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1、TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternDietaryCultureThedietisthefirstneedforhuman’ssurvivalanddevelopment.Itisalsotheoneofthebasicformofsociallife.Howeverunderthedifferentculturalbackground,havingdifferentdietideaanddietcustom,thenfinallyformthedifferentdi
2、etaryculture.Certainly,theChineseandwesterndiethavealargenumberofdifferences.Forexample,whenmentionfood,Linyutang'sansweris"theforemostenjoymentinlife."Butthewesternscholars'answeris"thethingswhichgodgivetostarveling."Fromthesewecansee:itisobviousthatthewe
3、sterndietisarationalconcept,regardlessofthecoloroffood,incense,flavorandshape,butnutritionmustbeassured.Itcaresabouttheintakeofcalories,vitamins,proteinandsoonduringaday.ComparingwiththeChinesediet,westerndiettastesstereotyped,assimpleaschewingthecandle,bu
4、tthesensetellsthem:Wemusteatthemallbecauseofthenutrition.Onthecontrary,Chinesedietisasenseofbeautydiet.Whenpeoplesampledishes,theyoftensaythisdishis"delicious",andthatdishis"notdelicious".Butifyouaskwhatismeantby"delicious",why"tasty"andwhataretheaspectsof
5、"delicious",Iamafraidthatitwillbedifficulttoanswer.ThisshowsthatwhichChinesepeoplehankeronadietisjustthe“mood”thatisdifficultforonetosayanything.Evenusingthe"color,flavor,shapeandimplement"whichpeopleoftensaidtomakethe"realm"reifcation,Iamafraiditisstilldi
6、fficulttocrownall.So,inaword,theChineseandwesterndiethavethedifferencesthatcannotbeignoredinconcepts.Asforthechoicesofcookingmaterials,westernersthinkthedishesaretofilltheirstomach,sotheyeatlargepiecesofmeat,chickenandotherblock.China'scuisineis“Taste”,sow
7、hencooking,showingagreatarbitrarinessintheselectedmaterials:manythingsthatthrownawaybywesternersmayseemasanexcellentrawmaterialtoChinesepeople.Westernrawmaterialsaremainlyanimalandmarinefish,supplementedwithplant;whileChinesearemainlyplat-basedandfreshwate
8、rfish,supplementedwithanimal.Why?Infact,ithasinextricablylinkedwiththeadvocacyofBuddhists.Theydeemanimalsas"people"andplantshave"nosoul."So,Chineseadvocatethevegetablesasthemaindish.Fortherest,everhaveseensuc