中西方饮食文化对比论文.docx

1、中西方饮食文化对比论文The Differences Between Chinese and Western Food Culture系 （部）：外语系 专 业 班：姓 名： 学 号：指导教师： 2011年 5 月 The Differences Between Chinese and Western Food Culture中西方饮食文化对比 Abstract With the development of the economic globalization, China and the western countries are connected with each other mor

2、e tightly and frequently. As an important entry point for people to exchange, it becomes very important to explore the differences between Chinese and western food. It can not only help us have a better understanding of the different culture of China and the west, come across cultural barriers, but

3、also can train peoples adaptability of the communication in cross-cultural, effectively avoided the cultural misunderstanding when we have a communication. So analyzing and researching in the Western diet and cultural differences has a very important significance in Chinese food culture. It is very

4、important to understand the differences. Moreover, it is useful to guide our practice when communicating with foreign friends. But actually the differences between Chinese and western food have a lot to do with the social and culture development. Culture is a kind of lifestyle that gathered together

5、 in a long time in the social life. And the life style including the ways of thinking and behavior. Although it has the universal features, it is also has the fundamental characteristics of the blood and geographic relationship, based on the formation of the nation as a whole unit. Food culture, the

6、 same to the nation as a unit, when a nation formed a fixed diet habit, diet tips and diet ideas, then become a culture. It is connected with the different geographical and historical conditions of China and the west.After all different cultures reflect different lifestyles.This paper tries to have

7、inquiries into the difference from five aspects. It specifically expresses at the difference between Chinese and Western food objects,the difference in diet concept, differences in dietary patterns, the different utensils and etiquette, and differences in diet attribution. And this paper discusses t

8、he main characteristics the differences between Chinese and western food culture and the reasons for the differences. After that the paper has given the table manners of American as a example, such as bread plates are to the left of the main plate, beverage glasses are to the right; salad fork, knif

9、e and soup spoon are further from the main plate than the main course knife, fork and spoon; dessert utensils are either placed above the main plate or served with dessert. General Behavior: Chew with your mouth closed. Do not talk at an excessively loud volume. Refrain from coughing, sneezing or bl

10、owing nose at the table and so on. In short, analyzing and researching in the Western diet and cultural differences has a very important significance in Chinese food culture. It is not only in understanding the purpose of this fact in itself, but also it is more importantly and useful to guide our p

11、ractice, based on the awareness-raising, improve food structure, get rid of food abuse, improve the food quality and guarantee peoples needs, in this kind of way to promote Chinese dining culture.Key words: China and the west culture; difference; concept; comunication摘 要随着经济全球化进一步发展，中西方联系越来越频繁。作为打开中

12、西方人民交流的重要切入点，探讨中西方饮食差异变的十分重要。其意义在于既能有助于深刻理解中西方文化中的不同之处，跨越文化交流障碍，又能培养人们在跨文化交际时的适应能力，有效地避免交际双方由于文化差异而产生的误会。因此，分析和研究中西方饮食文化的差异对中国的饮食文化而言具有很重要的意义。此外，它有助于指导我们的实践。但是不言而喻中西美食的差异与社会文化的发展密切相关。文化是人们在长期的社会生活中生活方式凝聚起来的总称，其中生活方式又包括思维方式和行为方式，虽然文化具有普遍性特征，但它最根本的特点是以血缘和地缘关系为基础，以名族为单位形成的整体。饮食文化，同样以名族为单位，当一个民族形成了固定的饮食

13、习惯，饮食技巧和饮食观念后，便构成了一种文化。这也与中国和西方的不同地理和历史条件息息相关，毕竟不同的文化反映不同的生活方式。本文将从以下五个方面来说明中西文化的差异，它具体体现在饮食观念的差异、饮食内容的差异、饮食方式的差异以及不同的餐桌礼仪等。而本文不仅探讨了中西方饮食文化上的差异，更简要分析了造成这一差异的原因。除此之外，本文还以美国的餐桌文化给出了一些例子，例如，面包盘是在主盘的左边，饮料在主盘的右边；沙拉叉、刀和汤匙要比主菜刀、叉、勺放的要远；甜点餐具上方放置或随主板送达。一般吃东西的时候嘴巴紧闭；不要在餐桌上咳嗽、打喷嚏或在餐桌上吹鼻子等或者过分大声说话。总之，分析和研究中西方饮食

