Nowadays, people in China eat not only to meet their physiological needs, but also the culture of eating has surpassed the food itself, which has a deeper social significance. We can summarize its social significance into four words: essence, beauty, affection and courtesy. These four words reflect the unique cultural implications of food quality, aesthetic experience, emotional activities and social functions in the process of food activities, and also reflect the close relationship between food culture and Chinese excellent traditional culture.
essence is a summary of the inherent quality of Chinese food culture. Confucius said: food is not tired of essence, and it is not tired of detail. This reflects the ancient people's awareness of food refinement. As a kind of cultural spirit, this kind of exquisite consciousness permeates and implements the whole diet activity more and more widely and deeply. In China's banquet, the selection of materials, cooking, ingredients and even the eating environment all embody a fine word. At the same time, with the improvement of material living standards, China people have regarded essence as a sign of attaching importance to and respecting guests.
Beauty is a summary of the aesthetic requirements of Chinese food culture. One of the important reasons why Chinese food can conquer the world lies in its beauty. This kind of beauty refers to the perfect unity of the form and content of China's dietary activities, and refers to the aesthetic pleasure and spiritual enjoyment it brings to people.
food should not only be delicious, but also its color and fragrance should meet the requirements of beauty. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan said that it was like a thick soup, and the fire and water acyl salt plum cooked fish, and the salary was paid for it, and the husband and the husband were mixed, and the taste was the same. As a basic connotation of food culture, beauty is the charm of Chinese food, and it runs through every link of food activities.
Emotion is a summary of the social and psychological functions of Chinese food culture. Eating and drinking is actually a medium of emotional communication between people, and it is a social activity with special significance. Chatting while eating can do business, exchange information and interview, which has a social function to achieve a certain goal. Friends get together and are used to expressing or telling their feelings at the dinner table.
At the traditional banquet in China, everyone sits around the round table banquet, which first creates an atmosphere of unity, courtesy and interest in form. Delicious food is placed in the center, and people toast each other to make dishes, which is very lively, which is in line with the general mentality of our national reunion. And China people often use this kind of banquet to strengthen the relationship between relatives and friends.
Eat at the same table to show harmony and reunion, so as to give full play to the social function of diet. The reason why Chinese diet has lyrical function is because of the philosophical thought of drinking morality, eating harmoniously and enjoying happiness with all nations, and the resulting diet with national characteristics. There is a problem of guiding and improving the taste of emotional culture in eating activities. We should advocate a healthy, beautiful and enterprising cultural sentiment and pursue a noble sentiment.
ceremony refers to the etiquette of eating activities. China pays attention to etiquette in diet, which has a lot to do with our traditional culture. China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, and courtesy is an indispensable quality for China people. In a banquet, the arrangement of seats, the order of serving and the arrangement of utensils are all manifestations of etiquette.
When we talk about ceremony, we should not simply regard it as a kind of etiquette, but as a kind of spirit, a spirit of the Chinese nation, which runs through the catering activities in China, a manifestation of cultural inheritance and a part of Chinese civilization.
Dietary culture is produced with the appearance of human society, and enriched with the development of human material culture and spiritual culture. The long-standing food culture not only satisfies people's material life, but also enriches people's spiritual life. China's food culture is not only a means of survival, but also contains profound philosophy and profound significance. Therefore, understanding China's food culture and its significance will have a positive and far-reaching impact on the further inheritance and promotion of China culture.