中美饮食文化差异英语论文.docx

中美饮食文化差异英语论文.docx

《中美饮食文化差异英语论文.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《中美饮食文化差异英语论文.docx（5页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

中美饮食文化差异英语论文

CulturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica

---differenceincultureoffood

GeTianyu

Abstract

"foodistheheaventothehuman".Sincehumanbeingsappearedontheearthmillionsyearsago,wehavehadfoodeverydaytosatisfytheneedofenergy.Becauseoftheinfluenceofreligion,climate,andregion,differentcountrieshavedifferentdietarycultures.

China,whichhasahistorylongerthanfivethousandyears,isoneofthebiggestcountriesintheworld,andtheUnitedStatesisthesupercountrythathasagreatinfluencetothewholeworld.Westudythesedifferencesandthenfindoutthepointsthatcanbedigested,inordertofacilitatethecommunicationaboutculturesbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.BytheanalysisofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericandietarycultures,wecancomprehendtherespectiveculturaltraditionsofChinaandthewestandwecanalsoimproveandcreatethenewcultureofChina.Inmypaper,Iwouldliketodiscussthedifferenceoffoodbetweenthetwocountries.

KeywordsChinaAmericafood

Introduction

Becauseofthelongdistance,theisolationofhundredsofyearsmakestheUnitedStatesandChinabetoomuchdifferentintheircultures.Althougheverycountryandsocietymustevolvebyfood,foodcultureisnotthesameandthepositionsoffoodindifferentculturesarealsodiverse.Chinahasbeenevolvingmorethanfivethousandyears.Itisthecountrywithalargepopulation,soitisanlargeagriculturalcountryandhasplentyoffoodresourcestofeeditspeople.So,inChina,foodhasalwaysbeingputatthehighestpositionofthecountry.Differently,theUnitedStateswasbornandbredbypolityandeconomy.Itenjoysaexcellentreputationofthehighlevelofitspolityandeconomy.TheAmericansdidnotpaytheirwholeattentiontofood.InthecultureofAmerica,foodisjustasmallpartofpeople’sdailylife.Thedifferentdegreesthatpeoplefocusonfoodleadtodifferentfoodcultures.

Receivingtheinfluenceofrespectiveculturaltradition,theChineseandwesterndietaryculturehashaddifferentcharacteristics.Thedifferencesinconcepts,patterns,attributionandnaturereflectthedifferentdietaryculturesinthedifferentstatecharacteristics;suchcharacteristicsenrichedtheresearchvalueoffoodculture.Studyingtheseculturaldifferences,wecanfindoutajointtoenhancethecommunicationbetweenChinaandAmerica.ItmaybeagreathelptothecommunicationoftheChineseandwesterncultures.

Body

1.dietidea

1.1Americandietidea

Westernpeopleusuallypayattentiontothecalories、vitamins、proteinsandsoonwhentheyenjoytheirmeal.Intheiropinion,oneshouldchoosehisfoodonlyaccordingtohisneedasanindependentindividualandthebalancedrequirementofallkindsofnutrientsforeachpartofhisbody.ComparingwiththeChinesediet,westerndiettastesstereotyped,assimpleaschewingthecandle,butthesensetellsthem:

Wemusteatthemallbecauseofthenutrition.

1.2Chinesedietidea

Whenthewesternpeoplepaymoreattentiontothebalanceofnutrition,WhatChinesepeoplecareaboutisthedeliciousnessoffood.Chineseoftenusethesewordssuchascolor、smell、flavorandshapetodescribethefood.InChina,Chinesepeopleregardmealasakindofartoftheirlife.Thequalityandthequantityoffoodrepresentthesocialstatusofafamily,somanypeopleusecolorfulandtastyfoodtoshowoffwhentheyhaveaparty.

2.dietpatterns

2.1dietpatterninChina

InChina,acelebration,nomatterwhat,therewillbeonlyoneform,assittingtogether,sharingonefeast.Banquetusesroundtable,whichhascreatedaunityofform,whichiscourtesy,comityatmosphere.Dishesareinthecenterofthetable.Theyaretheobjectsforpeopletoappreciateandtaste,andtheyarealsoanintermediateofcommunication.Peopledrinktogetherandsharethevegetables,whichreflectthemutualrespectamongthem.Itcanalsoshowthevirtuesofcomityandharmony.Althoughinthehealthyrespect,thisapproachhasseveraldeficiencies,itisournational"happy"mentality.ItreflectstheclassicalChinesephilosophycalledharmonyanditishelpfulforChinesepeopletofacilitatethecollectiveemotionalexchanges.

2.2DietpatterninAmerica

ThemoreobviousdifferencebetweenChineseandAmericandietarypatternsisbuffetdinnerwhichispopularinAmerica.Thismethodistodisplayallfood,andeverybodypicksnotfixedinhisorherplacestoeat.Theywalkfreely.Thisapproachcanprovidetheemotionalinteractionbetweenindividuals;theyneverneedtoputeverywordonthetable.Thisalsoshowsawesternpersonalityandself-respect.However,alltheeatingwithoutjamminglackstherealaffectivetoneliketheChinesepeople.SomepeoplewanttoputthebuffetintheChinesefood,butIthinkitisnotfeasible.TheChinesepeopledrinkandeataroundthetabletoshowharmonyandunity,butthebuffethasbrokensuchpattern.Itraisesthepersonalindependenceandself-mentionedatthefirstplace.ThisistheoppositeofthescaleofthegreatunityofallChinesetraditionalculture.