14、文化的差异对中国的饮食文化具有很重要的意义。它不仅在于了解这一事实本身，更重要的是用它来知道我们的实践活动，在提高认识的基础上，改善食品结构，革除餐饮弊端，提高餐饮质量，保证人们的生活需要，弘扬中华文化的餐饮文化。关键词：中西方饮食文化；差异；观念；交流Contents1. Introduction-12. The differences between Chinese and Western food culture-32.1 The difference between Chinese and Western food objects- 42.2 The difference in die

15、t concept - 62.3. Differences in dietary patterns-92.4 The different utensils and etiquette-112.5 Differences in diet attribution-133. Nature of the differences between Chinese and Western food- 164. Conclusion -17Acknowledgements-19References-201 IntroductionWith the development of the economic glo

16、balization, China and the western countries are connected with each other more tightly and frequently. As an important entry point for people to exchange, food culture plays a very important role.The differences between Chinese and western food have a lot to do with the social and culture developmen

17、t. Culture is a kind of lifestyle that gathered together in a long time in the social life. And the life style including the ways of thinking and behavior. Although it has the universal features, it is also has the fundamental characteristics of the blood and geographic relationship, based on the fo

18、rmation of the nation as a whole unit. Food culture, the same to the nation as a unit, when a nation formed a fixed diet habit, diet tips and diet ideas, then become a culture. It is connected with the different geographical and historical conditions of China and the west. After all different cultur

19、es reflect different lifestyles. In fact, food culture refers to the diet and lifestyle formed under certain historical or social conditions as well as the ideology formed on the basis of the aforesaid. During the history development of different countries and ethnic groups, different behavior patte

20、rns and lifestyles formed because the natural conditions and social environments were different. That is what people often refer to as customs. From the point of view of social observation and cultural study, the food culture of an ethnic group can fully embody its mentality, interest, belief and hi

21、storical development. So, food culture can be seen as the most typical cultural feature of this ethnic group. The development and changes of food culture often reflect the evolution and progress of the society.The differences between Chinese culture and Western culture brought about the difference b

22、etween their respective food cultures. Under two under different cultural backgrounds, obvious differences exist between Chinese food culture and western food culture, including perception, feature and the methods and materials. Therefore, it becomes very important to explore the differences between

23、 Chinese and western food. It can not only help us have a better understanding of the different culture between China and the west and come across cultural barriers, but also can train peoples adaptability of the communication in cross-cultural, effectively avoided the cultural misunderstanding when

24、 we have a communication. So analyzing and researching in the Western diet and cultural differences has a very important significance in Chinese food culture. It is very important to understand the differences. Moreover, it is useful to guide our practice when communicating with foreign friends. Thi

25、s paper tries to have inquiries into the difference from five aspects. It specifically expresses at the difference between Chinese and Western food objects,the difference in diet concept, differences in dietary patterns, the different utensils and etiquette, and differences in diet attribution. And

26、this paper discusses the main characteristics the differences between Chinese and western food culture and the reasons for the differences. After that the paper has given the table manners of American as a example, such as bread plates are to the left of the main plate, beverage glasses are to the r

27、ight; salad fork, knife and soup spoon are further from the main plate than the main course knife, fork and spoon; dessert utensils are either placed above the main plate or served with dessert. General Behavior: Chew with your mouth closed. Do not talk at an excessively loud volume. Refrain from co

28、ughing, sneezing or blowing nose at the table and so on. In short, analyzing and researching in the Western diet and cultural differences has a very important significance in Chinese food culture. It is not only in understanding the purpose of this fact in itself, but also it is more importantly and

29、 useful to guide our practice, based on the awareness-raising, improve food structure, get rid of food abuse, improve the food quality and guarantee peoples needs, in this kind of way to promote Chinese dining culture. 2. The differences between Chinese and Western food culture Once there is a sayin

30、g that “Food is eating well-deserved for human life”, so food is an indispensable condition for the survival and development of human beings. There are two desires in life: one is feasting them to survive; and the other is the lust of men and women, which can help the mankind to carry on the family line. Facing the two desires, China pays more attention to the former, while the west tends to the latter. Such phenomenon affects the cultural trend. Diet is actually the contents of our daily lives, but why we call it culture? That is because the die