东西饮食文化.ppt

中西文化差异之饮食 1.what is your favorite food? 2.do you often eat out? Why or why not? 3.describe your eating habits. 4.what do you think of fast food? 5.what’s the eating custom in your hometown? 6.Could you say something about the difference between eating Chinese food and western-style food? Questions Eating Custom in China ? There is a saying in China, food is better than medicine for health. Chinese people cares for what they eat. No matter what their financial status are, rich or poor, people at different levels try to eat good food. Food plays such an important role in peoples daily life and social activities that there emerge different food customs for festivals, religions, weddings, funerals and for birthday parties, etc. In social activities, friends and relatives like to gather around table. When something happens, such as someone giving birth to a baby or moving to a new house, friends and relatives would give some presents. As a return, the host would like to treat them to a sumptuous dinner. People also do business at table. It is usually the case that a business is done while the two parties enjoy the delicious dishes. 1.What are the differences in Chinese eating habits and western eating habits? The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits is that unlike the west, where every one has their own plate of food, in china the dishes are placed on the table and every one shares. 2.What are Chinese eating habits? A typical meal starts with some cold dishes, like boiled peanuts and smashed cucumber with garlic. There are followed by the main courses, hot meat and vegetable dishes. Finally soup is brought out, which is followed by the staple food, which is usually rice or noodles or sometimes dumplings. four major regions: the northern plains, including Beijing; the fertile east, watered by the Yangtze River; the south, famous for the Cantonese cooking of the Guangdong Province; and the fecund west of Szechwan and Hunan Provinces. Etiqu