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1、CulturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica---differenceincultureoffoodGeTianyuAbstract"foodistheheaventothehuman".Sincehumanbeingsappearedontheearthmillionsyearsago,wehavehadfoodeverydaytosatisfytheneedofenergy.Becauseoftheinfluenceofreligion,climate,andregion,differentcountrieshavediff
2、erentdietarycultures.China,whichhasahistorylongerthanfivethousandyears,isoneofthebiggestcountriesintheworld,andtheUnitedStatesisthesupercountrythathasagreatinfluencetothewholeworld.Westudythesedifferencesandthenfindoutthepointsthatcanbedigested,inordertofacilitatethecommunicationaboutc
3、ulturesbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.BytheanalysisofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericandietarycultures,wecancomprehendtherespectiveculturaltraditionsofChinaandthewestandwecanalsoimproveandcreatethenewcultureofChina.Inmypaper,Iwouldliketodiscussthedifferenceoffoodbetweenthetwocount
4、ries.KeywordsChinaAmericafoodIntroductionBecauseofthelongdistance,theisolationofhundredsofyearsmakestheUnitedStatesandChinabetoomuchdifferentintheircultures.Althougheverycountryandsocietymustevolvebyfood,foodcultureisnotthesameandthepositionsoffoodindifferentculturesarealsodiverse.Chin
5、ahasbeenevolvingmorethanfivethousandyears.Itisthecountrywithalargepopulation,soitisanlargeagriculturalcountryandhasplentyoffoodresourcestofeeditspeople.So,inChina,foodhasalwaysbeingputatthehighestpositionofthecountry.Differently,theUnitedStateswasbornandbredbypolityandeconomy.Itenjoysa
6、excellentreputationofthehighlevelofitspolityandeconomy.TheAmericansdidnotpaytheirwholeattentiontofood.InthecultureofAmerica,foodisjustasmallpartofpeople’sdailylife.Thedifferentdegreesthatpeoplefocusonfoodleadtodifferentfoodcultures.Receivingtheinfluenceofrespectiveculturaltradition,the
7、Chineseandwesterndietaryculturehashaddifferentcharacteristics.Thedifferencesinconcepts,patterns,attributionandnaturereflectthedifferentdietaryculturesinthedifferentstatecharacteristics;suchcharacteristicsenrichedtheresearchvalueoffoodculture.Studyingtheseculturaldifferences,wecanfind