Abstract

Food culture is a significance culture in the world and plays a pivotal role in intercultural communication. People living in different regions will have various differences in food structure, cooking methods and table manners, which are closely related to people’s traditional customs, religious beliefs, culture concepts and ways of thinking. The diverse food culture in the West has contributed to the diversity of the world’s dietary culture. With the exchange and integration of modern international culture, the differences of culture between China and Western countries have become more and more obvious, which have aroused people’s interest in the research.

     The thesis tries to put forward its viewpoint on the basis of previous research. Firstly, the paper expounds the concept of the culture and intercultural communication and the development as well as Cross-cultural communication of the food culture, and then elaborated on the differences between Chinese and Western food culture from the three aspects of diet concept, kitchenware and table manners. 

Key words：culture; intercultural communication; food culture; cultural difference

Contents

摘要

Abstract

1.Introduction  .1

2.Culture and inter-culture communication2

3.Differences between Chinese and Western food concept.3

3.1The Chinese food concept.3

3.2The Western food concept.3

3.3Differences between Chinese and Western foods.4

4.Differences between Chinese and Western kitchen utensils4

4.1Kitchen utensils in China4

4.2Kitchen utensils in the West5

4.3Differences between Chinese and Western kitchen utensils.6

5.Differences between Chinese and Western table manners .7

   5.1Difference in food culture.7

   5.2Differences in table language8

   5.3Differences in seating protocol8

   5.4Differences in tableware arrangement.8

6.Conclusion8

References9

Acknowledgements10