3.DietAttribution

Americandiettendstobescientificandrational,buttheChinesediettendstobeartandsentimental.Duringtheunderdevelopederaofdiet,thesetwotrendshaveonlyoneaim–toliveandneverbehungry.Andwhenthedietarycultureisfulldeveloped,thetendencyisshowninthisdifferentpurpose:

theformerisinthedevelopmentofnutrition,thelatterisexpressedasthestressontheflavor.

Therefore,thefocusofAmericandietisonlytheextensionoftheoriginaldietpracticality.TheemphasisontheflavorofChinesecuisinecatersthediettotheartsfield.InChina,eatingisnotmeanttohaveenough.Sometimesweeatthoughwearefull.Weareoverloadedwithfood.Why?

Sayingbluntly,itistoappreciatetheartofcooking.ComparedtotherationaldietintheUnitedStates,itisnotonlywaste,butalsoharmfultothehuman’sbody.

4.Diettableware

4.1thedifferencesofthediettableware

Inthespaceofdiettableware,thedietculturaldifferencesaremoreobvious.Asweknow,ChinesepeopleincludingsomeAsiancountries,usechopsticks,spoon.Whentheyhaveamealalsousebowl.ButhowaboutAmericans?

Theyuseplate,knifeandforktoeat,thereusespecializedspoontodrinksoup.Chopsticksandknife,forkaretwokindsofrepresentativetablewareoftheeastandthewest.TheyaffectedthedifferentlifestylesofChinaandAmerica,representingtwokindsofdifferentwisdom.

4.2thedevelopmentofforkandknife

Asweknow,theemergenceofknifeandforkismuchlaterthanchopsticks,itwasoriginallytheancientnomadicoriginandtheEuropeanlifestyle;theycarryknivestolive,andoftencookedthemeat,thencutofftoeat.Aftersettlethecity,theknivesandforksintothefamilykitchen,atthistime,peoplejustdonothavetocarrythem.Westernpeoplehavebeenusingknifeandforkjustforfourorfivehundredyearsofhistory.Comparedwiththesimplechopsticks,knifeandforkaremuchmoresophisticated.

4.3theadvantageofchopsticks

Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews,itisdifficulttodrawtheconclusionsthattherelationshipofthinkingmethodbetweenchopsticksandknifeandfork.However,thereisscientificbasisofusingchopsticksisbettertrainingyourthinkingability.Fromaphysiologicalpointofview,whenyoueatingwithchopsticks,itaffectthehumanbodyofthirtyjointsandfiftymuscles.So,stimulatingtheactivityofbrainsystems,itbringsagilityandquickthinking.Thereisnodoubtthatthechopstickshavethescientificprinciples.

Conclusion

Bythetextfromthisthesis,wecaneasilyfindthattherestillexistingvariousdifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericandietarycultures.ButwiththedevelopmentofculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesandalongwiththestrengtheningofcommunicationbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,Chinahasimportedvariouskindsofwesternfood,suchasthe"KFC""DICOS","McDonald".Thesearenewmarkswhichrepresentwesternfoodcultureexchangesandinfiltration.

Theimpactbroughtbyeconomicglobalizationisstrongeranddeeperthantheinternationalization.Economicglobalizationisadouble-edgedsword.Ononehand,itbringsthevitalityofeconomicgrowth,ontheotherhand,thedominantculturehasbeenputintoothercountriesthroughstrongeconomicandinfiltratedeverycorneroftheglobe.Therefore,theculturalcommunicationfocusonhowtoassimilateadvantagesoftheothercountries’culture,abandonitsshortcoming,andlearnhowtotransformandmakeitlocalized.Allcountriesneedtostudytheissue.SointhefaceofthedietaryculturalexchangeproblemsbetweenChinaandtheAmerica,weshouldfindeachone'sadvantagesanddrawthemutualadvantages.WhenChinacanlearnfromthepointthatwesterndietstressesnutritionmatch,ChinesepeoplemaketheChinesecuisinemoreoutstanding.

Chinaisthecountryofalonghistorywithanancientcultureandvariousculturaltraditions.Shefeedsthe1.4billionChinesepeople,andChinesecultureisveryinclusive.Inthecourseofdevelopment,itabsorbedalotofdifferentcultures.Moreover,nowChinadoesmoreeffortstodrawalltheoutstandingachievementsintheWorld.China'sreformandopeninguppolicycreatedtheconditionsoninternationalrelationsandculturalexchanges.Weneedtousesuchanopportunitytoabsorbtheexcellentculturesfromothercountries,todevelopandcreateChina'snewculture.

ThisworkcanmaketheworldtoknowChinabetterandletChinagototheworld.

References

Baiduwenku.

Doudingwang.

Daokebaba.

baidubaike.