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1、TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternDietaryCulturesDietisactuallythecontentsofourdailylives,butwhywecallitculture?ThatisbecausethediethasspecialstatusintheChineseculture,anditalsohasagreatdistinctionbetweenChinaandthewest.1.DifferencesontheconceptsThedietisthemostbasichumanactivities,butift
2、heproblemmentionedwhytoeat,howtoeatlevels,itisembodiedasaconsciousnessoridea.TheWesthastheobviousdifferencewithdiet.Inwest,itisarationalscientificeatingideas.Theyemphasizethenutritionalvalueofdietsandtakeattentiontothenumberofproteinfatcaloriesandvitamin,butnotthecolorsmelltasteandshape.Whatt
3、hewesterneatisnutrition.Theyhardlyorevenneverlinkthedietwiththespiritofenjoyment.Thatreflectsastrongpracticalandutilitarianpurposeinthediet.SuchastheWesternersdonoteatanimal’soffal.Also,inthecookingskillsalsoappearsonmechanical:Thesteakissteak,chickenischicken,vegetablesarenevermixedotherthin
4、gs.Theywon'tmakesometricksonfoodmaking.Andthelevelsabouteatingrelyontableware,environment,foodrawmaterialsinshapeandcolortomatchthedifference.However,theChinesefoodisjusttheopposite.Chinesedietemphasizesaemotionalandartisticideas,caringmoreaboutthetasteandfeeloffoodwithoutattentiontofood’snut
5、rition.Chineseliketoevaluateeatingqualitybythecolortasteshapeorotheraspectswhichisanindescribablemood.Simplyspeaking,it’sthetastethatmakesChinesefoodgoodorbad."Taste"isthecharmoftheChinesediet.Chinesecookingoftentakemanykindsofrawmaterialstogethersothattheyalmostlosttheirownrespective,butthey
6、cangetanewcompletedelicioustaste.Suchasafamousdish“Fotiaoqiang(佛跳墙)”inFujianincludeschicken,duck,abalone,seacucumber,tripe,sharkandseveralkindsofvicematerials.Fromthisdishwecan’tsimplytastetheflavorofthesekindsoffood,butthetasteisanotherdeliciousfood.ThisalsoisChinesedietarydeficiencies.Chine
7、seeatingcaretoomuchabouttasteandthespiritofthemeal,butignorethereasonablecollocationofnutrient.TheWesterndietpaysmoreattentiontoscientificanalysisandnutrition.Althoughit’smechanicalalittle,itisfundamentallyapositivedevelopmentonthemaintenance
