Lifestyle is an important factor affecting food culture. People from different regions, nationalities and social classes have formed their own unique eating habits and cooking methods due to the differences in living environment, living habits and social customs. For example, southerners prefer rice and northerners prefer pasta; Han people are used to using chopsticks, while westerners prefer to use knives and forks.
Eating habits are also an important part of food culture. People's eating habits are often closely related to local natural environment, climatic conditions, product resources and other factors. For example, in cold areas, people prefer to eat high-calorie food to resist the cold; In the tropics, people like to eat light food to cool off the heat.
Cooking skills and table manners are also important manifestations of food culture. Different cooking skills and table manners can reflect people's respect and love for food and their pursuit of quality of life. For example, China's cooking skills are very varied, including frying, stewing, boiling and steaming, each with its own unique taste and flavor.
Food production is also an important part of food culture. Different food preparation methods can reflect people's cognition and processing ability of food and people's utilization of raw materials. For example, in the process of food processing, people will use different condiments and additives to improve the taste and flavor of food, thus affecting the food culture.
The influence of diet on society;
1. Food culture: Different regions have different food cultures, which reflect the local history, geography and climate. For example, China's food culture emphasizes "color, fragrance and taste", while western food culture pays more attention to nutritional balance.
2. Economic development: The catering industry is a huge industry, which provides a large number of employment opportunities for the society. In addition, the catering industry can also promote the development of tourism.
3, health problems: unhealthy eating habits will lead to many health problems, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and so on. These problems not only affect the quality of life of individuals, but also bring heavy medical burden to society.
4. Environmental problems: Excessive consumption of meat and other animal products will lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, thus aggravating global climate change. In addition, large-scale animal husbandry will also put pressure on land resources.
5. Socialization: Diet is also an important part of people's social activities. People can enhance their feelings and friendship by eating or attending banquets.