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1、AComparativeStudyofDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternFoodCultures[Abstract]ThispapercentersonthedifferentcustomsbetweenChineseandWesterndiet.WecanseethedifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncuisinefromdietarypatternandtheutensils.Therearethreeaspectsoftheculturaldiffer
2、encesbetweenChineseandWesterndiet:theconceptoftwodifferentdiets;thedifferencebetweenChineseandWesterneatingtargets;thedifferentwaysofeating.ChinesecuisineandWesterncuisineallemphasizenutritionofthefood.Everythingisrelative,culturaldifferencebeingnoexception.Culture,
3、asthetotalpatternofhumanbehavioranditsproducts,overstepsgeographicallimitsandhistoricalconditionsinmanyways,anditischaracterizedbyitsstrongpenetrationandfusibility.[KeyWords]foodcultures;differences;Chinese;Westerncountries;nutrition 1.Introduction Themaindifference
4、betweenChineseandWesterneatinghabitsisthat,inChina,thedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares,butintheWest,everyonehastheirownplate.IfaChinesehostistreatingyou,youwillbepreparedforatonoffood.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureoffoodandwilldotheirbesttogiveyouatast
5、eofmanydifferentkindsofcuisine.Amongfriends,theywilljustorderenoughforthepeoplethere.Iftheyaretakingsomebodyoutfordinnerandtherelationshipispolitetosemi-polite,thentheywillusuallyorderonemoredishthanthenumberofguests(e.g.fourpeople,fivedishes).Ifitisabusinessdinnero
6、raveryformaloccasion,thereislikelytobeahugeamountoffoodthatwillbeimpossibletofinish. Atypicalmealstartswithsomecolddishes,likeboiledpeanutsandsmashedcucumberwithgarlic.Themaincourses,hotmeatandvegetabledishesfollowthese.Finallysoupisbroughtout,whichisfollowedbythe
7、starchy"staple"food,whichisusuallyriceornoodlesorsometimesdumplings.ManyChineseeatrice(ornoodlesorwhatever),butifyouliketohaveyourricetogetherwithotherdishes,youshouldsaysoearlieron. TheconceptofWesterndietisarational,scientificconcept.Theystressthenutritionalvalueo
8、ffoodandemphasizeprotein,fat,caloriesandvitaminsoffood.Theyparticularlycarewhetherthecollocationofnutritionandthesupplyofcaloriesareapprop