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1、CulturalDifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinesedietsLanguageisthecarrierofculture,andfoodisanimportantfactorofculture.SothereissomepositivemeaningsinthestudyoffoodcultureforforeignlanguagelearnersAmericaisanimportantEnglish-speakingcountry,soithelpstheEn
2、glishlearnersinChinaalottolearnsomethingabouttheculturaldifferencesinAmericanfoodandChinesefood.Here,thewritercomparestheculturaldifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinesefoodsthroughdailydiets,dietconcept,diningetiquetteandthereasonsforthedifferencesinfood
3、cultures.One.Comparisonbetweendailydiets(one)ChineseDailyDietTheChinesefoodisfamousallovertheworldforthesplendidcookingskills,carefulproceduresandgreatvarietyofcuisines,whichisoneimportantaspectofChineseculture.Intheirdailylife,theChinesestaplefoodisr
4、iceandwheat,withvariousdishesofmeat,vegetablesandseafood.Inthecuisines,theChinesefoodfocusesonthebalancedcombinationofmeatandvegetables,andthetexture,theflavor,thecolorandthetasteofthefoodareallhighlyregarded.Cuisinesvarywiththetime,locationandpeople,
5、andtheharmonyofdifferentflavorsisveryimportant.TherearemanywaysofcookinginChinesecuisine,suchasfry,deepfry,stew,steam,bakeandsoon.TheChinesepaygreatattentiontotheflavoroftheirfood,usingalargenumberofingredientssuchassalt,sugar,vinegar,spice,chiliandso
6、ontomaketheirfoodtastier.TheyalsocombinethebasicingredientsintocomplexonessuchasChineseonionoil,peppersalt,sweetvinegartofurtherincreasethevastamountofChinesecuisines.InChina,peopleusuallyhavethreemealsaday,namelybreakfast,lunchanddinner,eachcontainst
7、hestaplefoodandthedishes.Usuallythemealsarehadtogetherwithfamilymembers.Breakfastissimple,butlunchisthemostimportantmealofthedayoftheChinese.ForlunchtheChineseusuallyhaverice,ornoodles,togetherwithvariousvegetablesandmeat.DinnerisnotsoimportantintheCh
8、ineseculture.TheChinesepeoplebelieveitishealthytoeatlessandsimpleintheevening,sothereisusuallyjustsomeporridgeandsimpledishesformostpeopleatdinner.(Two)AmericanDailyDietAmericaisatypicalimmigrantcountry.SinceColumbus’sdiscoveryoftheNewContinen
