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1、The different food culture in China and America
Abstract: With the development of economic level, more and more people are strict on food’s quality. So the food culture gradually becomes popular in our daily life. In the modern time, many people begin to taste different food from other countries
2、 with strong curiosity, but the person who knows the different food culture is not a lot.
Key words: China, America, food, different
As an old saying goes, “there are three important things when you in the outside, which are eating, wearing and living.” Just as we can see, “eating” is in the fi
3、rst place, eating is really important in everyday life in China. And diet is also a kind of culture. And when we meet others by chance, we often talk about diet. And the most remarkable difference is the food culture when we compared with two countries’ differences. Just as XuXiong pointing out that
4、, the reasons which caused the different food culture in China and America are the different culture, customs, history, atmosphere, nutrition values and economic condition and so on. And the people now think superficially that the largest difference is that most of Chinese people eat something using
5、 chopsticks, while in America they use knife and fork. In fact, there are many deep different levels which are usually neglected, for example, the diet attitudes, the diet manners, the diet environment and any other things. Now I will make some explanations about the different food culture in China
6、and America.
1、Different Diet Attitudes
In China, we will eat something with sensibility. When we choose what to eat, we will care more about the color, the smell, the taste, the shape and the device. Because our nations in the past many years, the productive level is very low, and many people are
7、 always hungry, they can’t eat enough food. So if a kind of culture treats eating as the most important thing, there will appear two situations. On one hand, this function of eating will be played to maximize, not only for surviving, but also for using it to maintain health, which is the cultural ba
8、sis of “if you want to keep health, you’d better choose to enjoy some delicious food rather than take medicines”. On the other hand, if paying too much attention on food, it will make people often pursuit the delicious food.
While Americans maybe more rationality. When they eat something, the thi
9、ngs they care most are the nutritious value, such as the protein, the fat, the vitamin, the minerals and the carbohydrate. And this attitude on food is connected with the whole western philosophy. Metaphysics is the main feature of western philosophy. The object of study of western philosophy is the
10、 reasons of things. And this kind of philosophy has brought vitality to western culture, which leads to the rapid development on sciences, psychology and methodology. But in other aspects, this philosophy advocates play a hinder role, such as food culture. In the banquet, they also pay attention to
11、tableware, to materials and to service, but no matter how luxury, from Los Angeles to New York, the steak is only one taste, which has no arts to speak of. As a dish, chicken is chicken, steak is steak, even with other matches , there will be happened in the plate, for example a “French lamp chops”
12、,the potatoes will be on the left side next to the lamp chops, while the right side will place boiled green beans and a few slices of tomatoes. It will form strong contrast on the color, while the tastes about all kinds of materials are unrelated to each other.
2、Different Food Objects
In America
13、, they think the foods are used just to eat, so they often eat a large piece of meat, the whole chicken and other “hard food”. However in China, we eat something is mainly enjoying the taste of it. So the Chinese cooking also show great randomness on the selected materials. And many things which are
14、 abandoned by the westerners will be treated as excellent materials in China. The things which foreign chefs cannot handle can achieve something magic when they are in Chinese chefs’ hands.
According to a survey of western botanists, Chinese food has more than 600 kinds of vegetables, which is six
15、times more than it in the west. In fact, in Chinese dishes, the vegetables is a kind of common food, and meat dishes only on holidays and festivals or with higher living standard will appear in the normal diet, so from ancient times ,there is an old saying “fresh vegetables”, which means eating vege
16、tables , having a main effect on normal diet. Chinese people use plants as main courses, which has closest contact with Buddhists. They treat animals as “beings”, while treating plants as “no souls”. Therefore, they advocate vegetarianism.
However, when the Americans introduce the characteristics o
17、f their own country’s food, they think they care more about the nutrition than the Chinese. And in America, it has many developed food industries, such as canned food, fast food, etc. Although these kinds of food have the same taste, they can save time and include good nutrition. Therefore, the peop
18、le’s body in their country is stronger than the Chinese people. They are tall with long legs, broad shoulders and well-developed muscles. According to the different food objects between China and America, somebody called the Chinese plant character, while the Americans animal character.
3、Different
19、 Ways of Eating
There is a large difference in the ways of eating, which has an impact on the national character. In China, a banquet, no matter what purpose, there will be only one form, which is everyone sitting in a circle, sharing one table. And this kind of banquet should use round table, whic
20、h can create a atmosphere of unite, courtesy and fun. The delicious food put on the table’s center, it is not only the object of taste, but also is a kind of medium to exchange feelings. People toast to each other and take food to others, which reflect the mutual respect between people and the virtu
21、e of courtesy. Although from the healthy point of view, this way of diet has obvious shortcomings, it is consistent with our nation’s mentality of reunion, reflecting the classical Chinese philosophy of “harmony”, which is more convenient to exchange each other’s emotions. Thus it is very difficult
22、to reform.
While in the western-style banquets, although the food and wine are very important, they still treated as foils. Friendship is the core of the banquet. And they reach this purpose through communicating with the guests who are next to.
If compared the friendship of a banquet with dance,
23、 it can be said that, Chinese banquet is like a dance together, while western-style banquet like a dance of men and women. From it, we can see that the purpose of banquet’s friendship is very obvious in both Chinese and American banquets. The difference is that, Chinese banquet reflects the all seat
24、s of friendship, while western-style dinner reflects the friendship between the neighboring guests.
The most obvious difference about the ways of eating is buffet. This method is that all the food is listed on the table. Everyone can take what they need, not fixed to the seat, and move freely to ge
25、t what they want to. This way provides a convenient channel to exchange emotions between individuals. And they don’t have to make all the words they said known by all people. It also shows the westerners’ pursue of personality and self-respect. However, to some extent, eating by oneself and no distu
26、rb to others, will seem lack a kind of sentiment about celebrating together and being happy together.
