中西方饮食文化差异{英语}.ppt

The Differences Between Chinese And Western Diet Cultural;Diet is actually the contents of our daily lives. It has special status in a country’s culture, and it also has a great distinction between the West and the East.;Several aspects of the differences between the diet;The difference of tableware;; Chopsticks and knives are the two most typical table wares of the East and the West, representing two kinds of different wisdom. ;Chinese people use fewer types of table wares, which is also perhaps influenced by their idea of harmony and unification. Chopsticks are usually made from bamboo .hold a pair of chopsticks on hand and enjoy the dishes; it’s not only economical but also convenient. Chopsticks can do almost what our hands can do ,so chopsticks are often considered as stretched part of hands ;In the west ,people often use several typed of table wares for one purpose, which may also probably result from the influence of the idea of individualism.; Among the tableware, knives and forks are two kinds of table wares with very long history in the west . They play the same role dinning and they are always used together. One hand holds the knife, on the other hand hold the fork .cut the food with knife, and then put the food into the mouth with the fork. ;This has become a daily habit of people when they are eating .Moreover, in a formal banquet several sets of knives and forks are used. That means, when they eat one dish, they use one set of knives and forks. When they eat another dish, they use another set.;;;;;the difference of drink; Tea was first discovered by the Chinese. Tea is an indispensable part of the life of a Chinese. A Chinese saying identifies the seven basic daily necessities as fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. The custom of drinking tea has been ingrained in the Chinese for over a thousand years. During the mid-Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), a man named Lu Yu created the first compendium in the world on tea, the Tea Classic