, from Los Angeles to New York, steak is only a flavor, no art. As a dish, chicken is chicken, steak is steak, even if there is a match, it is also in the plate, a plate of "French lamb chops", one side of the mashed potatoes, leaning on the side of the lamb chops, the other side of the boiled green beans, with a few slices of tomato will become. The colors are contrasting, but in terms of taste, the various ingredients are not related to each other, and each is its own flavor, simple and clear. \x0d\\\\x0d\\Chinese people attach great importance to "eating", the proverb "Food is the God of the people" shows that we regard eating as important as heaven. Because our nation has been in a low level of productivity for thousands of years, people always have not enough to eat, so there is a unique food culture that puts food above all else, I think it is probably out of a need to survive. If a culture puts eating as the first thing, then there will be two phenomena: on the one hand, the function of eating will be played to the extreme, not only to maintain survival, but also to use it to maintain health, which is the cultural basis of "medicine is not as good as food"; on the other hand, the over-emphasis on eating will lead to the promotion of the pursuit of deliciousness. \x0d\\\\x0d\\ in the Chinese culinary arts, the pursuit of deliciousness has almost reached its extreme, so much so that when Chinese people go overseas to make a living, they open restaurants as a business, and this has become the foundation of our livelihood in the world! Unfortunately, while we have made the pursuit of deliciousness our first requirement, we have neglected the most fundamental nutritional value of food. Many of our traditional foods are subjected to hot deep-frying and prolonged cooking over a gentle fire, which destroys the nutrients of the dishes, and many of the nutrients are lost in the processing. Thus, when it comes to nutrition, it actually touches on the biggest weakness of Chinese food culture. There is a folk saying: "Food is the sky, food is flavor first". It is this pursuit of deliciousness that has caused us to lose sight of the true meaning of eating. \x0d\\\x0d\\Chinese people in the tasting dishes, often say that this dish "delicious", that dish "not delicious"; however, if you want to further ask what is called "delicious", why "delicious"? However, if we further ask what is meant by "delicious", why "delicious", "delicious" in where, I am afraid it is not easy to say clearly. This shows that the Chinese people on the pursuit of food is a kind of unspeakable "mood", that is, the use of what is usually called "color, aroma, taste, shape, ware" to the specificity of this "realm"! I'm afraid it's still very difficult to cover. \x0d\\\\x0d\\c The key to the unique charm of Chinese food lies in its flavor. And the production of delicious, lies in the harmony, to make the food of the original flavor, after heating the cooked flavor, plus ingredients and auxiliary flavor and seasoning of the flavor of the blend, intertwined and coordinated together, so that they complement each other, mutual help penetration, water and milk blending, you have me, I have you. Chinese cooking emphasizes the beauty of harmony, which is the essence of Chinese culinary art. The shape and color of the dishes is something external, but the taste is something internal, heavy internal and not deliberately modify the appearance, heavy dishes taste but not overly show the shape and color of the dishes, which is the most important performance of the Chinese beauty of the concept of food. \x0d\\\\x0d\\ in China, the pursuit of aesthetic diet clearly overrides rationality, and this view of diet also coincides with traditional Chinese philosophical thought. As a representative of Eastern philosophy, Chinese philosophy is notable for its macroscopic, intuitive, fuzzy and inscrutable features. Chinese cuisine is prepared in a way that harmonizes and combines, ultimately to produce a beautiful taste. This preoccupation is about proportion, about the overall fit. It contains the rich dialectical thought of Chinese philosophy, everything to the taste of the dish for the degree of goodness, harmony, the degree of change within the thousands of variations will determine the richness of Chinese cuisine and rich in change, determines the characteristics of Chinese cuisine cuisine and even the characteristics of each chef. \x0d\\\x0d\2, the difference between Chinese and Western dietary objects \x0d\\x0d\\Western people believe that the dishes are hunger, so specialize in eating large pieces of meat, whole pieces of chicken and other "hard vegetables". And Chinese cuisine is "to eat flavor", so Chinese cooking in the material also shows a great deal of arbitrariness: many Westerners regarded as a discarded thing, in China are excellent raw materials, foreign chefs can not deal with things, to the hands of Chinese chefs, can be transformed into a miracle. It is clear that Chinese food has a wide range of randomness in the use of ingredients. \x0d\\\\x0d\\ According to a survey by Western botanists, there are more than 600 kinds of dishes and vegetables eaten by the Chinese, six times more than in the West. In fact, in the Chinese cuisine, vegetarian dishes are common food, meat dishes only in the holidays or a higher standard of living, only into the usual diet structure, so since ancient times there has been a "vegetable food", vegetable food in the usual diet structure in the dominant position. The Chinese people's preference for plant-based cuisine is inextricably linked to the advocacy of the Buddhists. They regarded animals as "living beings" and plants as "spiritless" and therefore advocated vegetarianism. \x0d\\\\x0d\\Westerners, when describing the characteristics of their own country's diet, feel that more importance than China's nutritional rationalization, there is a more developed food industry, such as canned food, fast food, etc., although the taste of a thousand and one, but to save time, and nutritional good, so their country's people are generally more fit than the Chinese people: tall, long-legged, broad shoulders, well-developed muscles; and the Chinese people appear to be a small body, Shoulders narrow legs short, yellow color and weak. Some people have referred to Chinese people as having a plant personality and Westerners as having an animal personality, based on the apparent difference in the dietary objects of the Chinese and Westerners. \x0d\\\\x0d\three, the difference in the way of eating \x0d\\x0d\there is a great difference in the way of eating between China and the West, and this difference has an effect on the national character. In China, any banquet, no matter what the purpose is, will only have one form, that is, everyone sits around in a group and *** enjoys a seat. The fact that the feast is to be served at a round table creates an atmosphere of unity, politeness, and **** interest in the form. Delicious food in the center of a table, it is a table of people to appreciate, taste the object, but also a table of people's feelings exchange medium. People toast each other, let each other dishes, persuade dishes, in front of the beautiful things, reflecting the mutual respect between people, the virtue of courtesy. Although from the point of view of health, this way of eating has obvious shortcomings, but it is in line with our nation's "reunion" of the general mentality, reflecting the classical Chinese philosophy of "and" the scope of the influence of the thought of future generations, to facilitate the collective exchange of emotions, and therefore It is therefore difficult to reform. \x0d\\\x0d\\\Western style banquets, although food and wine are very important, they are in fact a side show. The core of the banquet lies in fellowship, which is achieved through conversations with neighboring guests. If we compare the fellowship of a banquet with a dance, then it can be said that a Chinese banquet is like a group dance, while a Western banquet is like a social dance for men and women. It can be seen that both Chinese and Western banquets have an obvious purpose of fellowship, except that Chinese banquets reflect more on the fellowship of the whole table, while Western banquets reflect more on the fellowship between neighboring guests. A more obvious difference from the Chinese way of eating is the popular Western buffet. This method is: all the food is displayed one by one, we all take what you need, do not have to be fixed in the seat to eat, walk around freely, this way to facilitate the emotional exchange between individuals, do not have to put all the words on the table, but also shows the Westerners on the individuality, respect for the self. But each eat each, do not disturb each other, missing some of the Chinese chat happy **** happy mood. \x0d\\\\x0d\so it boils down to the difference between sensibility and rationality. However, this difference seems to be blurring with the development of science. More and more Chinese people are no longer focusing on the color, aroma and taste of a dish, but more on its hygiene and nutrition. Especially after the SARS outbreak. Also, people are getting busier and busier with their work, and find Chinese food too much trouble to cook, rather than a hamburger. In this way, the difference in diet is not so clear.