The difference of food eaten in China and France during the Spring Festival.

The differences of food eaten in China and France during the Spring Festival are as follows:

1, different foods

French New Year's Eve is very luxurious, with roast goose, turkey, oysters, foie gras and champagne. French New Year's Eve dinner is mainly divided into three parts: appetizer, main course and dessert. The appetizers are mainly foie gras and seafood, the main course is generally chestnut turkey with green beans or baked potatoes, and the dessert is Christmas log cake.

On New Year's Eve in China, families get together for dinner, which is also called "sitting around the stove", which originated from ancient people regardless of age. At that time, the whole family could only start work when they arrived, representing the whole family.

In the north, there is a custom of eating jiaozi. Eating jiaozi in the New Year means "making friends when you are young". Moreover, the shape of jiaozi is similar to that of Yuanbao, and eating jiaozi means a rich life. There are many families in the south. On the morning of the Spring Festival, there is a custom for a family to get together and eat dumplings. Eating dumplings in the New Year symbolizes reunion and good luck.

2. Different tastes

French cuisine is generally cooked by frying, frying, roasting, roasting and frying. In terms of food seasoning, they prefer cloves, peppers, coriander, garlic, tomato juice and so on.

The formation of different cuisines in China is also directly related to the cooking materials, eating habits and even climatic conditions adopted by local residents. For example, it is cold in the north and needs to be supplemented with a lot of salt and heat, so the cooking process is heavy with heavy oil, while in humid areas in the south, such as Sichuan, Hunan and Jiangxi, peppers are needed to help remove dampness, which is one of the fundamental reasons for the formation of major cuisines in China.

3. Different cooking methods

French people also pay special attention to temperature when cooking, and the temperature control during cooking is quite accurate. French food is generally more delicate.

The cooking methods of Chinese food include frying, frying, boiling, frying, frying, pasting, stewing, roasting, stewing, roasting, salting, smoking, mud roasting, retting and stewing.