英语跨文化交际

On Differences between Chinese and WesternDietary CulturesAbstract:In the long history, the diet is essential for human survival and development, one of the basic cont ent of social life. However, each country in which geographical, environmental, and cultural and e thnic customs, which has a different concept of diet and dietary practices, and ultimately the forma tion of the differences in food culture. With the global economic and cultural development, intercu ltural communication is more and more frequently，the difference between Chinese and Western cultures to promote the cultural differences of Chines e and Western food, and this difference from the Western way of thinking and philosophy. This arti cle by the simple exposition of the Chinese and Western food culture.Key words: East and West; food culture; differencesIntroductionⅠ.Difference in concepts to dietAs opposed to emotional people, Westerners are more rational, more scientific concept of diet. Nut ritional value of food they put in the first one, they focus on the food contains protein, fat, calories and vitamins, in particular, pay attention to the nutrient content of food with appropriate, whether t he supply of calories just right, and these nutrients can eaters fully absorbed, with or without other side effects, try to keep the juice and natural nutrition of the food, rather than the pursuit of food c olor, smell, taste, shaped perfectly. They rarely or hardly linked to diet and spiritual enjoyment. In the diet reflects a strong practical and utilitarian purpose. Westerners believe that diet is the only m eans of survival to feed their families to fill their stomachs only, but it uses a more scientific, stand ardized and rational way.Ⅱ.Difference in manners to dietThis "harmony" and "respectively" cultural identity among the Chinese and Western food culture i s also evident. Western cuisine, in addition to a few Brussels sprouts are vegetables of various raw materials unrelated fish is fish, steak is steak, even with that in the disk, which embodies the "Western weight of social and cultural. This weight, respectively, the social and cultural is also reflected in the dining style. Westerners pursuing Dining System, personality, self-respect. Western popular buffet is to eat all the lack of the sentiment of the Chinese people talk of celebrating together. Chin ese people have always "and" integration "is the most wonderful realm of music, pay attention to t he" music "," chimed "medical advocate" body ", gas and hope that the country's political will to a chieve the harmonious ". OK, said the marriage as a "marriage made in heaven", when all good thi ngs gather together, we will praise for the "perfect match". This "harmony" thinking is reflected in cooking reflects the flavors harmonize. So the Chinese food in almost every dish should be to rec oncile the two or more raw materials and a variety of spices cooked. Chinese cooking is called "co oking" delicious produce, is to reconcile.Ⅲ.Differences in dietary contentWesterners are mostly nomadic, sailing nation, mainly in farming, while China is a large agricultur al country, mainly to the acquisition, planting. Westerners are more meaty dishes, eat, wear, with a ll what is taken from the animal. Pay more attention to the intake of animal protein and fat diet, th e majority of animal dishes, mainly beef, chicken, pork, lamb and fish. Chinese people's diet from early on, that is grain-based meat and less grain, supplemented by vegetables, plant-based dishes d ominated by meat in the diet high proportion has been. According to the survey of Western botanis ts, Chinese people eat the herb of the 600, six times more than in the West. Buddhists believe that animals are creatures, while creatures can not kill, but can not eat. But with the popularity of the c oncept of improvement of living standards and nutrition in China's table, the proportion of meat an d dairy products also gradually increase. In the West differences in diet content is also reflected in the West love the cold, cold dish, cold dish platter, salad, cold drinks, and ultimately, cold dishes o n the table. The Westerners raw vegetables, not only tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, raw cabbage, o nions, cauliflower, broccoli are eaten raw. Chinese people like hot food, in addition to the small di shes are dishes cold dish outside the main Lay hot.Ⅳ.Differences in cooking methodsIn China, cooking is an art, which embodies the unity of the rigor and improvisation, so cooking h as been extremely interesting to attract the Chinese diet for the pleasures of life. A variety of cooki ng methods, fried, fried, explosion, bombing, slip, simmered, steamed, boiled, stewed, roasted, bra ised, Roberts and other dishes made dazzling. Contrast to focus on the taste of Chinese food, Western food are more meticulous and absorb nutrition with emphasis on the nutritional value of diet, f ocusing on the food contains vitamins, protein, calories, and whether it is fully absorbed, with or without other side effects, while not unduly the pursuit of the taste of food Westerners eat nutrition , and more understanding of the diet from a nutritional point of view. China should learn from the West this scientific rational diet concepts, and focus on nutrition, health and cooking of food scien ce, and learn from each other, and constantly developed to make it international.Ⅴ.Differences in table mannersWesterners weekdays good move, but sat down on the table dedicated to quietly cutting their own dishes on the menu. Chinese people do good and quiet, get on a table, they are forever talking abo ut each other so that the vegetables, urging people to drink. The Chinese people on the table downt own and the West on the table static, reflecting the fundamental differences between Chinese and Western food culture. In the Chinese cultural tradition, to attend the formal dinner is more luxurio us, but the changes and development of modern customs, progress backward, traditional inheritanc e, but also the traditional culture practices violated. Chinese and Western people are fastidious abo ut the formal banquets of sequence arrangements. Traditional Chinese square table. On the door to both sides for partial seat. Westerners treat with a long table, the host and hostess sit at both ends, and then in the order of male and female guest of honor and guests seating arrangements. The rule s of the table, the Westerners meal with knife and fork, the Chinese use chopsticks. Of course, the usage of the knife and fork and chopsticks have their own rules.SummaryWith China's accession to the WTO, at all levels, all types of cross-cultural communication have b ecome increasingly frequent, we should correctly understand the Western cultural differences and cultural conflicts. The exchange of food culture is present in our daily lives, and serves as a transfe r zone between different cultures. We must constantly understanding and depth of Western culture, "its essence, to its dregs, so as to promote the cultural development of the nation.。