论中西饮食文化差异毕业设计Word下载.docx

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学生姓名　　

指导教师　　

职称　讲师　

2013年4月

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketoextendmysinceregratitudetoallthosewhohaveeverhelpedandencouragedmeduringthewritingofthisthesis;

otherwisemyworkwouldnothavebeensosmoothlyfulfilled.

MydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttoMrsGuo,mysupervisor,forherconstantencouragementandguidance.Shehaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis.Withoutherconsistentandilluminatinginstruction,thisthesiscouldnothavereacheditspresentform.

Second,IwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoProfessorWangXueling.Thankyouforleadingmeintothedoorofinterculturalcommunicationwhichhasreallybroadenedmyhorizonsandenrichedmylife.Thankyouforbeingsopatient,sosupportiveandIamexceedinglyproudofbeingyourstudent.IamalsogreatlyindebtedtotheprofessorsandteachersattheForeignLanguageDepartmentofXinxiangUniversitywhohaveinstructedandhelpedmealotinthepasttwoyears.

Lastbutnotleast,myheartfeltappreciationandeverlastingaffectiongotomybelovedfamilyfortheirlovingconsiderationsandboundlessconfidenceinmeallthroughtheseyears.MotherandFatherthankyouforbringingmeintothisworldandalwaysgivingmethestrengthtostriveformygoals.Theirselflessloveconstantlyshinesonme,andlightsupmyworld.Ialsoowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandmyfellowclassmateswhogavemetheirhelpandtimeinlisteningtomeandhelpingmetoworkoutmyproblemsduringthedifficultcourseofthethesis.

Abstract

Differenceindietarycultureisoneoftheproblemsthatweshouldpaymoreattention.Chinaisacountrywithalonghistoryandboastsavarietyofcuisines.Chinesedietaryculturehasbeenalwaysintheleadingpositionoftheworldfromthepasttonow,anditisalsotheveryimportantpartoftheChineseculture.TheWesterndietaryculturehasitstypicalfeatures,beingfast,hygienic,nutritiousandscientific.Chinesedietaryculturepursuesthesyntheticbeautysuchascolor,smell,taste,flavor,sound,andtheenvironment.ThecomparativestudyattemptedbytheauthorintendstopromotethemutualunderstandingandcommunicationbetweenChinaandtheWestern.Itisimportantfornationstounderstandeachother.Inthecooperation,nationsgainmorebenefitsfrommutualhelpandmakeeverybodyenjoyahappylife.Thefindingsinthisthesiswillhelpnationstodrawoneachother’smeritsandmakemutualprogress.

Keywords:

diet;

cultural;

difference

摘要

饮食文化的差异就是值得我们关注的话题之一。

中国有着悠久的历史与引以为傲的各种各样的烹饪技术。

直到今天中国的饮食文化一直处于世界的领先位置，它已经成为中国文化中的重要的一部分。

西方饮食文化讲究快捷方便、卫生、营养、科学。

中国的饮食文化追求色、香、味、行、意和环境。

希望通过中西饮食文化的比较，增进两种文化间的理解和交流，进而互相学习，取长补短，和谐共处，共同发展。

国与国之间需要了解彼此。

在合作中，帮助彼此得到更多的利益而是每一个人享受快乐生活。

这就是理想，只要大家去做，世界会变得美好。

关键词:

饮食；

文化；

不同

Contents

AcknowledgementsI

AbstractII

摘要III

Ⅰ.Introduction1

1.1Background1

1.2Purpose1

1.3TheHistoryandPositionofFoodCultureinChinaandWest1

1.4FoodCulture1

1.4.1CharacteristicsofChineseFoodCulture2

1.4.2CharacteristicsofWesternFoodCulture2

Ⅱ.AnalysisofCulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternDietary3

2.1.DifferencesinConcepts3

2.2DifferencesinTargets4

2.3DifferencesintheDietaryPatterns6

2.4DifferencesintheNature7

2.5DifferencesintheEtiquette8

2.6DifferencesinDietaryHabits8

2.6.1DifferencesinTableware8

2.6.2DifferencesinCookingMethods9

2.6.3DifferencesinDailyDiet10

Ⅲ.Conclusion10

3.1MajorFindings11

3.2Implication11

3.3Limitation11

Bibliography13

Ⅰ.Introduction

1.1Background

Foodisonlyoneaspectofculturaltraditions,yetitisprobablyoneofthemostpersistent.Thereisnoculturalgroupandnoindividualforwhomatleastonespecificfood.Foodplaysaninextricableroleinourdailylives.Withoutfoodwecannotsurvive.Butfoodismuchmorethanatoolofsurvival.Foodisasourceofpleasure,comfortandsecurity.Foodisalsoasymbolofhospitality,socialstatus,andreligioussignificance.Whatweselecttoeat,howweprepareit,serveit,andevenhowweeatitareallfactorsprofoundlytouchedbyourindividualculturalinheritance.

1.2Purpose

ThecontentaimstounderstandthedifferencebetweenChineseandwesterncuisineculture.CulturaldifferencesinthehabitsofdietsbetweenChineseandtheWesternreflectthedifferentconceptsaboutthedietarystatus,eatingfoodanddietaryhabits.ThroughtheanalysisofdietarydifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternfoodculture,wegettoknowtheculturaltraditionsofbothChinaandtheWest.Itletussetupaninvinciblepositioninthecompetition.AtthesametimeitcanimproveandinnovatefortheChineseculture.Thesenationsshouldmutualhelpandstudyeachothersothatwecanmakeourworldmoreharmoniousthanbefore.

