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1、SimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandJapanesefoodcultureAseveryoneknows,ChineseandJapaneseculturehavealonghistoryofcommunicationandmutualinfluenceinmanydifferentareas.Foodculture,asoneofChinesegreatcultures,hasspecialimpacttoneighbouringcountries,eventothewholeworld.AsearlyasinTangDynasty,
2、lotsofcommunicationsstartedbetweenChinaandJapan.ItwasatthattimethatChinesefoodculturedeeplyinfluencedJapan.ThefollowingistointroducethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandJapanesefoodculture.Firstly，foodmaterial。ThestaplefoodofChinaandJapanisrice-based.RiceplaysaimportantroleinChineseandJ
3、apanesefoodculture.Thetwocountriesbothagreewiththeviewthatriceisthestapleoffoodofideal.Thankstoitsgeographicallocation,JapaneseeatlargeramountoffishthanChinese.Secondly,cookingmethod.Chinesefoodisatypeofdeliciousdishes,focusingonthecombinationof"color,smellandtaste".Incontrast,Japaneseputmoreemp
4、hasison“new,extraordinary,fresh”,akindofnutritiousdishes.Chinesecuisineisdividedintoavarietyofcuisines.Ithas20kindsofcookingmethodssuchas"roasting,frying,explosion,boiled,fried,steamed,fried".Japanesedailycookingmethodsarequitelimited:boiling,roasting,fryingandbaking.Thirdly,methodsandconceptsof
5、hospitality.WhenChineseinvitegueststohaveadinner,hostsusuallypreparealargeamountofmealstoshowhosts,hospitality.Instead,Japanesepreparerightmealstoentertainguestssothatguestscanbesatisfiedwhilewasteisavoided.Fourthly,tableware.InChina，tablewareplaysanimportantrole.Beforetheofficialstartofeachmeal
6、,chopsticks,bowlsandplatesmustbeplacedinfrontofdinersinadvance,whichisthesameasinJapan.BothChineseandJapaneseusechopsticks.However,chopsticksareofdifferentmaterial,bambooinChinaandmetalinJapan.FoodcultureinChinaandJapanisinextricablylinkedduetolonghistoryofcontactsbetweenthetwocoutries.Therearel
7、otsofdifferencesaswellassimilarities,whichreflectsitsownspecialculture.Foodcultureisjustonepartofculture.Butthereisaword.Cultureknowsnoboundaries.Thereisnobestculturebutdevelopingculture.
