(1) jiaozi

China people always put a plate of hot jiaozi on the dining table during the Spring Festival, while foreigners also eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival like China people, but their practices and eating methods are unique and primitive. In China, jiaozi uses pork or leek as stuffing, and the skin is made of flour and eggs. Jiaozi looks like a moon bud. Can be steamed, boiled, fried, fried, etc. China people like to eat steamed dumplings with ginger vinegar. Italian dumpling stuffing is very different from that in China. Cheese, onion and egg yolk are the main ingredients, and sometimes spinach and beef are added. There is also a kind of chicken and cheese as the main ingredients, and the main seasonings are butter, onion, lemon peel and cardamom. They press the noodles into long strips, put a spoonful of stuffing, soak the edges of the noodles with water, press them together with the same noodles, and then cut them one by one with a knife. Jiaozi cooks in the same way as China.

② Tea ceremony

Tea ceremony is one of the quintessence of China, which has a long history in China. Due to the exchange of Chinese and western cultures, tea ceremony has been popularized to western countries, among which Britain is the most popular. The greatest enjoyment of tea ceremony in English life is to have a cup of hot tea on the pillow before getting up. The British also cleverly regard tea party as one of the important forms of gathering. Tea party is not only more economical than banquet, but also more affordable and elegant. When the British invite people to a tea party, they will send a unique and implicit post. There is a rule in English tea parties: bread and snacks are for yourself, but the teapot is always in the hands of the hostess. Besides the teapot, there is also a pot of boiling water. When the hostess pours tea for each guest, she will ask "strong tea or weak tea" first. If she answers the latter, she will pour some boiling water and ask, "How many pieces do you want?" To show respect for the guests, but please remember not to bury your head in snacks or hold a glass of milk at English tea parties. Conversation is the center of activity. At the tea party, guests should not only be witty, but also avoid preaching and showing off. The host should always maintain a warm and harmonious atmosphere on the field. Therefore, the tea party can be regarded as the most fascinating place and an excellent place to train diplomats. China Tea Ceremony China people emphasize "elegance" when drinking tea. They seldom add sugar to their tea as the British do. People in China pay special attention to the collocation of tea and teacups. When drinking tea, they sometimes use cups the size of fists and sometimes the size of bottle caps. People in China seldom hold tea parties. Even if there is, the host will personally pour tea for the guests. However, unlike the British, they never meet the requirements of their guests first. Most of them only let guests taste their own tea to show their tea ceremony skills.

(3) Coffee products

Enthusiastic Italian coffee is characterized by its English name, which is a fast word. It can be made in less than ten seconds and drunk quickly, because there are only two or three mouthfuls. Generally speaking, Italians make a cup of coffee first thing in the morning, and Italians drink an average of 20 cups of coffee every day. In China, the gentle and sensible China people don't drink coffee as enthusiastically as the Italians, nor are they as romantic as the French. China people drink coffee rationally and moderately, just like the traditional national character. People in China make coffee at home, and most of them use simple hot coffee. In addition, the penetration rate of coffee in China is far less than that in western countries.

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First of all, two different dietary concepts.

Due to the influence of regional characteristics, climate, customs and other factors, catering products will have different degrees of differences in raw materials, tastes, cooking methods and eating habits. It is precisely because of these differences that catering products have strong regional characteristics. The differences between Chinese and western cultures have created the differences between Chinese and western food cultures, which come from different ways of thinking and philosophy of life. People in China pay attention to "harmony between man and nature", while westerners pay attention to "people-oriented".

Compared with China's diet which pays attention to "taste", the west is a rational concept of diet. Regardless of the color, fragrance, taste and shape of food, nutrition must be guaranteed, and how many calories, vitamins and protein should be taken in a day. Even if it tastes the same, you must eat it-because it is nutritious. This concept of diet is compatible with the whole western philosophy system. Metaphysics is the main feature of western philosophy. The research object of western philosophy is the cause of things, and the cause of things is often metaphysical. The two are interrelated and form metaphysical philosophy. This philosophy has brought vitality to western culture and made it develop by leaps and bounds in natural science, psychology and methodology. But in other aspects, this philosophical proposition has been greatly hindered, such as food culture. At the banquet, you can pay attention to the collocation of tableware, materials, services and raw materials in shape and color. But no matter how luxurious and upscale steak is from L.A. to new york, it has only one flavor, and there is no art at all. As a dish, chicken is chicken and steak is steak. Even if there is a match, it is done in the disk. A plate of "French lamb chops" with mashed potatoes, leaning against the lamb chops, and boiled green beans and some tomatoes on the other side. The colors are in sharp contrast, but the raw materials are irrelevant, the taste is harmonious, each has its own flavor, and it is simple and clear.

China people attach great importance to "eating", and the proverb "Food is the sky for the people" shows that we regard eating as important as the sky. Because our nation has been at a low level of productivity for thousands of years, people are always hungry, so there is a unique diet culture that puts food first. I think it may be because of the need of survival. If a culture takes eating as the first thing, then there will be two phenomena: on the one hand, it will exert its function to the extreme, not only to maintain survival, but also to maintain health, which is the cultural basis of "medicine tonic is not as good as food tonic"; On the other hand, paying too much attention to food will make people admire the pursuit of delicious food.

Second, different ways of eating.

There are great differences between Chinese and western food styles, which also have an impact on national character. In China, any banquet, regardless of the purpose, has only one form, that is, everyone sits around and shares a seat. Banquets should use round tables, which can create an atmosphere of unity, courtesy and formal common interest. Delicious food is placed in the center of a table, which is not only the object of appreciation and tasting, but also the medium of emotional communication. People toast each other, provide food to each other and give advice to each other, which embodies the virtue of mutual respect and courtesy between people in the face of beautiful things. Although this diet has obvious shortcomings from the perspective of hygiene, it conforms to the universal mentality of "happy reunion" of our nation, reflects the influence of the category of "harmony" in China's classical philosophy on the thoughts of future generations, and is conducive to the collective emotional exchange, so it is difficult to reform so far.

Although food and wine are very important at western-style banquets, they are actually used as a foil. The core of the banquet is friendship, which is realized by talking with the guests next door. If we compare the sociality of banquets to dancing, we can say that banquets in China are like group dancing, while banquets in the West are like ballroom dancing for men and women.

It can be seen that the friendship purpose between Chinese banquet and western banquet is obvious, but Chinese banquet is more reflected in the friendship of the whole banquet, while western banquet is more reflected in the friendship between adjacent guests. The more obvious difference from China's diet is the buffet which is popular in the west. This method is: all the food is displayed one by one, and everyone needs what they want, so they don't have to eat in their seats, they can move freely. This way facilitates the emotional communication between individuals, without putting all the words on the table, which also shows the respect of westerners for individuality and self. However, they eat their own food and don't interfere with each other, which lacks some China people's mood of chatting and entertaining together.