1. In contrast to the Chinese diet, which emphasizes "taste", the West upholds a rational concept of food.

2. In China, cooking is a kind of art, which attracts Chinese people who take food as the most enjoyable part of their lives with a strong sense of fun and even a certain degree of playfulness. Western diet emphasizes science and nutrition, the whole process of cooking are strictly in accordance with scientific norms, the production of standardized dishes, and thus the work of the chef has become an extremely monotonous mechanical work.

3, the way of eating, that is, how to eat the problem, there are obvious differences between China and the West, in China, whether it is a family meal or a formal banquet, are seated around the dinner, *** enjoy a seat, people toast each other, persuade the food, to take this to reflect the mutual respect between the people, the virtues of courtesy, as well as the harmony, the atmosphere of reunion.

In the Western banquet, although also sitting around, but the food is a single plate of a single dish. Do not have to fix the seat, you can move around freely, not only can fully meet the individual food preferences, but also to facilitate socialization, to facilitate the exchange of emotions and information between individuals, without having to make all the activities at the table public.

Expanded:

There are many nations in the world, and different nations form different countries. The history of the country is long or short, the territory is large or small, the strength is strong or weak, the population is large or small, the composition of the ethnic group, religious beliefs, the nature of the regime and economic structure there are also differences;

And this unique characteristics, often forming a nation or a country's nature, thus forming a different food culture. Westerners emphasize science and nutrition in their diets, so the whole process of cooking is in strict accordance with scientific norms.

In the dietary aspect of the creation and accumulation of material and spiritual wealth with the characteristics of Western culture. Compared with other types of food culture, it has a strong historical characteristics and system structure, and has a greater impact on the modern diet.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Western Food Culture