1. Systematic dietary texts mainly include
cooking technology, culinary culture and art, culinary science, comprehensive.
2. Unique dietary science
The ecological view of celestial and human beings, the rational and balanced nutritional view, and the personalized view of food.
3. The history of food
Italian food is the originator of Western food culture, French food is the king of Western food culture, American food is the newest Western food culture.
4. Superb food production skills
The production of excellence, the pursuit of perfection, but also pay attention to food and beauty of the name, food and beauty of the equipment, food and beauty of the match.
5. Numerous varieties of food
Famous dishes are Italian, French, American, German, Russian and so on.
Famous drinks include wine, coffee and black tea.
6. Colorful food and folklore
Daily food customs, mainly meat, vegetarian food.
Holiday food customs, religious colors, remembering God, fun-oriented.
Life rituals, religious rituals, wishes for health and happiness.
Social etiquette, which emphasizes "ladies first" and respect for women.
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Dietary Characteristics of Western Countries
1. France
France is a country that was gradually established on the ruins of the Western Roman Empire after its fall in 476 AD.
Before that it was an ancient Roman province called Transcaucasia.
It was then that some famous chefs from Athens and Rome came here and laid the foundation of French cuisine.
By the 16th century European Renaissance Italy prevailed braised beef he core, fried tender steak and a variety of less than Division of the production methods and so on to France, so that the French cuisine is more rich up.
As successive French kings advocate food, making the French chefs at that time, laying the French cuisine in the Western food in an important position.
However, French cuisine tends to be conservative, the development is relatively slow.
2, Italy
Italy is located in the Apennine Peninsula in southern Europe, the superior geographical conditions of Italy's fertilization and food processing industry is very developed, and its noodles, cheese, salad rice meat sausage known in the world.
In the late 2nd century BC, the Roman court kitchen had formed a large team, and there is a very fine division of labor.
The identity of the chef-in-chief was the same as that of the noble ministers, and the cooking methods were increasingly perfected, and dozens of less purposeful production methods were invented.
To this day, Italian cuisine enjoys a high reputation in the world.
3, Britain
British agriculture has developed, food is mainly imported every year, the British people are not as revered as the French food, so British food is relatively simple, the British people often laugh at themselves for not being good at cooking.
But the English breakfast is very rich, by the western countries generally welcome.
In addition, the British like to drink tea, used to eat tea around 3 pm, usually a cup of black tea or coffee plus a snack.
If a friend has a sad story, handing over a cup of tea is the best comfort for friends.
Reasons for the differences between Chinese and Western diets
1, the difference between Chinese and Western dietary concepts
Historically, China is one of the oldest countries in the world, with a long and heavy history of 5,000 years, creating countless brilliant civilization, in which the cultural embodiment of the Chinese diet is even more extensive and profound.
With the passage of time and the geographical differences of the vast country, the four major cuisines gradually formed, the four major cuisines form their own system, each with its own characteristics, but **** the same point is the complexity of the materials used in the elaborate, complex production methods, flavors, dishes, a variety of amazing.
Western Europe and the United States as a representative of its culture, the same far-reaching.
By the Middle Ages, European culture had been perfected, and during this time, the food culture of the Old West had already taken shape.
Its main characteristics are: flour-based staple food, raw materials are more abundant, the production method is simpler than that of China, but at the same time, pay close attention to the taste.
2, the difference between Chinese and Western dietary objects
Westerners believe that the dishes are hungry, so they eat large pieces of meat, whole chicken and other "hard vegetables"; and Chinese dishes are "taste".
3, the Chinese and Western Chin food way, tableware and etiquette of the different
In China, any banquet, no matter what the purpose, there will only be a form, that is, everyone sits around the table, *** enjoy a seat; feasts to use the round table, which creates a form of unity, politeness, *** interesting atmosphere.
Chinese people, including some Asian countries of the yellow race, the use of chopsticks, spoons, meals are also used in the bowl; while Westerners, is a plate to hold food, with a knife and fork that cut that eat, drink soup has a special spoon.
Chopsticks and knives and forks, as the two most representative tableware of the East and the West, chopsticks and knives and forks have influenced the different lifestyles of the East and the West, and represent the different wisdom of the two.
4. Differences in the nature of Chinese and Western diets
The difference in dietary concepts makes Western diets tend to be scientific and rational, while Chinese diets tend to be artistic and sensual.