中美饮食文化差异英语论文Word文档下载推荐.docx
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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.
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