摘要：饮食文化是文化的一个重要组成部分，每个国家和民族都有其独特的饮食文化，因此它具有浓郁的民族性和深厚的多样性的特点。同时，饮食文化也与跨文化交际密切相关。本文从跨文化角度着重分析了中国和西方国家在饮食观念，饮食内容等方面存在的差异，揭示了形成不同饮食文化的深层原因。饮食文化通过跨文化的交流，将会博采众长，不断完善发展，实现中西文化的交融。

关键词：中西饮食文化；跨文化交际；差异 

Contents

摘要

Abstract

1.Introduction1

2.Literature Review1

3.Connection between cultural communication and food culture.2

4.Characteristics of Chinese and Western food culture..3

4.1Meaning and characteristic of Chinese food culture3

4.2 Meaning and characteristic of Western food culture.3

5.Differences between Chinese and Western food culture4

5.1 Differences of food ideas.4

5.1.1 Pan-food doctrine and Pragmatism4

5.1.2 Concordance and Separation.5

5.1.3 Ostentation and Simplicity6

5.2 Differences of food contents.6

5.2.1 “Delicious” and “nutrition”.6

5.2.2 “Vegetarianism” and “Meat Activists”7

5.3 Differences of food customs and ways8

5.3.1 Different table wares.8

5.3.2 Different cooking methods8

5.4 Different table etiquette..9

5.4.1 The time of attendance9

5.4.2 The seat management..10

6.Reasons for the differences between Chinese and Western food cultures10

6.1 The geographic location10

6.2 The religious belief11

6.3 The life style11

7.Conclusion.11

References.13