The choice of tableware in Western food culture

The differences between Chinese and Western food cultures are also reflected in dining utensils. Chinese tableware mainly consists of chopsticks supplemented by spoons, as well as cups, plates, bowls and saucers of various shapes. Chinese cooking pay attention to the shape, size and color of the tableware and dishes in harmony, pay attention to the "beautiful utensils". Exquisite food to have exquisite utensils with, and pay attention to the harmony of the match, dishes and utensils in the color decoration, in the form, in the space should be harmoniously matched to the diet as an artistic activity to treat, not only to have a full stomach, but also to get a kind of beauty and artistic enjoyment from it. Westerners use metal knives and forks, as well as a variety of cups, plates, cups and saucers. But the western food in the plate orchestration is not like the Chinese so emphasize the beauty of art, the type of tableware, the shape of the dishes, are more monotonous. In short, Westerners focus on the content of the food, while the Chinese emphasize the form of the dishes and the feelings they get from them. With the improvement of the quality of life, China's dining utensils are "specialization, diversification, combination" of the new face of the debut of the daily family meals to add new ideas and interest. The West has also begun to pay attention to the design of tableware, the market has appeared a variety of different styles of tableware, these tableware are usually with color and pattern, and in a variety of different styles, with the ornamental, interesting and other characteristics, and tableware as a gift to sell.