Abstract

Human diet has improved with quality of life improvement and progress. Different cultural backgrounds lead to different attitudes towards diet, and there is a great difference in the food culture among the various ethnic groups. Diet is life, life is culture. This thesis describes the different food culture on the diet style, cooking method and dietary content. Chinese and Western food culture have its own strong points. Through intensive study, people can profoundly understand the cultural connotation.

Key words: food culture; table manners; cultural difference

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1.Introduction1

2.Food Culture.1

2.1 The food culture of China.1

2.2 The food culture of the West.2

3.Differences of Food Culture .2

3.1 Diet style.3

3.1.1 “Common meal system” and “individual dining system”3

3.1.2 Chopsticks and forks3

3.2 Cooking method4

3.3 Dietary contents.4

3.3.1 Dietary objects4

3.3.2 Holiday meals.5

3.3.3 Drinks.6

4.Differences of Table Manners 7

4.1 Punctuality.8

4.1.1Time systems.8

4.1.2 Lateness in China.8

4.1.3 Punctuality in the West8

4.2 Seat arrangement.9

4.2.1 According to the position.9

4.2.2 According to the gender.10

4.3 The order of serving dishes.10

5. Conclusion11

References13