One of the differences between Chinese and Western food culture:

1, many Western nations have been founded on animal husbandry since ancient times, and their diets are naturally meat-based. And China since ancient times to agriculture as a country, so the diet to grain and vegetable-based.

2, Western food is meat, eggs and milk-based, supplemented by vegetables, fruits and cereals, while Chinese food is based on grains and vegetables, supplemented by meat, eggs and milk and fruits. Therefore, there is no clear distinction between main and side dishes in Western food, while Chinese food has clear boundaries between main and side dishes.

3, "Western food is about nutrition, Chinese food is about flavor", which is one of the biggest differences between Chinese and Western food.

In the Chinese view, only different things can be synthesized to form the beauty, so the life of harmony, cooking to the five flavors and the beauty of harmony. The West emphasizes formal structure, and the world in the eyes of Westerners is a world of entities, emphasizing respect for individuality. As a result, its concept of food and beverage is also to highlight the individuality.

Two, Chinese and Western food culture **** the same point:

1, the flavor, the pursuit of delicious is human **** nature, Westerners are no exception, Western food is also flavored with aromatic leaves, sage, lavender and other spices.

2, a variety of varieties, nutritional balance, with a reasonable mix, and attach importance to the health of Chinese and Western dietary science **** knowledge.

With the international community continues to open up to each other, mutual integration, the country must pay attention to the learning of the Western food and beverage culture to understand. On the basis of carrying forward the traditional Chinese catering culture, respect and learn from the western catering culture. In order to facilitate China's opening up to the outside world, integration into the international community.

Extended information:

China's vast expanse of land, many ethnic groups, folklore, often based on geography, climate, customs, folklore, economy and other factors, shaping a diverse cultural Character, formed a unique eating habits and dining culture. There is the so-called "southern sweet, northern salty, east spicy, west sour" - with the region and varied;

Each region has formed its own unique cuisine, and both snacks, but also large dishes, such as Sichuan, Lu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Anhui, Suzhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Beijing, Northeast flavor, and so on. With a history of more than 5,000 years, China has formed a splendid, rich and profound food culture.

Chinese food is more sensual, paying special attention to the shape, color and taste of the meal. Cooking food pay attention to harmonization. So that the original flavor of the food, after heating the cooked flavor, plus the flavor of the ingredients and auxiliary materials, as well as seasonings and flavor, intertwined with the fusion of coordination together, so that they complement each other, mutual help penetration, and to be beautifully modeled. It can be seen that the sensual pursuit of Chinese food clearly overwhelmed the rational .

Baidu Encyclopedia - Chinese Food Culture