英语论文中西方饮食文化差异

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创作者：凤呜大王*

2012届本科毕业论文

中西方饮食文化差异

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2012年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 21st 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.................................................................................................................................... I Abstract ................................................................................................................................. II

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创作者：凤呜大王*

Contents ............................................................................................................................... I II 1Introduction (1)

2The Differences of Dietary Cultures Between China and the West (1)

2.1Differences in Dietary Concepts (1)

2.2Differences in the Use of Raw Materials (3)

2.3Differences in Dietary Structures (4)

2.4Differences in Cooking Patterns (5)

2.5Differences in the Order of Serving Dishes (6)

3Conclusion (7)

References (8)

11Introduction

With the entrance of the 21st 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.

12The 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.

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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