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1、FoodCultureGenerallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesefoodnotonlyisverydeliciousandtastybutalsoverypleasingtoyoursensesandmanyofdisheshaveverybeaut
2、ifulandfancynames.TheChinesehavethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromtheUS.IntheUS,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisineandtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent.GreetingbyAskingYourMealinChin
3、aItisaverycommonpracticeweChinesepeoplesay"Haveyouhadyourmeal?"whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Sometimestheyevenaskthisquestioneverywhereevenintoilets.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtocommunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscannotunderstand
4、thatbecausetheythinkwhyyouaskmethis.TheytendtothinkyouwanttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotrichenoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours.Chinesethinkfoodisveryimportantandessentialtopeoplesoitshowssomecareandconcernaboutyou.EverythingiseatableinChi
5、naItseemsthatweeateverythingandeverythingcanbeeatableinChinesefood,whetheritcomesfromlandorfromtheskyorfromtheseaorwhetheritiswildordomesticorwhetheritisinsideoroutside.Foreignerscannotimagineweeatthefoodlikesnakes,dogsandevenfrogs.Whenwesellthemeatfromt
6、heanimalandpoultry,wenormallysellitasawholeorcutitfromthewholebody.AwomanAmericanteacherdidn'twanttobuyandeatporkwhenshefirstcametoChinabecauseshesawthemeatcutfromacertainpartofthepig.InEnglish,weknowtheanimalsandtheirmeatareuseddifferentwordsbecausethew
7、ordsofthemeatfromanimalsoriginallycomefromFrenchandtheyareusedbyupperclasswhilethewordsofanimalsareAngloSaxon,whichareusedbythefarmeroflowerclass.Sotherearepigandpork,sheepandmuttonandcattleandbeefinEnglishbutitisnotthecaseinChinese.NameofDishesisImplici
8、tinChineseFoodVeryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenwe2orderourfoodintherestaurant.Onereasonisweaskwhatthefoodorthedishisandtrytoclarifyitbecauseyousometimesneverknowwhatthefoodisjustaccordingthenameoft
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