Americans always see foreigners eating in sushi restaurants in Chinese restaurants. I wonder what the foreigner's position is on these two dishes. Some people say that in the eyes of westerners, Japanese food is more advanced and popular than Chinese food, but obviously, China restaurants appear more frequently in American TV series.

To talk about this problem, let's first look at why the taste system of the dishes that westerners usually eat is so different from that of the dishes that we Asians eat, which is simply a gap of two dimensions.

Some scholars have analyzed 38 1 ingredients, 102 1 flavors and about 56,000 recipes in global cuisine, and come to the conclusion that western cuisine and eastern cuisine adopt two completely different food collocation concepts.

In the eyes of westerners, the ingredients of a dish taste similar. For example, tomatoes and cheese, two ingredients with more overlapping flavors, are often paired together. In East Asia, chefs will avoid this pairing principle and often use several ingredients with completely different tastes to combine into a dish. For example, among the ingredients of our Chinese food, it is normal for garlic and sesame oil, which are almost completely different in taste, to be paired together.

The feeling of oriental food to westerners is more novel, exciting and unprecedented. Looking at Chinese restaurants and sushi restaurants everywhere in the United States, many foreigners still think oriental food is delicious. In the eyes of westerners, what is the ranking of Japanese food and Chinese food?

According to a survey in 2009, there are more than 43,000 Chinese restaurants in the United States, more than any fast food restaurant in the United States, including McDonald's and Burger King. The main reason why Americans patronize Chinese restaurants is that Chinese food is easy to package, suitable for vegetarians, and the dishes are diverse in taste.

As for Japanese food, a survey shows that American consumers like to patronize Japanese restaurants because Japanese food is beautiful and serves like a work of art, which is very suitable for formal or special dining occasions. In addition, Japanese food is difficult to prepare at home and tastes mild and pleasant, which makes Japanese food win many fans overseas. The survey shows that Japanese food is particularly popular with high-income consumers and Americans living in big cities.