【正文】 2012屆本科畢業(yè)論文 中西方飲食文化差異 姓 名： 系 別： 專 業(yè)： 學 號： 指導教師： 2012年5月The Differences of Dietary Cultures Between China and the WestShangqiu Normal UniversityMay 2012摘 要飲食是人們生存的根本，中西方都不例外。飲食文化是民族文化的重要組成部分。隨著21世紀全球化進程，跨文化交際日益頻繁，其中飲食文化成了東西方文化交流的最基本內容。但是由于長期以來形成的生活環(huán)境、風俗習慣、價值觀念的不同，中西方形成了各自不同的飲食文化。由于飲食文化的不同，中西方人在交流的過程中有時會產生一些誤解。本文主要從中西方飲食觀念、烹飪取材、飲食結構、烹飪方式以及上菜順序等方面來論述中西方飲食文化差異，以促進中西方文化交際的順利進行。關鍵詞：飲食；飲食文化；差異AbstractDiet is the base of living, with no exception in China or the West. Dietary culture is an important part of the national culture. With the entrance of the 21st century, crosscultural munication has bee more and more frequent, among which dietary culture has been the most basic content. However, because of the differences in living environments, customs and value concepts China and the West have formed their own different dietary cultures. As a result, there appears some misunderstandings sometimes between Chinese and the Westerners in their munication. This paper will analyze the differences of dietary cultures between China and the West from dietary concepts, raw materials, dietary structures, cooking patterns and the order of serving dishes so as to facilitate the efficient munication between Chinese and Westerners.Key words: diet；dietary culture。 difference Contents摘 要 IAbstract IIContents III1 Introduction 12 The Differences of Dietary Cultures Between China and the West 1 Differences in Dietary Concepts 1 Differences in the Use of Raw Materials 3 Differences in Dietary Structures 4 Differences in Cooking Patterns 5 Differences in the Order of Serving Dishes 63 Conclusion 7References 81 1IntroductionWith the entrance of the 21st century crosscultural munication has been a more and more popular activity even among mon people. However, because of the differences of areas, environments and customs, different nations have formed their specific cultures. Among the four aspects of clothing, eating, housing and behaving, Chinese people have got closer and closer to the Westerners in other three aspects except in eating. It is only in the aspect of eating that Chinese people have the biggest difference from the Westerners. Dietary culture is an important ponent of the national cultures. It also plays an essential role in nonverbal cultures in crosscultural munication. China has a long and rich history on its dietary culture. In China almost everything is closely related to eating. While, Western dietary culture is not as developed as that of China and Western countries are not that particular about cooking as China. Knowing the differences of dietary cultures between China and the West is good for English learners to have more plete understanding of both eastern and western cultures and it also increases the chance of success in crosscultural munication, and helps people avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.1 2The Differences of Dietary Cultures Between China and the WestThe different national cultures in China and the West contribute to the differences of dietary cultures between them. These differences e from the different thinking methods, environments, customs and so on between China and the West. in Dietary ConceptsAs a Chinese saying goes, Min yi shi wei tian (The masses regard sufficient food as their heaven). It shows the importance of eating in the mind of Chinese people. Chinese people take a good meal as a pursuit of art of beauty. This even can be seen from TV programs. In the cartoon Zhonghua Xiaodangjia (A Little