英语论文中西方饮食文化差异

2012

届本科毕业论文

中西方饮食文化差异

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2012

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5

月

The Differences of Dietary Cultures

Between China and the West

Shangqiu Normal University

May 2012

摘

要

饮食是 人们生存的根本，

中西方都不例外。

饮食文化是民族文化的重要 组成

部分。随着

21

世纪全球化进程， 跨文化交际日益频繁，其中饮食文化成了东西

方文化交流的最基本内容。

但是由于长期以来形成的生活环境、

风俗习惯、

价值< /p>

观念的不同，

中西方形成了各自不同的饮食文化。

由于饮食文化的不同，

中西方

人在交流的过程中有时会 产生一些误解。

本文主要从中西方饮食观念、

烹饪取材、

饮食结构、

烹饪方式以及上菜顺序等方面来论述中西方饮食文化差异，

以促进中

西方文化交际的顺利进行。

关键词：

饮食；饮食文化；差异

Abstract

Diet

is

the

base

of

living,

with

no

exception

in

China

or

the

West.

Dietary

culture

is

an

important

part

of

the

national

culture.

With

the

entrance

of

the

21

st

century,

cross-cultural

communication

has

become

more

and

more

frequent,

among

which

dietary

culture

has

been

the

most

basic

content.

However,

because

of

the

differences in living environments, customs and value concepts China and the West

have

formed

their

own

different

dietary

cultures.

As

a

result,

there

appears

some

misunderstandings

sometimes

between

Chinese

and

the

Westerners

in

their

communication.

This

paper

will

analyze

the

differences

of

dietary

cultures

between

China and the West from dietary concepts, raw materials, dietary structures, cooking

patterns and the order of serving dishes so as to facilitate the efficient communication

between Chinese and Westerners.

Key words:

diet

；

dietary culture; difference

Contents

摘

要

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Abstract

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Contents .............................. .................................................. ...............................................

I

II

1

Introduction

.

... .................................................. .................................................. .............

1

The Differences of Dietary Cultures Between China and the West

.

...............................

1

2.1

Differences in Dietary Concepts

.............................................. ................................

1

2

2.2

Differences in the Use of Raw Materials

........... .................................................. ....

3

2.3

Differences in Dietary Structures

................................ ............................................

4

2.4

Differences in Cooking Patterns .............................. ................................................

5

2.5

Differences in the Order of Serving Dishes

........ .................................................. ...

6

3

Conclusion ............... .................................................. .................................................. ...

7

References

.

........................... .................................................. ................................................

8

1

1Introduction

With the entrance of the 21

st

century cross-cultural communication has been a more

and

more

popular

activity

even

among

common

people.

However,

because

of

the

differences of areas,

environments

and customs,

different

nations have formed their

specific cultures. Among the four aspects of clothing, eating, housing and behaving,

Chinese

people

have

got

closer

and

closer

to

the

Westerners

in

other

three

aspects

except in eating. It is only in the aspect of eating that Chinese people have the biggest

difference

from

the

Westerners.

Dietary

culture

is

an

important

component

of

the

national cultures. It also plays an essential role in non-verbal cultures in cross- cultural

communication.

China

has

a

long

and

rich

history

on

its

dietary

culture.

In

China

almost everything is closely related to eating. While, Western dietary culture is not as

developed as that of China and Western countries are not that particular about cooking

as China. Knowing the differences of dietary cultures between China and the West is

good for English learners to have more complete understanding of both eastern and

western

cultures

and

it

also

increases

the

chance

of

success

in

cross-cultural

communication, and helps people avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

1

2The Differences of Dietary Cultures Between China and

the West

The different national cultures in China and the West contribute to the differences of

dietary

cultures

between

them.

These

differences

come

from

the

different

thinking

methods, environments, customs and so on between China and the West.

1.1

2.1Differences in Dietary Concepts

As a Chinese saying goes,

Min yi shi wei tian

(The masses regard sufficient food as

their

heaven).

It

shows

the

importance

of

eating

in

the

mind

of

Chinese

people.

Chinese people take a good meal as a pursuit of art of beauty. This even can be seen

from

TV

programs.

In

the

cartoon

Zhonghua

Xiaodangjia

(A

Little

Chinese

Chef),

which was very popular in China about ten years ago, Xiaodangjia treats good meals

as his long life pursuit. From this cartoon people can feel the profound dietary culture

in

China

and

get

to

know

various

kinds

of

food

in

China.

Now

people

can

watch

programs such as Everyday Cate about cooking on TV everyday. Chinese people are

particularly interested in eating. The pursuit of enjoyment in food has almost reached

to a height that can not be higher.

People try their best to perfect a dish not only from color but also from incense, taste

and shape. It means that in the eyes of Chinese people, a dish should look beautiful,

smell good and taste delicious. Beauty appearance is a pursuit of beauty from a visual

aspect

and

it

contributes

to

a

mental

enjoyment.

Chinese

have

high

demand

of

the