TheFoodCultureDifferenceBetweenChinaandWest

　　Studyingfoodculturaldifferences,wecanfindoutajointenhancingthecommunicationbetweenChina

　　andthewestthroughacomprehensivestudyofthesubject.Itmaybeagreat

　　helptothecommunicationoftheChineseandwesterncultures.Dietisactually

　　thecontentsofourdailylives.IthasspecialstatusintheChineseculture,

　　anditalsohasagreatdistinctionbetweenChinaandthewest.Asoneofthe

　　worldancientnations,China鈥檚diethasahistoryalmostaslongasthatof

　　Chinesecivilization.Butinwesterncountries,ancientthinkersdevotedless

　　attentiontothefoodproblemthantheChinesephilosophersdid.Thedifferences

　　inconcepts,targets,patterns,attributionandnaturehadreflectedthe

　　differentdietarycultureinthedifferentstatecharacteristic.Differencesin

　　ConceptsChinesedietisasenseofbeautydietandpaysattentiontothe

　　"color,flavor,taste"regardlessofthenutrition.

　　Chinesepeoplehankeronadietisjustthe鈥渕ood鈥thatisdifficultforone

　　tosayanything.Evenusingthe"color,flavor,shapeandimplement"which

　　peopleoftensaidtomakethe"realm"reification,isstilldifficulttocrown

　　all.Chinesecookingmethodistoreconcile,andtheultimategoalistoreconcileoutof

　　abeautifultaste.Westerndietisarationalconcept,regardlessofthecolor

　　offood,incense,flavorandshape,butnutritionmustbeassured.In

　　celebration,itstressestableware,stressesthestaple,stressestheservings,

　　andstressesthecolorandshapemixofrawmaterials.Butnomatterhow

　　luxuriousthegradeis;fromLosAngelestoNewYork,onlyonetasteofsteak,

　　itisnoarttospeakof.Asdishes,thingswillnotbemixedup.Thechickenis

　　chicken;steakissteak,eveningroups,whicharealsoconductedinashallow

　　dish.Colorisonclear,butthetastesofthevariousmaterialsareseparated,

　　nottoreconcile,andtheentireflavorisalsosimpleandclear.Differencesin

　　targetsInChina,alldietcannotbedonewithoutvegetables.Theword"dish"is

　　forthesound,anditalwayshassomethingtodowiththeplants.Infact,the

　　Chinesedishes,vegetabledishisusualfood.Meatdishenteredthenormaldiet

　　onlyonholidaysorhigherlivingstandards,sosinceancienttimes,andthere

　　wasasayingof"freshvegetables".Chinesepeopleconsiderthevegetablesas

　　themaindish;ithasinextricablylinkedwiththeadvocacyofBuddhists.The

　　Chinesecharacteriscalledtheplantcharacter.Westernersdonotseemtohavesuchagoodhabit.Theyupholda

　　culturaloriginofnomadic,seafaringnation.Livingmainlybyfishingand

　　hunting,collectionandplantingarejustthecomplement.Therearemoremeat

　　dishesintheirlives.Feeding,clothing,andusingaretakenfromtheanimals,

　　andevenWesternmedicineisderivedfromanimals.Whenthewesternersintroduce

　　thedietcharacteristicsoftheircountries,theyalwaysfeelthattheirdietis

　　morereasonableonthemixofnutritionthanChina.TheWesterncharacteris

　　calledanimalcharacter.DifferencesinDietaryPatternsInCh