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1、中美饮食文化差异Stillwatersrundeep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深Wherethereislife,thereishope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望Generallyspeaking,weChinesethinkfoodisveryimportanttoman.Peopleoftenassociatefoodwithimportantholidaysandthechancetomeetdistinguishedguests.TheChinesefoodnotonlyisverydeliciousandtastybutalsoverypleasingtoyoursen
2、sesandmanyofdisheshaveverybeautifulandfancynames.TheChinesehavethefoodcultureofourownwhicharequitedifferentfromtheUS.IntheUS,peoplepaymoreattentiontothenutritionoffoodratherthanthelooksofit.Thecuisineandtablemannersarequitedifferentfromoursinagreatextent.Greeting by Asking Your Meal in ChinaItisaver
3、ycommonpracticeweChinesepeoplesayHaveyouhadyourmeal?whentheymeeteachotheraroundthetimebeforeoraftermeals.Sometimestheyevenaskthisquestioneverywhereevenintoilets.Infact,itisakindofgreetingtocommunicatewitheachother.Butforeignerscannotunderstandthatbecausetheythinkwhyyouaskmethis.Theytendtothinkyouwan
4、ttoinvitemetodinnerorIamnotrichenoughtofeedmyselfregularlybutthatismybusinessnotyours.Chinesethinkfoodisveryimportantandessentialtopeoplesoitshowssomecareandconcernaboutyou.Everything is eatable in ChinaItseemsthatweeateverythingandeverythingcanbeeatableinChinesefood,whetheritcomesfromlandorfromthes
5、kyorfromtheseaorwhetheritiswildordomesticorwhetheritisinsideoroutside.Foreignerscannotimagineweeatthefoodlikesnakes,dogsandevenfrogs.Whenwesellthemeatfromtheanimalandpoultry,wenormallysellitasawholeorcutitfromthewholebody.AwomanAmericanteacherdidntwanttobuyandeatporkwhenshefirstcametoChinabecauseshe
6、sawthemeatcutfromacertainpartofthepig.SnakesImBeneficialinsectInEnglish,weknowtheanimalsandtheirmeatareuseddifferentwordsbecausethewordsofthemeatfromanimalsoriginallycomefromFrenchandtheyareusedbyupperclasswhilethewordsofanimalsareAngloSaxon,whichareusedbythefarmeroflowerclass.Sotherearepigandpork,s
7、heepandmuttonandcattleandbeefinEnglishbutitisnotthecaseinChinese.PigPorkName of Dishes is Implicit in Chinese FoodVeryoftenitpuzzlesforeignersalotthatweaskandtalksomuchwhenweorderourfoodintherestaurant.Onereasonisweaskwhatthefoodorthedishisandtrytoclarifyitbecauseyousometimesneverknowwhatthefoodisju
8、staccordingthenameofthefooduntilitisputonyourtableintherestaurantjust.Sometimesthefoodisverysimplebutthenameisveryobscure(晦涩).ForexampleoneofthedishesiscalledAntsClimbingtheTrees.Butthefoodissimplepotatonoodlesandbitsofmeatinit,whilemostofwesternfoodhasasimpleandclearnameandyouknowwhatitiswhenyouhea
9、rthename.Forinstance,thereisatraditionalfoodcallfishandchipsintheUK.Youseeitisveryobviousitisfriedfishandpotatochips.ThereasonforthisinChinaisontheonehandtotrytotellyouthewayitcookssuchascook,fry,grillandbroilinthenameandontheotherithasbeautifulgoodnamessothatyouhaveagoodimaginationandassociationtol
10、etyouhaveagoodappetite.fish and chipsAnts Climb-ing the TreesToo Much Food to Eat at mealsWeChinesethinkitverydisgraceful(可耻)ifwedontcookthefoodenoughfortheguestssowenormallycookmorefoodthanguestseat.Ifyoufinishyourfoodatmeal,thehostandhostessusuallyaddmoreandmorefoodinyourdishorbowlwithoutaskingyou
11、whetheryouwantitornotsoastoshowtheyarepolitetotheguests.Theywillkeepsaying,eatmoreandinEnglishwehavetheexpressionhelpyourself.Americansneverforceyoutoeatmore.Ifyoustopeating,theytendtothinkyouarefull.Sosometimeforeignersfeelveryhelplesswhenthehostandhostesstoputmorefoodintheirdishesandbowlsandtheyca
12、ndonothingbuteatmoreandmoreuntiltheyarecompletelyfull.SosomeforeignerslearntoknowtheyalwaysleavesomefoodintheirbowlsordishesinordertoavoidmorefoodtobeaddedwhenareinvitedtodinnerinChinesefamily.ThatisthedifferencesinfoodculturebetweenChinaandtheWest.ImreallyfullTableware Is Simple in Chinese MealsGen
13、erallyspeaking,wedontusemuchtableware（餐具）whenwehaveourmealinChina.Mainlywehavebowl,dishes,chopsticksandspoons,whichwedontuseveryoften.InservingEnglishmeals,theyusesomuchtablewarewithdifferentkindsandsizes.TheChinesedonotknowhowtousethemproperlywhentheyareinvitedtodinnerinEnglishfamily.ForexampletherearedifferentkindsofnamesforglassesinEnglish,suchaswineglass,cherryglass,brandyglass,beerglass,snifterglass,championfluteandhighbowl.Youcanseetablewarealsoshowthefoodcultureofdifferentcountries.wineglasscherryglassbrandyglassbeerglass
