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1、AComparativeStudyofDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternFoodCultures[Abstract]ThispapercentersonthedifferentcustomsbetweenChineseandWesterndiet.WecanseethedifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncuisinefromdietarypatternandtheutensils.Therearethreeaspectsoftheculturaldif
2、ferencesbetweenChineseandWesterndiet:theconceptoftwodifferentdiets;thedifferencebetweenChineseandWesterneatingtargets;thedifferentwaysofeating.ChinesecuisineandWesterncuisineallemphasizenutritionofthefood.Everythingisrelative,culturaldifferencebeingnoexception.Cu
3、lture,asthetotalpatternofhumanbehavioranditsproducts,overstepsgeographicallimitsandhistoricalconditionsinmanyways,anditischaracterizedbyitsstrongpenetrationandfusibility.[KeyWords]foodcultures;differences;Chinese;Westerncountries;nutrition 1.Introduction Themaind
4、ifferencebetweenChineseandWesterneatinghabitsisthat,inChina,thedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares,butintheWest,everyonehastheirownplate.IfaChinesehostistreatingyou,youwillbepreparedforatonoffood.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureoffoodandwilldotheirbestto
5、giveyouatasteofmanydifferentkindsofcuisine.Amongfriends,theywilljustorderenoughforthepeoplethere.Iftheyaretakingsomebodyoutfordinnerandtherelationshipispolitetosemi-polite,thentheywillusuallyorderonemoredishthanthenumberofguests(e.g.fourpeople,fivedishes).Ifitisa
6、businessdinneroraveryformaloccasion,thereislikelytobeahugeamountoffoodthatwillbeimpossibletofinish. Atypicalmealstartswithsomecolddishes,likeboiledpeanutsandsmashedcucumberwithgarlic.Themaincourses,hotmeatandvegetabledishesfollowthese.Finallysoupisbroughtout,wh
7、ichisfollowedbythestarchy"staple"food,whichisusuallyriceornoodlesorsometimesdumplings.ManyChineseeatrice(ornoodlesorwhatever),butifyouliketohaveyourricetogetherwithotherdishes,youshouldsaysoearlieron. TheconceptofWesterndietisarational,scientificconcept.Theystres
8、sthenutritionalvalueoffoodandemphasizeprotein,fat,caloriesandvitaminsoffood.Theyparticularlycarewhetherthecollocationofnutritionandthesupplyofcaloriesareapprop