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1、TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternDietaryCultureThedietisthefirstneedforhuman’ssurvivalanddevelopment.Itisalsotheoneofthebasicformofsociallife.Howeverunderthedifferentculturalbackground,havingdifferentdietideaanddietcustom,thenfinallyformthediffe
2、rentdietaryculture.Certainly,theChineseandwesterndiethavealargenumberofdifferences.Forexample,whenmentionfood,Linyutang'sansweris"theforemostenjoymentinlife."Butthewesternscholars'answeris"thethingswhichgodgivetostarveling."Fromthesewecansee:itisobvi
3、ousthatthewesterndietisarationalconcept,regardlessofthecoloroffood,incense,flavorandshape,butnutritionmustbeassured.Itcaresabouttheintakeofcalories,vitamins,proteinandsoonduringaday.ComparingwiththeChinesediet,westerndiettastesstereotyped,assimpleasc
4、hewingthecandle,butthesensetellsthem:Wemusteatthemallbecauseofthenutrition.Onthecontrary,Chinesedietisasenseofbeautydiet.Whenpeoplesampledishes,theyoftensaythisdishis"delicious",andthatdishis"notdelicious".Butifyouaskwhatismeantby"delicious",why"tast
5、y"andwhataretheaspectsof"delicious",Iamafraidthatitwillbedifficulttoanswer.ThisshowsthatwhichChinesepeoplehankeronadietisjustthe“mood”thatisdifficultforonetosayanything.Evenusingthe"color,flavor,shapeandimplement"whichpeopleoftensaidtomakethe"realm"r
6、eifcation,Iamafraiditisstilldifficulttocrownall.So,inaword,theChineseandwesterndiethavethedifferencesthatcannotbeignoredinconcepts.Asforthechoicesofcookingmaterials,westernersthinkthedishesaretofilltheirstomach,sotheyeatlargepiecesofmeat,chickenandot
7、herblock.China'scuisineis“Taste”,sowhencooking,showingagreatarbitrarinessintheselectedmaterials:manythingsthatthrownawaybywesternersmayseemasanexcellentrawmaterialtoChinesepeople.Westernrawmaterialsaremainlyanimalandmarinefish,supplementedwithplant;w
8、hileChinesearemainlyplat-basedandfreshwaterfish,supplementedwithanimal.Why?Infact,ithasinextricablylinkedwiththeadvocacyofBuddhists.Theydeemanimalsas"people"andplantshave"nosoul."So,Chineseadvocatethevegetablesasthemaindish.Fortherest,everhaveseensuc