What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and Japanese food customs?

1. The staple food of both China and Japan is rice, which occupies a fairly important position in the food culture of both countries. Both China and Japan consider rice to be the ideal staple food. China is a large agricultural country, people in the north and south like to eat rice, especially in the south, rice is the main food, and this custom has a long history. Northern people due to the natural conditions of the limitations, although wheat, millet, soybeans and other miscellaneous grains, but if there is rice is also very much love to eat. And Japan has been blessed with water resources since ancient times, coupled with the climate and soil suitable for the growth of rice, so the entire Yamato nation has been consuming rice, and rice varieties to improve the delicious, good storage, so that the Japanese people to rice as the main food, and love Japanese rice.

2, for pasta, the Chinese people are the first place to plant wheat, and all kinds of pasta and originated from wheat, wheat cultivation into Japan, the Japanese people are also heartfelt love of pasta, especially noodles, China and Japan are very much loved by the people, but due to the good quality of water in Japan, there is an abundance of seafood, making the noodles particularly tasty. It would not be an exaggeration to say that noodles originated in China but flourished in Japan (the most common instant food product, instant noodles, was invented by the Japanese). When it comes to noodles, we have to mention gyoza, which is a must-have for the people in northern China, especially on New Year's Eve, and the Japanese also love gyoza.

Two, differences in terms.

1, Chinese meals are large, Japan moderate. Chinese people eat at home or invited to dinner, as long as there are guests, no matter where, we have to pay attention to be left over, not in accordance with the host and the guest sides of the actual amount of meals prepared, the family is also the same, this concept is not unrelated to the traditional Chinese culture. Compared to Japanese meals, Japan is moderate. Of course, this means that generally in the family meal or in the restaurant was invited to eat, especially fixed meals (or portions of rice), for the general appetite is just right, for people with a large amount of food, a little less, for the appetite is almost, a little more on the side, even if there is some left over, but also not much wastage, this kind of moderation of the meal is conducive to health.

2, Chinese people like to eat hot dishes, Japanese people like cold meals. This is also very much related to the terroir of the two countries, many of China's food raw materials are dried and preserved, to be eaten when soaked in water to recover, easy to lose the fresh taste, the need for oil processing, oily food to eat side of the flavor, and easy to digest. Comparison of Japan and China Japan's frozen food is far more than China, because Japan's food in the seafood, unprocessed or reduced processing, can be more to maintain the freshness, and does not damage the vitamins. Seafood itself contains salt has a certain taste, and salt has the effect of disinfection, raw food can not hurt (sashimi is very popular in Japan). In addition, the water quality in Japan is good, the temperature difference is small, and there are not many cold areas, so it is suitable for eating frozen food.

3, China's meals are salty, Japanese meals are sweet. Savory dishes suitable for continental climate of the Chinese terroir. Japan's climate is mild, surrounded by the sea, precipitation, humid air, in addition to the heat, will not sweat a lot, so sweet food for the Japanese appetite.

4, the Chinese attach importance to "eat", the Japanese attach importance to "see". The world after a long period of practice and experience, summed up some of the "famous words", but also fully proved that the Chinese attach importance to "eat", the Japanese attach importance to "see". For example: China recognized is to eat with the tongue - taste its flavor, the Japanese is to eat with glasses - view its behavior.