1、商务英语毕业论文 论中西方饮食文化差异抚顺职业技术学院外语系毕业论文论中西饮食文化差异ON THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINESE AND WESTERN FOOD 作 者 沈倩 院 系 外语系 专 业 商务英语 年 级 2009级 班 级 _商务英语二班_学 号 0906010218 指导教师 贾荣武 二零一一年十二月内 容 摘 要摘要:饮食是人类生活、生存与发展的必需，可是由于中西方文化传统的差异，导致了中西方饮食文化在观念、对象、方式、归属与性质方面产生了差异，研究这些差异，找出可以融会贯通的地方，促进中西文化交流。台湾张起钧教授说过“古语说饮食
2、男女人之大欲存焉。由此赋予饮食以丰富的文化内涵，虽然饮食文化在西方不够发达，但这种不发达本身也是一种文化发展的结果，所以对中西饮食文化的比较仍有意义。通过对中西饮食文化差异的分析，我们可以了解中西方各自的文化传统；同时能对中国文化进行改善与创新。 关键词： 饮食文化 文化传统 差异Abstract Diet is absolutely necessary in the life of mankind, and even in the existence or development. Because of the differences between Chinese and western
3、cultural traditions, the Chinese and western dietary cultures are different in concept, target, pattern, attribution and nature. We study these differences and then find out the points that can be digested, in order to facilitate the communication about cultures between China and the west. Taiwan Pr
4、ofessor Zhang Qijun said, “The old saying, Eat, drink, man, woman who wishes greatly. Thus the diet is rich in culture. Food culture in the west is not developed enough, but this underdevelopment itself is the result of the development of a culture, so it is still significant to study the dietary cu
5、ltures of Chinese and Western diet. By the analysis of the differences between Chinese and western dietary cultures, we can comprehend the respective cultural traditions of China and the west. And we can also improve and create the culture of ChinaKey Words： dietary, culturecultural, tradition diffe
6、rencesContentsPartI Introduction. . 5Part II The differences in concepts.52.1 Cultural differences.6 2.2 Comparing with the Chinesediet, western diet tastes.Stereotyped.6 Part III Chinese diet is a sense of beauty diet.73.1 This dish is delicious. .73.2 Differences in targets all diet cannot be done
7、 without. vegetables. 8Part IV Westerners do not seem to have such a good habit. .84.1 There are more meat dishes in western lives. 8PartV The cultural behaviors. 105.1 The difference cultural behaviors in western and Chinese.105.2 Difference in Diet Attribution There are differences between. .Chine
8、se And western diet attribution.125.3 Differences in Dietary Patterns.13PartVI Conclusion.14References.15On The Cultural Differences Between Chinese And Western FoodPart I IntroductionOnce there is a saying that Food is eating well-deserved for human life”, so food is an indispensable condition for
9、the survival and development of human beings. . There are two desires in life: one is feasting them to survive; and another is the lust of men and women, which can help the mankind to carry on the family line. Facing the two desires, China pays more attention to the former, while the west tends to t
10、he latter. Such phenomenon affects the cultural trend. Diet is actually the contents of our daily lives, but why we call it culture? That is because the diet has special status in the Chinese culture, and it also has a great distinction between China and the west. As one of the world ancient nations
11、, Chinas diet has a history almost as long as that of Chinese civilization. But in western countries, ancient thinkers devoted less attention to the food problem than the Chinese philosophers did, and there is even not aware of it to the heaven degree. Receiving the influence of respective cultural
12、tradition, the Chinese and western dietary culture has had different characteristicPart II The differences in concepts Targets, patterns, attribution and naturead reflected the different dietary culture in the different state characteristic;such characteristic has enriched the research value of diet
13、ary culture2.1 cultural differences We can find out a joint enhancing the communication between China and the west through a comprehensive study of the subject. It may be a great help to the communication of the Chinese and western cultures. I. Differences in Concepts First, the Chinese and western
14、diet have the differences that cannot be ignored in concepts. Nobody will deny that the Western diet is a rational concept, regardless of the color of food, incense, flavor and shape, but nutrition must be assured. It cares about the intake of calories, vitamins, protein and so on during a day.2.2 C
15、omparing with the Chinese diet, western diet tastes stereotypedAs simple as chewing the candle, but the sense tells them: We must eat them all because of the nutrition. And then they put it bluntly, just like refueling machine. The concept of western diet is compatible with the whole western philoso
