1. Refinement

Confucius said, "You never tire of refinement, and you never tire of delicacy." This reflects the ancestors' awareness of quality food. Of course, this may be limited to some aristocratic classes. However, as a kind of cultural spirit, this kind of exquisite consciousness has penetrated and carried out in the whole process of eating activities more and more widely and deeply. The selection of ingredients, cooking, compatibility and even the eating environment all embody the word "essence".

2. Beauty

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. The first is delicious. Dr. Sun Yat-sen said that "if you don't know the taste well, the cooking skill will be bad", and regarded the aesthetics of "taste" as the first essence of cooking.

3. Emotion

This is a summary of the social and psychological functions of Chinese food culture. Eating, drinking and drinking can't be simply regarded as a medium of emotional communication between people, and it is a unique social activity. While eating and chatting, you can do business, exchange information and interview. When friends leave and greet, people are used to expressing their feelings of farewell or welcome at the dinner table.

4. Rite

refers to the etiquette of eating activities. China pays attention to "etiquette" in its diet, which has a lot to do with our traditional culture. It is a ceremony to be born, sick, sent to welcome, and to worship God and ancestors. In the Book of Rites, Li Yun said, "At the beginning of a husband's ceremony, he began to eat and drink." There is hardly a page in the "Three Rites" that does not mention the wine and food in the sacrifice.

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under the influence of many factors such as the philosophy of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, Confucian ethics and morality, TCM nutrition theory, as well as cultural and artistic achievements, food aesthetic fashion and national personality characteristics in China's traditional cultural education, China cooking skills have been created in history, and a profound China food culture has been formed.

China's cooking is not only skillful, but also has a tradition of paying attention to the aesthetic feeling of dishes, and paying attention to the harmony of color, fragrance, taste, shape and container of food. There are many ways to express the aesthetic feeling of dishes. No matter whether it is a carrot or a cabbage heart, all kinds of shapes can be carved, which is unique and achieves the harmonious unity of color, fragrance, taste, shape and beauty, giving people a special enjoyment of high spiritual and material unity.

China's cooking has paid attention to taste and interest for a long time. It has strict requirements not only on the color, aroma and taste of snacks, but also on their naming, way of taste, rhythm during meals and entertainment. The name of China cuisine can be said to be superb, refined and popular. The names of dishes are based on the main, auxiliary, seasoning and cooking methods.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Food Culture

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chinese Food Culture