1, differences in dietary concepts:
China's diet is dominated by plant food, hot food and cooked food. Pay attention to the collocation of various foods and the taste of food, and pay attention to "color, fragrance, taste and shape".
Western diets are mainly raw food, cold food, sweets and meat, and they pursue convenience and quickness. The most important thing is that the western diet pays great attention to nutrition.
2. Differences in dining tools:
People in China eat with chopsticks and spoons and bowls.
Westerners use plates to hold food, cut it and eat it immediately. They have special spoons for soup.
3. Differences in dining styles:
At the banquet in China, everyone sat together in groups, and the banquet adopted a round table, which created a United and polite atmosphere in form, in line with the general mentality of the Chinese nation's "great unity".
The core of western banquet is friendship. Separate meals and mass buffets are implemented, so that everyone can get what they need, instead of moving freely in their seats. Paying money is often AA system, which reflects westerners' respect for individuality and self.
4. Differences in table seating etiquette:
At banquets in China, round tables are often used. The round table is placed in different positions with different grades.
Long tables are often used in western banquets. At a formal banquet, the height of the table depends on the distance from the main table.
5, the difference between serving order:
Chinese food starts with cold dishes, drinks and wine, then hot dishes, then staple food, and finally sweets and fruits.
Western food is usually in the order of bread and butter, cold dishes, soup, seafood, main course, dessert, coffee and fruit. Vegetables and soup are eaten together with bread.