Differences, in short, are different ideas, ways and objects. ?

1. What are the differences in dietary concepts?

Western diet is a rational diet concept, and westerners like small but refined food. When it comes to cooking food, nutrition is their starting point and destination. They fully explore and study the nutritional differences of food in different states. As long as there is nutrition, even if the taste is the same, they must eat it. Therefore, even if western food is China-style, I am quite unaccustomed to it ~

On the contrary, in China's food culture, the pursuit of "taste" far exceeds "nutrition", and the pursuit of beauty in food also overwhelms rationality-look at all kinds of dishes, so fragrant and spicy. This difference in values forms the characteristics of Chinese food, which is too colorful, fragrant and delicious-this is probably the reason why I am so patriotic as a foodie (≧▽≦)

Second, the difference in diet?

There are great differences between Chinese and western food styles, and this difference also affects the national character.

In China, there is only one form for any banquet and purpose-everyone sits around and enjoys a seat. The banquet should use a round table, which creates an atmosphere of unity, courtesy and interest in form. Delicious food is placed in the center of a table of people, which is not only the object of appreciation and taste of a table of people, but also the medium of emotional communication of a table of people. People toast each other, give each other food and advise each other, which embodies the virtue of mutual respect and comity among people in the face of beautiful things. Although it is not sanitary from the point of view of hygiene, it conforms to the general 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 facilitates the collective emotional exchange, so it is difficult to reform so far. ?

on the other hand, in western-style banquets, although food and wine are very important, they are actually just foil. The core of the banquet is friendship, which is achieved by talking with the guests next door. If the sociability of banquets is compared with dancing, it can be said that Chinese banquets are like group dances, while western banquets are like social dances for men and women. It can be seen that the purpose of friendship 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 foods are displayed one by one, and everyone needs what they want, so they don't have to be fixed in their seats to eat, and they can move freely. This way is convenient for emotional communication between individuals, and it is not necessary to put all the words on the table, which also shows the respect of westerners for individuality and self. But each eats his own food and doesn't interfere with each other, which lacks the emotional appeal of some China people chatting and having fun. ?

3. What are the differences in dietary objects?

Because westerners generally think that food is to satisfy hunger, they specialize in "hard dishes" such as large pieces of meat and whole chicken. And China's dishes are "tasty", so China's cooking also shows great randomness in the materials used-many things that westerners regard as discarded things are excellent raw materials in China, and things that foreign chefs can't handle can be turned into magic when they reach the hands of chefs in China. It serves to show that China's diet has a wide range of randomness in the use of materials. According to a survey by western botanists, people in China eat more than 6 kinds of vegetables, six times more than those in the west. In fact, in China cuisine, vegetarian dishes are ordinary foods, and meat dishes only enter the ordinary diet structure when the living standard is high, so there has been a saying of "vegetable food" since ancient times, and vegetable food is dominant in the ordinary diet structure. China people's plant-based cuisine is inextricably linked with the advocacy of Buddhists. They regard animals as "living things" and plants as "inanimate", so they advocate vegetarianism. ?

Westerners, when introducing their own country's dietary characteristics, feel that they pay more attention to the reasonable collocation of nutrition than China. There are relatively developed food industries, such as canned food and fast food, which save time and have good nutrition, so people in their country are generally stronger than those in China: tall, long legs, broad shoulders and developed muscles; China people, on the other hand, are thin and thin, with narrow shoulders and short legs, and weak yellow color. According to the obvious difference between Chinese and western food objects, some people call China people plant characters, while westerners call them animal characters. In addition, westerners like to eat more meals a day, which is more scientific than China's only two or three meals a day. ?

From the dietary structure, China people eat much more vegetables than westerners, while westerners eat a lot of protein every day, but their gastrointestinal function is affected by eating too little fiber, so the prevalence rate and cancer rate of digestive system are much higher than that of China. China people like coarse grains, while westerners prefer flour and rice such as refined white powder. In fact, coarse grains contain more nutrients than flour and rice; China people love vegetable oil, while westerners like to use animal oil with high cholesterol in cooking, and they also consume a lot of butter every day. No wonder Americans have a particularly high incidence of cardiovascular disease: China urban and rural residents love soy milk, tofu, bean sprouts and other soy products, while westerners often "stay away from them"; People in China, especially those in Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta, love to eat pig liver, intestines, lungs and other internal organs, while westerners have no such hobby. Animal viscera contains a lot of cholesterol and should not be eaten more; Steamed food has less damage to nutrients. Westerners like steamed food (less nutrient damage), while China prefers hot frying (more nutrient damage); Westerners have realized that beef, horse meat and mutton, which are called "red meat", are one of the causes of colon cancer and prostate cancer, and that the fat of red meat is also one of the pathogenic factors of prostate cancer and heart disease, and they have noticed to eat red meat once a week. Many newspapers and periodicals in China have reported the problem of red meat many times, but at present, people in China have not paid enough attention to it.

Therefore, from these aspects, there is no absolute healthy eating habit. Perhaps, the landlord can take advantage of both and create a healthy eating habit that combines Chinese and Western ~