The Differences Between Chinese and Western
Food Dietetic Culture
中西饮食文化的差异
College of Minsheng Henan University
May 2011
Acknowledgement
There are a lot of people who help me to contribute to the completion of this thesis. Firstly, my deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Zhu Taiyin , my teacher for his constant encouragement and guidance. He has led me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without his consistent ad illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form.
Secondly, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the teachers, who lead me into the world of English. They instructed and helped me a lot in the past four years.
Last, owe my sincere gratitude to my friends and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and time in listening to me and helping me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesis.
[Abstract]: This thesis explores the differences between Chinese and Western food
dietetic culture. The food dietetic culture plays an important role in the world culture. The differences between Chinese and Western culture created the differences between Chinese and Western food dietetic culture. Different countries have their own food dietetic cultural. In different cultural contexts, both in concept, objects, manner, tableware, etiquette and nature, these differences are obvious. But as the communication and integration of the international, Chinese and western food culture will be developed in common communicate. This will play a significant role to promote the communication of culture in the world.
[Key Words]:
intercultural communication; food dietetic culture; culture differences
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[摘要]: 本篇论文探讨了中西方饮食文化的差异.饮食文化在世界文化中起着
非常重要的作用.中西方文化的差异带来了中西饮食文化的差异,不同的国家有 自己不同的饮食文化特点.在不同的文化背景下,无论是在观念,对象,方式,餐具 还是礼仪等各方面,这些不同都是显而易见的.但是,随着国际的交流与融合,中 西饮食文化业将会在交流中共同发展,这对全世界范围内的文化交流将起到促进 作用.
[关键词]: 跨文化交际; 饮食文化; 文化差异
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Contents
Abstract (English)……………………………………………………………………i Abstract (Chinese)…………………………………………………………………...ii Introduction………………………………………………………………………….1 Chapter One Chinese and Western Food Dietetic Culture……………………........3 1.1 Characteristics of Chinese food dietetic culture………………………………3 1.2 Characteristics of the Western food dietetic culture……………………..........3 Chapter Two Differences in the performance of Chinese and Western Food……...5 2.1 Differences between Chinese and Western diet concept……………………...5 2.2 Differences between Chinese and Western diet objects………………………6 2.3 Differences between Chinese and Western diet manner, tableware and etiquette…………………………………………………………………….....7 2.3.1 Diet manner………………………………………………………………..7 2.3.2 Diet tableware……………………………………………………………..8 2.3.3 Diet etiquette……………………………………………………………....9 2.4 Differences between Chinese and Western diet nature…………………….....9 Chapter Three Reasons for the differences between Chinese and Western food dietetic culture………………………………………………………………………11 3.1 The impact of the geographical environment………………………………...11 3.2 The impact of the economic system………………………………………….11 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..14
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中西饮食文化的差异(学士论文)
