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1、FoodCultureGenerallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesefoodnotonlyisverydeliciousandtastybutalsoverypleasingtoyoursensesandmanyofdisheshaveverybe
2、autifulandfancynames.TheChinesehavethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromtheUS.IntheUS,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisineandtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent.GreetingbyAskingYourMeal
3、inChinaItisaverycommonpracticeweChinesepeoplesay’’Haveyouhadyourmeal?’’whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Sometimestheyevenaskthisquestioneverywhereevenintoilets.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtocommunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscanno
4、tunderstandthatbecausetheythinkwhyyouaskmethis.TheytendtothinkyouwanttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotrichenoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours.Chinesethinkfoodisveryimportantandessentialtopeoplesoitshowssomecareandconcernaboutyou.Everything
5、iseatableinChinaItseemsthatweeateverythingandeverythingcanbeeatableinChinesefood,whetheritcomesfromlandorfromtheskyorfromtheseaorwhetheritiswildordomesticorwhetheritisinsideoroutside.Foreignerscannotimagineweeatthefoodlikesnakes,dogsandevenfrogs.Whenw
6、esellthemeatfromtheanimalandpoultry,wenormallysellitasawholeorcutitfromthewholebody.AwomanAmericanteacherdidn’twanttobuyandeatporkwhenshefirstcametoChinabecauseshesawthemeatcutfromacertainpartofthepig.InEnglish,weknowtheanimalsandtheirmeatareuseddiffe
7、rentwordsbecausethewordsofthemeatfromanimalsoriginallycomefromFrenchandtheyareusedbyupperclasswhilethewordsofanimalsareAngloSaxon,whichareusedbythefarmeroflowerclass.Sotherearepigandpork,sheepandmuttonandcattleandbeefinEnglishbutitisnotthecaseinChines
8、e.NameofDishesisImplicitinChineseFoodVeryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenweorderourfoodintherestaurant.Onereasonisweaskwhatthefoodorthedishisandtrytoclarifyitbecauseyousometimesneverknowwhatthefoodisjustaccordingthenameof
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