1.3TheHistoryandPositionofFoodCultureinChinaandWest

ChinaenjoysthefameofFoodKingdomforthousandsyear,sopeoplelivingherefocussomuchontasteasatradition.Aftercenturiesofevolutiononcooking,Chinesecuisinesharesagreatmarketininternationalfoodtable.Chinesechiefpaytheirattentiononthreeparts:

varietychoiceofmaterials,complexityofcookingstyle,widerangeoftaste.

Asanothereconomicandculturalcenter,theWesternWorld,italsoproducesanimportantFoodculturesystem.Inthissystem,France,BritainandtheUnitedStatesarethethreemajorbranches.Theyaffecttheworldfortheiruniqueculturalconnotations.

Asthetwomajorfoodcultures,theirmutualinfluenceandfusionwillimproveculturaldiversityoftheworld.ThisisthesignificanceofChineseandWesternfoodculturepreciselystudies.

1.4FoodCulture

Foodculturereferstothetechnical,scientificandartisticaspectsintheprocessofthefoodproductionandfoodconsumption,thedevelopmentandutilizationoffoodingredientsinspecificsocialgroups,aswellasthedietbasedcustoms,traditions,ideologyandphilosophy,inaword,thesumofallthefoodthingsofacombinationoftheway,process,functionoffoodproductionandconsumption.Thestudyonfoodcultureisextremelyrichincontent.

1.4.1CharacteristicsofChineseFoodCulture

Thedietisactuallythecontentofourdailylife,butwhydowesaythatitcontainsspecificculture?

ThisisbecausethediethasaspecialstatusintheChineseculture.AnditisalsodifferentbetweenChinaandWest.Chinesepeople’sdietstartsasearlyasintheQinDynasty.Atthattime,thetypicaldietprimarilyconsistsofthemiscellaneousgrains,inadditiontosomesupplementaryfoodsuchasvegetablesandmeat.CertainlythiskindofdietrelatestoourChinesefirstreligiousBuddhismalotwhichadvocatesvegetariandiet.Andthericeisthestaplefood,butthevegetableistogetfooddown.Thericeisnotdelicious,sopeoplemusteatthevegetablewhichismoredeliciousthanricetogetthericedown.AndthisurgesChinesecookingtomaketheunsavoryfoodtobecomethedeliciousfood,whichgraduallybecomesthemostimportantgoalofcooking.MoreoverthetechnologyofdietprocessinginChinesecookingisfirst-class,thusmanifestingthecharacteristicsofChineseculture.TheChinesecooking’sdietprocesstechnologyisfirst-classintheworld,thusithasmanifestedtheChineseculturecharacteristic.

AlltheseenabletheChinesedietculturetohavethefollowingcharacteristics.First,theChinesecookingtechnologyhasdevelopedalotandmanythingswhichdonotlooklikeeatablefoodintheWesterner’seyescanbecomethefoodrichintheappearance,thefragranceandtasteundertheChinesechef’scarefulcooking.Second,Chineserecipesarewidespread,andeverythingthatcanbeeatenwillbefullused.TheWestbotaniststhinktheChineseeatmorethansixtimestypesofvegetablesthantheWesterners.Third,fortheChinesepeople,thepursuitofeatingisjusttopursuebesthappinessoflife,foodbecomingthefirstrequirement.

1.4.2CharacteristicsofWesternFoodCulture

IntheWesterndiet,meatalwayshasahighproportionbecausethedietwasinitiallybasedmainlyonanimalhusbandry.Inthemoderntimes,althoughtheproportionofcropcultivationhasbeenincreasing,theproportionofmeatinthedietisstillmuchhigherthanthatofChina.Asthenaturaldelicioustasteofmeat,fortheWesternersthereisnoneedoftoomuchdecorationforfood,limitingthedevelopmentofcooking.Europeansmostlyusetoolstoshowtheiraffluence,forinstance,thenumberofkindsandluxurybecomethecontenttocareabout.Moreover,theywillnotmakethepursuitofeatingwhichiseasytosatisfytobethepursuitofthebesthappiness.

WetakeEuropeandAmericanasarepresentativefortheWest,foritsculturesimilarlyhasawell-establishedandlonghistory.Tothemiddleages,theEuropeanculturehadgrownup,andduringthattimetheoldWest’sdietculturehadalreadyformed.Itsmainfeaturewas:

thebreadflourwasthestaplefood,rawmaterialwasalsoveryrich.ThemanufacturingmethodwassimplethanthatofChina,buttheyalsopaidgreatattentiontothetaste.

Ⅱ.AnalysisofCulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternDietary

Therearedistinctivefoodculturesindifferentnationsandcountries,withstrongnationalcharacteranddiversityoffeatures.Foodproduct,duetothegeographicalfeatures,theclimateoftheenvironmentandthecustomsandsoon,willappeargreatdifferenceintherawmaterials,taste,cookingmethodsandeatinghabits.ThecomparisonofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfoodculturewillbe