Chinese diet culture compares with western diet culture.docx

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Chinesedietculturecompareswithwesterndietculture

论文题目：

Chinesedietculturecompareswithwestern

dietculture

英语班级：

英语20班

指导教授：

李玲

姓名：

谢买胜

学号：

32149913

Chinesedietculturecompareswithwesterndietculture

Abstract：

Inevreydaylifewecan’tlivewithouteatting.Alongwitheconomicaldevelopment,thedietsonpeople’sdiningtablesaresodiversifiedthatpeoplehavefreechoices.Chinesepeopleareattractedbywesterndiet,andthewesternersgetfascinatedintheChinesediettoo.However,duetothedifferentdietcultures,Chinaandwesterncountrieshavetheirowndistinctdietculturesrespectively,includingdifferentdietideas,dietobjects,dietways,andtablemanners.ComparethediferencesbetweenChinesedietcultureandwesterndietculturecanovercomethebarriersincross-culturalcommunicationsandavoidunnecessaryawkwardness,andfindtheinfluencesoneachother.

Keywords:

Chinesedietculture;westerndietculture;differences;culturalroots

1.Theintroductionofchineseandwesterndietculture

Weallknowthatthediet,as“oneofthebasicnecessitiesoflife”,hasthepivotalstatusinpeople’slife.Thedietcultureisactuallycatchingpeople’sattention,andthedietculturealsocoversextremelybroadresearchareas,throughwhichwemightseetheinestimablefunctionofthedietculturetothehumanity’sdevelopment.Takingabroadviewattheworld,eachregion’sbigculturalbackgroundgoesthroughalonghistory,andexperiencessomanychanges,thenfinallyformsthepresentsetofculturalsystem.TherearedistinctivedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesterndietculture.

1.1TheintroductionofChinesedietculture

Themostthrivingenterpriseintheworldistherestaurant.AmongthemostprosperousareChineserestaurants.Asthecommonsayinggoes,therearethreeluxuriesinone’slife:

anAmericanhouse,aJapanesewifeandChinesediet.Chinesedietiswellknownforitsvarietyandabundance.Accordingtodataonthesubject,thenumberofthewell-knownancientandmodernChinesedishesamountsupto8000.Theingredientsmayberoughlyclassifiedinto600categories.Thereare48differentbasicwaysofcooking,includingroasting,fryingandboiling,allofwhichbringoutthebestoftheingredients.Besides,Chinesecookinglaysemphasisonthethreeessentials:

color,flavorandtaste,andthuseverydishontheChinesemealtablelookslikeapieceofart,good-lookinganddelicious.

Chinaisavastcountry.Eachareahasawealthoflocalspecialtiesinitscooking.Thismeansthattherangeofingredientsandcookingstylesareincrediblywideandvaried.Nevertheless,cookinginChinamaybegroupedintothefollowingfourmajorschools:

（1）NorthernSchool.ItincludesBeijing,Shandong,Tianjin,andHenancooking,alsocalled“JingCai”inChinese.

（2）SichuanSchool.（IntheupperreachesoftheYangtze）ThisisthemainstyleintheSichuanProvince,andiscalled“ChuanCai”inChinese.（3）JiangZheSchool.（InthemiddleandlowerresearchersoftheYangtzeandalsotheeastcoast）ThisstyleprevailsinShanghai,Hangzhou,NingboandSuzhou,andisalsoknownastheShanghaiSchool,or“Huaicai”inChinese.（4）SouthernSchool.ThisisknownastheCantonSchoolor“YueCai”inChinese.ItincludesGuangdong,ChaozhouandGuangxicooking.

1.2Theintroductionofthewesterndietculture

Inwesterncountries,peoplealsotreatthedietasaveryimportantpartintheirlife,especiallythenutritionandsecurityofthediet.Theimporteddietfromdevelopingcountriesmuststrictlyconformtothehygienicstandardcontrolledbythegovernment.Althoughthewesterncountries’historycan’tbecomparedwithChina’sinlength,theyalsohaveformedtheiruniquedietculturesdistinctlydifferentfromtheorientaldietcultures.InWest,thedietculturesareallaboutthesameinspiteofsmalldifferencesexistinginveryfewcountries.Itmeansthatthewaysofcooking,theingredients,tablemanners,andevensometaboosaremoreorlessthesame.

Amongthedifferentkindsofwestern-stylediets,theFrenchdishesaremostfamous.TheyattractthousandsoftravelersfromallovertheworldtoFranceeachyear.Generallyspeaking,theWesterners’dietaryconceptisrational.Theyareparticularaboutthenutritionoftheirdietverymuch.What’smore,thewestern-styledietisusuallymadeinsimpleways.Theydon’tlikestewingthedietforalongtime,orprocessitincomplicateways.Becausethepacesoflifearefastinwesterncountries,peopleprefertosimplifyeverything.Theappearanceoffastdietcaterstotheneedofthewesterners.Itsconveniencecomplieswiththehighefficiencyofthedevelopedcountries.

2.Thedifferencesbetweenchineseandwesterndietculture

TherearevariousdifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWestdietaryhabits,butherewemainlydiscusstheirexternalperformancesandinternalreasons.

