浅析中西方饮食文化差异_英语论文

An Analysis to the Differences between Chinese and Western Food Culture

摘要

饮食和文化紧密联系，不同国家的饮食文化具有不同的特点。本篇论文分为五章进行了阐述.第一章分析了中西方饮食观念的不同，第二章比较了饮食方式的不同，第三章阐述了饮食内容的不同，第四章比较了餐桌礼仪的不同，最后一章则分别从中西方饮食文化的根源和中西方文化差异对饮食差异的影响两反面分析了中西方饮食文化差异的基本原因。这不仅能帮助我们更好地理解其文化的深层次原因，可以使人们理解其深刻的文化内涵, 探究其文化底蕴, 而且能提高我们的跨文化交际能力，有效地避免交际双方由于文化差异而产生的不理解和误解，可以促进文化的进一步交流、互补与融合。

关键词：中西方 饮食文化 文化差异

Abstract

Diet and culture are closely related, and the characteristics of the diet culture in different countries are different. There are a lot of differences in Chinese and Western food culture. This paper is divided into five chapters. The first chapter analyzes the differences of dietary concept between Chinese and Western. The second chapter compares the difference of eating pattern. The third chapter describes the different food components. The fourth chapter compares the different table manners. The last chapter analyzes the basic reason of the cultural differences between Chinese diet Western diet. The last chapter is divided into two parts, source of difference in Chinese and Western diet culture and the influence of Chinese and Western culture on diet culture. It will not only help us to understand the deep reasons of its culture, make people understand its profound cultural connotation and explore its cultural deposits, but also can improve our intercultural communicative competence. The two sides in communication effectively avoid the misconceptions and incomprehension which are brought by cultural differences. And it also promotes further cultural exchanges, complementary and fusion.

Key words: China and the West diet culture cultural difference

Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter One Differences in diet concept 1

1.1Chinese Diet: Emphasize taste of food 1

1.2  Western Diet: Emphasize nutrition collocation of food 3

Chapter Two Differences in eating pattern 4

2.1 Chinese Die: Eat meal in one plate 5

2.2 Western Diet: Eat their own food 6

Chapter Three Difference in food components 8

3.1 Chinese Diet: Prefer vegetable dish 8

3.2 Western Diet: Prefer meat diet 9

Chapter Four Difference in dining etiquette 10

4.1 Chinese Diet: Respect for seniority 10

4.2 Western Diet: Ladies first 12

Chapter Five Causes of differences between Chinese and Western diet culture 13

5.1 Source of difference in Chinese and Western diet culture 13

5.2 The influence of Chinese and Western culture on diet culture 15

Conclusion 15

Bibliography 16

Acknowledgements 18