Catering products due to the influence of regional characteristics, climate and environment, customs and other factors, there will be a different degree of raw materials, flavors, cooking methods, eating habits. 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. The Chinese focus on the "unity of mankind", while the Westerners focus on the "people-oriented".

Here is a brief discussion of the differences in food culture between China and the West from the following three aspects.

One, two different dietary concepts

Contrasting with the Chinese diet, which focuses on "taste", the West is a rational dietary concept. Regardless of the color, aroma, taste and shape of the food, nutrition must be guaranteed, and how many calories, vitamins, proteins and so on must be consumed in a day. 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. Contrasting colors, but in terms of taste, the various raw materials are not related to each other, reconcile, each is its own taste, simple and clear.

The Chinese attach great importance to "eating", and 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 will be a unique food culture that puts food above all else, I think, this is probably out of a need to survive. If a culture to eat 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 the "medicine is not as good as food"; on the other hand, too much emphasis on eating, will make people promote the pursuit of delicious.