2.1.1Differentkindsofdietideas

Nobodywilldenythatthewesterndietideaisrational,nomatterhowthedietcolor,thesmell,thetaste,ortheshapechanges,thenutritionofthedietshouldbeguaranteed.MaybewethinkthattheWesternersaretoofastidiousaboutabsorbinghowmuchquantityofheat,vitamin,andproteinandsoon.Evenifthetasteofthedietisstereotyped,itcertainlymustbeeaten,becauseithasthenutrition.

TheChinesedietideapursuesthedeliciousness.Whenpeopletastethecookeddiet,theyoftensaythat“itisdelicious”,or“thatdishisnotdelicious”.However,ifyoufurtheraskwhyitisdelicious,andwhereitisdelicious,perhapsitisnoteasyforustotalkclearly.ThisindicatesthatwhatChinesepursueindietisonekindof“theidealcondition”withdifficultytoexplain,whichisusuallycalled“thecolor,smellandtastes”tomaketheconceptspecificbythepeople.Eveninthiscase,wecan’tcoveritsentireconnotation.

2.1.2Thedifferentwaysofhavingdiet

ThewaysofhavingdietaregreatlydifferentbetweenChinaandthewesterncountries.Thiskindofdifferenceisalsoinfluentialtothenationaldisposition.InChina,anybanquet,nomatterwhatpurposeitisoutof,hasonlyoneformthateverybodysitsinacircleallround,sharingonetable.Thebanquetmustusetheroundtable.Thisformhascreatedonekindofunity,friendly,interest-sharingatmosphere.Thedelicaciesareplacedinthecenterofthetable.Thedeliciousdietisnotonlytheobjectwhichpeopleappreciateandtaste,butalsothemediabywhichpeoplesharetheirfeelingsandpromotesentiments.

Duringthebanquet,peopleproposethetoastsmutually,offerthedeliciousdietandpersuadeeachothertohaveataste.Thecheeringatmospheremanifeststhevirtuesofmutualrespectandcourtesy.Althoughviewedfromthehygienicangle,thisdietwayhasobviousdeficiency,butitconformstoournationality’suniversalpointofview“thebigreunion”,orinotherwords,“thehappyending”.ItalsoreflectstheChineseclassicalphilosophy“harmony”,whichgreatlyaffectsthedescendants’thoughts.Itisconvenientforcollectivecommunications,thusithasdifficultytoreformthistraditionuntilnow.

Inwestern-stylebanquets,althoughthedietandtheliquorareveryimportant,infact,theyplayauxiliaryroles.Thecoreofthebanquetliesinbuildingupthefriendship.Theyusuallytalkwiththepeoplewhoareadjacenttheirseatstorealizethispurpose.Ifwecomparethefriendship-buildingfunctionofthebanquetstodance,wecansaythattheChinesetypeofbanquetisjustlikeagroupdance,butthewestern-stylebanquetisjustlikeamanandawoman’ssocialdance.ThusitcanbeseenthatthemainpurposeofboththeChinesetypeofbanquetandthewestern-stylebanquetistobuildupfriendship.ThedifferenceisthattheChinesetypeofbanquetsemphasizestheinteractionofallthemembersaroundthetable,butthewestern-stylebanquetsvaluetheinteractionoftheneighboringguests.

ThewesternbuffetismuchmoredifferentfromthetraditionalChinesedietway.Inthewesternbuffet,allthedifferentkindsofdietsareputonthetable.Everybodyaccordingtohisneedstakesseveralkindsofdietsonhisownplate.Whatismore,whentheyareeating,theyneednotfixontheseats.Theycantakeawalkfreely.Thiswayisconvenientforpeopletocommunicateandexchangeideaswitheachother.Thereisnoneedthatallthetopicsarediscussedonthetable.ItalsodisplaystheWesterners’respectforindividualityandego.Buteverybodyeatsrespectivelyanddon’tchatmutually,soitlacksthecheeringatmosphereonwesterndiningtables.

Inaddition,therearevastlydifferencesintablemanners.Someofnormalbehaviorsinonecultureareconsideredtaboosinanotherculturalpeople,whichcancauseunnecessarytroublesbothforyouandotherpeople.Giventhat,iftheproblemisproperlydealtwith,itcanpromotethecommunicationbetweendifferentcultures.

2.2Theinternalreasonsofthedifferences

Thedifferencesinsocialdevelopment,traditionalculturalideology,lifestyleresultinthedifferencesinChinesedietcultureandwesterndietculture.Learningabouttheinternalreasonsofthedifferencescanhelpusfurtherunderstandthedifferencesindietcultures.

2.2.1TheoriginoftheChinesediet

TheChinesetraditionalcultureisthemajororiginoftheChinesediet.TheChinesecultureinearlystagewasconstrainedbygeographicalenvironment.ChinaissituatedinthesoutheastofAsianContinent.TheNorthwestislimitlessdesertandgrassland;thesoutheastisthevastocean.TheChineseculturalbreedingground-theriverbasinofHuangRiverhasfertilesoil,butitsclimateconditionisverybad.TheriverbasinofHuangRivergraduallybecamearidanditwasnotsuitable