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1、ThefoodculturedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternworldAsweallknow,therearemanydifferencesinfoodanddiningculturebetweenChinaandthewesternworld.Thesedifferencescontainmanyaspectsrangingfromcookingtoeating.Thewesterndietwayhasverygreatlydifferently,thedifferenceisalsoinfluentialtothenationaldisposit
2、ion.InChina,anybanquet,nomatterisanygoal,allonlycanhaveoneform,thateveryonesitsinacircleallround,shares.Thebanquetmustusetheroundtable,thisformallyhascreatedonekindofunity,politeness,altogethertheinterestatmosphere.Thedelicaciesputontableofpeople'scenters,itnotonlyistheobjectwhichtableofpeopleapp
3、reciates,tastes,alsoisatableofpeoplesometimesexchangefeels.Thepeoplemutuallyproposeatoast,mutuallyofferfoodtoaguest,urgethevegetable,infrontofthehappything,hasmanifestedthemoralexcellencewhichbetweenthepeoplemutuallyrespects,givesprecedenceoutofcourtesy.Althoughlookedfromthehygienicangle,thisdiet
4、wayhastheobviousdeficiency,butitconformstoournationality"thehappyending"theuniversalpointofview,hadreflectedintheChinese.Classicalphilosophy"and"thiscategorytothedescendantthoughtinfluence,isadvantageousforthecollectiveemotionexchange,thusuntilnowwithdifficultyreforms.ThemaindifferencebetweenChin
5、eseandWesterneatinghabitsisthatunliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.IfyouarebeingtreatedbyaChinesehost,bepreparedforatonoffood.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureoffoodandwilldotheirbesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofcuisine.A
6、mongfriends,theywilljustorderenoughforthepeoplethere.Iftheyaretakingsomebodyoutfordinnerandtherelationshipispolitetosemi-polite,thentheywillusuallyorderonemoredishthanthenumberofguests(e.g.fourpeople,fivedishes).Ifitisabusinessdinneroraveryformaloccasion,thereislikelytobeahugeamountoffoodthatwill
7、beimpossibletofinish.Atypicalmealstartswithsomecolddishes,likeboiledpeanutsandsmashedcucumberwithgarlic.Thesearefollowedbythemaincourses,hotmeatandvegetabledishes.Finallysoupisbroughtout,whichisfollowedbythestarchy"sta