Food culture has now become an important part of international communication, and there are obvious differences between China and the West in food culture. Different geographical environments and customs make the traditional western culture a kind of animal husbandry culture and marine culture, while China culture is a kind of farming culture and land culture. Apart from the influence of cultural origin on food culture, different ways of thinking between China and the West have also created differences in the selection of raw materials, cooking methods, dining methods and the time of attending banquets.

Chinese food pays attention to thickening, bright oil and bright thickening, which makes the dishes more attractive; After cooking, add onion, ginger and garlic for seasoning. Chinese food Chinese dishes are full of variety in the name of sweet, sour, spicy and salty, and most of them are eaten after they are fully mature. The taste of western food changes little, and it is mainly based on sweets and salty food. It pursues fresh and tender dishes, such as steak and lamb chops, and pays attention to the degree of ripeness, which is divided into three-point, five-point and seven-point cooked dishes. Due to the different products of natural environment, the differences between Chinese and western food cultures have been formed.

In China, chopsticks are the main way of eating, while in the west, knives and forks are the main way. China takes rice as the main pasta, and there are cakes, steamed buns and so on in the north. In the west, sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza and other pasta are the main products. China's food tastes are spicy, sweet and sour, while the western food tastes light and single.

China's diet is culture, while western diet is a necessity for survival. China's food culture is a part of China's traditional culture, which includes cuisine culture, tea ceremony culture and soup culture. As far as cuisine culture is concerned, it can be divided into Shandong cuisine, Guangdong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine and other major cuisines according to different regions. In addition, at the same time in ancient times, European residents were drinking raw water and eating raw food, and our ancestors had long known that boiling water and inventing cooked steamed bread greatly improved the quality of life and longevity of residents at that time.

understanding the differences between Chinese and western food cultures can help us to understand the western food culture while summing up our own food and cultural characteristics. We can learn from others' strengths and make up for our own shortcomings. China's diet should also pay attention to the reasonable structure and the balanced and matched nutrition. The west can also adopt a healthy mode of eating less meat and more vegetables.