An Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and American Food Culture

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题目An Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and American Food Culture

I．Literature Review

China is one of the cradles of human civilization, its food culture extensive and profound, and with a long history behind it. The food culture is not only a shining pearl in the treasure house of Chinese national culture, but the diet culture is also extremely far-reaching influence. In traditional Chinese culture, it is world famous with food culture with a great variety, unique technology and elaborates meals. With the improvement of living standards, people pursue a qualitative leap with food culture, eating is not only to eat, but also a kind of spirit to enjoy. However, due to the different area has different food and food culture. It is absolutely different between Chinese and the United States who is the representative for western food culture in some aspects. The United States is a multi-ethnic country, and his food culture absorbed the essence of many countries and regions in the world. In China, there is a lot of etiquette during dining process, and dining etiquette is also a sign of self-cultivation, the United State not.

Zhao Rongguang (2012) describes that in Chinese opinion, eat food is the most important thing in daily, meanwhile diet is a top priority on social etiquette, as the proverb said that starved is small thing but lost etiquette is unworthy thing. At the same time, he stated that chopsticks etiquette is the important role at diet etiquette.

Li Ke (2009) thinks chopsticks as the tableware of Chinese food culture and they will be used in pairs with great Chinese diet custom. Chopsticks were used in the long term, they have formed a certain etiquette system, regardless of ancient and modern, chopsticks’ etiquette is not to be ignored.

Lv Erxin (2013) points out that different food culture displays diet concept, social and traditional customs, diet objects and differences in the way of cooking. In a word, food culture difference is the different with national culture.

Zhang Tiezhong (1993) points out that, with the developing of the society, food is not just food, and it is also a good medicine for the treatment of disease.

Zhou Haiou (2011) reveals that food quality and identity is complementary to each other. In the early stages of history, the food is the most important object for consuming, so it is very normal phenomenon with food as a standard of identity and status.

Basically, those papers have done a very brilliant exposition from the point of custom, the

cooking way, the tableware, the relationship between food and identity, and so on. They are worth learning from.

II．Outline

Title:An Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and American Food Culture

English Abstract

一Introduction

二Chinese and American Food Culture

(一) Characteristics of Chinese food culture

(二) Characteristics of the American food culture

三Differences between Chinese and American Food Culture

(一) Differences between Chinese and American food concept

(二) Differences between Chinese and American food objects

(三) Differences between Chinese and American food manner, tableware and etiquette

1. Diet manner

2. Diet tableware

3. Diet etiquette

(四) Differences between Chinese and American food nature

四Reasons for the Differences between Chinese and American Food Culture

（一）The impact of the geographical environment

（二）The impact of the economic system

五Conclusion

六References

Ⅲ、References:

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