What people in China eat is taste. Taste is the charm of China's diet. The purpose of China people's diet is not only to satisfy their hunger, but also to satisfy their thirst for delicious food and bring them physical and mental pleasure.
The west is a rational and scientific concept of diet. Western diet uses absolute rationality to regulate people's behavior, and uses "science" and "nutrition" to exclude delicious food that can bring pleasure to people. Although it can meet the physiological needs, it can't make people get spiritual pleasure from it, which is a fly in the ointment. Westerners pay attention to nutrition, so that most of them grow tall and strong.
2. Differences in cooking methods
In China, cooking is an art, which attracts people in China who take food as their greatest pleasure, and has a strong interest, even some banter. For China, cooking is as important as music, dance, poetry and painting. There are too many cooking methods in China: sliding, stewing, roasting, stewing, steaming, frying, crisp, stewing, roasting, stewing, frying, casserole, drawing, and so on, and the dishes made are even more dazzling.
Western cooking methods are not as complicated and changeable as those in China. Western food is three-dimensional and edible, and most of the food put on the plate can be eaten. Ornaments are the side dishes of the main course. The raw materials of western food are mostly fresh, pollution-free, natural and natural in operation technology, so as to give full play to its original flavor. Don't use too much dry goods. Milk is an indispensable raw material in western food.
3. Differences in dining etiquette
In terms of etiquette, the difference between China and the West is even greater. In the dining process in ancient China, there was a set of red tape. "Book of Rites Quji" contains: "* * * does not have enough to eat, * * * does not eat by hand, and does not put food in it, but gets it; If you don't raise food, eat it. The guest used to kneel, and the Lord left the guest and sat down. "
The general idea of this passage is: when eating together, you can't eat alone. If you eat with others, you must check your hands. Don't put the extra rice back into the pot, don't monopolize the food, and don't fan the hot rice. After eating, the guests should get up and clean up the dishes on the table and give them to the host. The host will get up and tell the guests not to work, and then the guests will sit down. Some of these manners are also necessary in modern times.
In western banquets, the host usually takes food for the guests only once, and the rest is eaten by the guests themselves. If guests don't want it, they won't persuade others to eat it, nor will they persuade guests to drink frequently and take food frequently according to the habits of China people. Don't make any noise when eating, but guests should pay attention to the food prepared by the host. If you talk to people, you can only talk to your neighbors, not to people far away.
4. Differences in tableware
The tableware in China is mainly chopsticks, supplemented by spoons, and there are cups, plates, bowls and saucers of various shapes. China pays attention to the coordination of the shape, size, color and dishes of tableware, pays attention to "beauty" and regards diet as an artistic activity. We should not only have a full meal, but also get a beautiful artistic enjoyment from it.
Westerners mostly use metal knives and forks, mainly stainless steel or silvered, sterling silver and other tableware, as well as various cups, plates, cups and saucers, which also perform their respective duties and cannot be mixed. However, western food doesn't emphasize artistic beauty as China people do in plate loading and side dishes, and the types of tableware and the shapes of dishes are also monotonous.
From the above, we can see that there are various differences between Chinese and western food cultures. Of course, these differences are relative. The communication of food culture exists in our daily life and constantly acts as a "conveyor belt" between different cultures in the process of global economic and cultural integration.