2. Comparison of Chinese and Western food in all aspects: Ingredients: Western food only selects fine parts and varieties; Chinese food is any edible material. Cooking oil: western olive oil, salad oil; Chinese food, any animal or vegetable oil. Seasoning: imported plant seasoning for western food; MSG is widely used in Chinese food. Kitchen: western food is like a factory; Chinese food is smoky and sweaty. Heating: western food is roasted, grilled and boiled; Chinese food is mainly fried. Tableware: western-style knives, forks, plates and spoons do not cross each other; Chinese fast food dishes * * * meal. Western food includes unhealthy fried/roasted/grilled meat and oily and salty side dishes, as well as healthy salads and whole grain staple foods. Chinese food includes unhealthy fried/braised/pickled meat dishes, as well as healthy steamed/boiled seafood and vegetables.
3, the core comparison dining table-square table and round table Chinese dining table is round table (new fast food and snack bar is another matter for the time being), western dining table is square table. A round side, highlighting culture. It is an important communication behavior for China people to eat in restaurants. Generally, one person pays for the host, and everyone gathers around a round table to talk about heaven and earth, which is convenient for communication and communication. Generally, eating and drinking several times is an important basis for measuring the depth of friendship. Round table is obviously the best way to eat for communication, which contributes to this communicative dining culture. Western restaurants are also social occasions, but they focus on one-on-one communication. A square table is only about one meter wide, and the opposite guests can reach it. When talking, the eyes are opposite, sincere and single-minded. By the way, Europeans always stare into each other's eyes when talking, and never get distracted. It is considered disrespectful to talk to the other person while responding to the other person next to you, or to talk to others sideways. The square table just solves this problem. Dishes are divided into meals and Chinese food is served as soon as possible, and one dish is enjoyed; Western food comes slowly, one for each person. Chinese food embodies a communicative thought of China people: share weal and woe!
Please note that bread is an indispensable staple food for westerners, and it also has another function, that is, cleaning dishes. Every Italian will wipe off the oil stains on the bottom of the plate with a slice of bread, and make sure the plate shines like it has just been washed. Drinking is only to accompany the meal, and it is generally not mixed. One glass of red wine at a time is enough. After a collective toast once or twice, you will no longer persuade people to drink. The question of tipping, whether to pay or not is also known to all. In the west, porters in restaurants, taxis and hotels have to pay tips. This is not difficult to understand. In the west, service personnel are respected. Anyone who can do it in person and needs help from others should make up for it by tipping. Therefore, there are basically no two occupations in western countries: inserting leather shoes and bathing workers. People in mainland China basically don't pay tips!
Japanese cuisine:
Traditional Japanese cuisine is greatly influenced by Chinese cuisine, but it still has a very Japanese characteristic. Japan is very particular about food, and it is said that a considerable proportion of TV programs and books are related to food. I think, as Japan is an island country, the ingredients are more expensive, so the Japanese tend to spend time to make high-quality food. Give you an Australian lobster, and you may carefully consider how to make it less wasteful. You may make a complicated and exquisite main course, but give you two eggs, and you may fry poached eggs or make scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Imagine, if you want a catty of eggs in 200 yuan, and you rarely eat a few in a month, will you be more careful when you make them?
Of course, the Japanese people pay attention to food, and there are also reasons for the Japanese people's extreme research spirit. In any case, Japanese cuisine has a common feature, that is, it pursues the extreme, so that it is somewhat mysterious. For example, Kobe beef pursues the perfection of beef at the cost of dozens or hundreds of times, or the god of sushi pursues the perfection of sushi for a lifetime, and even cooking rice takes a lot of energy to pursue the perfection.
This is also related to the national character and social atmosphere. If no one appreciates it, they will not be able to persist. Fortunately, Japanese society as a whole recognizes this spirit, which is why countless Japanese chefs have devoted their lives to studying the perfection of a certain aspect. That's why Japan will do simple things, such as soy sauce, Lamian Noodles or barbecue, to the extreme, and all aspects, regardless of appearance, taste and environmental services, can be hung with Michelin stars, which is simply unimaginable in China.