英语毕业论文----中美饮食文化差异

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1、FoodCulture•Generallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesefoodnotonlyisverydeliciousandtastybutalsoverypleasingtoyoursensesandmanyofdisheshaveverybeautifulandfancynam

2、es.TheChinesehavethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromtheUS.IntheUS,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisineandtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent.•GreetingbyAskingYourMealinChina•ItisaverycommonpracticeweChi

3、nesepeoplesay"Haveyouhadyourmeal?"whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Sometimestheyevenaskthisquestioneverywhereevenintoilets.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtocommunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscannotunderstandthatbecausetheythinkwhyyouaskmethis.Theytendt

4、othinkyouwanttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotrichenoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours.Chinesethinkfoodisveryimportantandessentialtopeoplesoitshowssomecareandconcernaboutyou.•EverythingiseatableinChina•ItseemsthatweeateverythingandeverythingcanbeeatableinChin

5、esefood,whetheritcomesfromlandorfromtheskyorfromtheseaorwhetheritiswildordomesticorwhetheritisinsideoroutside.•Foreignerscannotimagineweeatthefoodlikesnakes,dogsandevenfrogs.Whenwesellthemeatfromtheanimalandpoultry,wenormallysellitasawholeorcutitfromthewholebody.AwomanA

6、mericanteacherdidn'twanttobuyandeatporkwhenshefirstcametoChinabecauseshesawthemeatcutfromacertainpartofthepig.•InEnglish,weknowtheanimalsandtheirmeatareuseddifferentwordsbecausethewordsofthemeatfromanimalsoriginallycomefromFrenchandtheyareusedbyupperclasswhilethewordsof

7、animalsareAngloSaxon,whichareusedbythefarmeroflowerclass.Sotherearepigandpork,sheepandmuttonandcattleandbeefinEnglishbutitisnotthecaseinChinese.•NameofDishesisImplicitinChineseFood•Veryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenweorderourfoodintherestaurant.O

8、nereasonisweaskwhatthefoodorthedishisandtrytoclarifyitbecauseyousometimesneverknowwhatthefoodisjustaccordingth