Differences between Chinese and western diet culture

The differences between Chinese and western food cultures are: different food concepts, different food objects and different food styles.

1, different dietary concepts:

(1) No matter the color, fragrance, taste, shape and nutrition of food, how many calories, vitamins, protein and so on should be taken in a day.

Even if it tastes the same, you must eat it-because of nutrition, this concept of diet is compatible with the whole western philosophy system;

(2) China people attach great importance to "eating". On the one hand, they will play this function to the extreme, not only to survive, but also to use it to maintain health, which is the cultural basis of "medicine is better than food"; On the other hand, excessive attention to food will make people admire the pursuit of food.

2, the diet object is different:

(1) Westerners think that dishes are to satisfy hunger, so they specialize in "hard dishes" such as large pieces of meat and whole chicken.

(2) China's food is delicious, so China's cooking also shows great randomness in the materials used: what many westerners regard as discarded is an excellent raw material in China.

3. Different ways of eating:

(1) Although food and wine are very important at western-style banquets, they are actually used as a foil.

The core of the banquet is friendship, which is realized by talking with the guests next door;

(2) In China, any banquet, no matter for what purpose, will only have one form, that is, everyone will sit together and enjoy a seat.

Banquets should use round tables to create a United, polite and interesting atmosphere in form.

Food is placed in the center of a table, which is not only the object of appreciation and tasting, but also the medium of emotional communication.

People toast each other, take food and exhort each other, which embodies the virtue of mutual respect and courtesy between people in the face of beautiful things.

Extended data:

Characteristics of China's Food Culture;

1, very good

It is a summary of the inherent quality of China's food culture.

It embodies the ancestors' cognition of food.

Of course, this may be limited to some aristocrats.

However, as a cultural spirit, this exquisite consciousness has penetrated and implemented in the whole process of eating activities more and more widely and deeply.

The choice of ingredients, cooking, compatibility, and even the eating environment all reflect the word "essence".

2. Beauty

It embodies the aesthetic characteristics of food culture.

One of the important reasons why Chinese food can conquer the world lies in its beauty.

This kind of beauty refers to the perfect unity of the form and content of China's diet activities, and refers to the aesthetic pleasure and spiritual enjoyment it brings to people.

The first is delicious.

Take the aesthetics of "taste" as the first essence of cooking.

As a basic connotation of food culture, beauty is the charm of China's food, which runs through every link of food activities.