Conclusion:In a word, the different food culture between China and America is about the attitudes, which in china is emotional and in America is rational. However, this difference seems to being ch
27、anged with the development of science and becoming fuzzy. More and more Chinese people don’t only focus on the food’s color, smell and taste any longer. They also make more emphasis on food’s health and nutrition. What’s more, as to the busier work, they think cook Chinese food is too bothered. It i
28、s rather convenient to have a hamburger instead. Therefore, the difference on the diet is not clear now.
References
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英語諺語警句100句精選
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經驗的結晶。
1. Look before you leap./Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。/再想而后行。
2. Great minds think alike; (heroes have similar views.) 英雄所見略同。
3. W
31、e shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美無缺的朋友必然成為孤家寡人。
4. What you sow, you must mow. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
5. A beggar can never be bankrupt.天無絕人之路。
6.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。
7. No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。
8. No cross, no crown. 不經歷風雨,怎么見彩虹。
9. The
32、more haste, the less speed. /Haste makes waste.欲速則不達。
10. Victory belongs to the most persevering. 堅持就是勝利！
11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
12. Put one’s foot in one’s mouth. 說話不得體。
13. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收/悔恨已晚/木已成舟,回天乏力。
14. Content is better than riches. 知足常
33、樂。
15. No gains without pains. 沒有辛苦就沒有收獲。
16. The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest. 大智若愚。
17. All roads lead to Rome .條條大路通羅馬。
18. A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆豐年。
19. Never say die! 永不言敗！
20. The best mirror is a friend’s eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的鏡子。
21. Faith will move mountain.
34、 精誠所至，金石為開。
22. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生沒有朋友，猶如生活沒有了太陽。
23. Great wits have short memories.貴人多忘事。
24. Do well and have well. 善有善報。
25. A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
26. Four eyes see more than two. 人多識廣/集思廣益。
27. Diligence is the parent of success. 勤勞是成功的根本。
28.
35、 Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
29. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。
30. While there is life, there is hope. /Debt is better than death. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。/有生命就有希望。
31. Where there is a will, there is a way. 功夫不負有心人。/有志者事竟成。
32. Where there is
36、great love, there are always miracles. 哪里有真愛存在，哪里就有奇跡。
33. Where there is smoke, there is fire. 無風不起浪。
34. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。
35. A stitch in time saves nine. 及時縫一針能省九針。/小洞不補，大洞吃苦。
36. Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
37、亡羊補牢，為時不晚。
37. Don’t claim to know what you don’t know. 不要不懂裝懂。
38. Do in Rome as Roman do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
39. Rome was not built in a day. 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。
40. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不誤砍柴工。
41. Things of a kind come together, people a mind fall into a group. 物以類聚,人以群
38、分。
42. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 蘿卜白菜,各有所愛。
43. like author like book.文如其人。
46. Like for like. 惺惺相惜。
47. Like teacher like pupil. 有其師必有其徒。
48. Gods that run many hares kill none.貪多必失。
49. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
50. Actions speak louder than words. 行勝于言。
51. You cannot e
39、at your cake and have it. 魚與熊掌，不可兼得。
52. One loses by pride and gains by modesty. 滿招損,謙受益。
53. Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏。
54. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 每日一蘋果遠離醫(yī)生。
55. Time past cannot be called back again. 時光不倒流。
56. A drop of water cannot make a sea, and a tree cannot make a wood.
40、 滴水不成海，獨木不成林。
57. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
58.The tree is known by its fruit. 觀其行知其人。
59. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只會用功不玩耍,聰明的孩子也變傻。
60. The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
61. Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person. 惡有惡報。
62. Today’s w
41、ork should never be left over till tomorrow. 今日事今日畢。
63. Nothing so bad but might have been worse. 塞翁失馬,焉知非福。
64. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
65. Complacency is the enemy of study. 學習的敵人是自己的滿足。
66. A fox may gr
42、ow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性難移。
67. A friend without faults will never be found. 沒有十全十美的朋友。
68. A good beginning is half done. 良好的開端是成功的一半。
69. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好書，相伴一生。
70. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。
71. A leopard cannot change its
43、spots.積習難改。
72. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。
73. All good things come to an end. 天下沒有不散的筵席。
74. Justice has long arms. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
75．A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不恥下問才能有學問。
76. A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都應量力而行。
77. A man cannot spin and reel at th
44、e same time. 一心不能二用。
78. Diamond cuts diamond. 強中自有強中手。
79. Doing is better than saying. 與其掛在嘴上，不如落實在行動上。
80. Do it now. 機不可失，時不再來。
81. It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不測風云，人有旦夕禍福。
82. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。
83. Do well and have well. 善有善報。
45、84. Easy come, easy go. 來也匆匆，去也匆匆。
85. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
86. Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。
87. Every man has his faults. 金無足赤，人無完人。
88. Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱點。
89. Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸。
90. Experience must be bought. 吃一塹，長一智。
91. Far
46、 from eye, far from heart. 眼不見，心不煩。
92. First come, first served. 先來后到。
93. Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
94. Gold will not buy anything.黃金并非萬能。
95. He laughs best who laughs last.誰笑到最后，誰笑得最好。
96. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯錯誤，就一事無成。
97. Learn not and know not. 不學無術。
98. It is never too old to learn. 活到老，學到老。
99. It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年樹木，百年樹人。
100. It is the first step that costs troublesome. 萬事開頭難。
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The different food culture in China and America中美飲食文化差異