16、phy. Metaphysics is the main feature of western philosophy. Such kind of philosophy brings vitality to western culture, so the natural sciences, psychology and methodology achieve a rapid development. In some other aspects, such philosophy proposition is a significantly obstacle, such as the dietary
17、 culture, which is the inevitable thing to drop behind, and just the metaphysics of methodology marks everywhere. In celebration, it stresses tableware, stresses the staple, stresses the servings, and stresses the color and shape mix of raw materials. But no matter how luxurious the grade is; from L
18、os Angeles to New York, only one taste of steak, it is no art to speak of. And as dishes, the chicken is chicken; steak is steak, even in groups, which are also conducted in a shallow dish. In a dish of French Muttonchops, one side is potato mud, and muttonchops sits next to it, another side is allo
19、cation of cooking beans, and plus a few tablets of tomato. Color is on clear, but the tastes of the various materials are separated, not to reconcile, and the entire flavor is also simple and clearPart III Chinese diet is a sense of beauty diet3.1 This dish is delicious When people sample dishes, th
20、ey often say this dish is delicious, and that dish is not delicious.But if you ask what is meant by delicious, why tasty and what are the aspects of delicious, I am afraid that it will be difficult to answer. This shows that which Chinese people hanker on a diet is just the “mood” that is difficult
21、for one to say anything. Even using the color, flavor, shape and implement which people often said to make the realm reification, I am afraid it is still difficult to crown allIt contains a wealth of dialectics of Chinese philosophy, and all these depend on the degree of the wonderful flavor and har
22、mony of dish. The ever-changing within degrees decides the changeable of Chinese food, and it also decides the characteristics of Chinese food as well as the characteristics on each of thechefs. 3.2. Difference in targets all diet cannot be done without vegetables The word dish is for the sound in C
23、hina, and it always has something to do with the plants. According to a survey of western plants scholar, there are 600 varieties of vegetables, six times more than in the west. In fact, the Chinese dishes, vegetable dish is usual food. Meat dish entered the normal diet only on holidays or higher li
24、ving standards, so since ancient times, and there was a saying of fresh vegetables. Mandarin language: Common people eat fresh vegetables, fish only offered in the worship. It is said that fresh vegetables are mainly to the civilian in general, only being able to eat meat only in worship. Vegetarian
25、 diet takes the dominant position in the normal structure. Chinese people consider the vegetables as the main dish; it has inextricably linked with the advocacy of Buddhists. They deem animals as people and plants have no soul. So, they advocate vegetarianismPart IV Westerners do not seem to have su
26、ch a good habitThey up hold a cultural origin of nomadic, seafaring nation. Living mainly by fishing and hunting, collection and planting are just the complement. There are more meat dishes in their lives.4.1 There are more meat dishes in western lives Feeding, clothing, and using are taken from the
27、 animals, and even Western medicine is derived from animals. When the westerners introduce the diet characteristics of their countries, they always feel that their diet is more reasonable on the mix of nutrition than China. The food industry is more developed, such as cans, fast food, although the t
28、aste is monotonous, but it saves time, and it also has good nutrition. Therefore, in their countries: people are generally healthier and taller than Chinese, and the people have strong shoulders and developed muscles; but Chinese people look short, their shoulders narrow and legs thin, their skin ye
29、llow and their body weak. The differences between Chinese and western food for Westerners to judge the merits of the two diet is not justified. Mr. Sun Yat-sen had profound study of the culture of food and incisive exposition. In his composing The Scheme for National Reconstruction, detailing the di
30、fferences between Chinese and Western diet phenomenon, he concludes: Chinese ordinary people drink green tea, and eat simple food such as vegetables and tofu for meal. Such kinds of food are the most healthy and beneficial according to the research of hygienist.Therefore, the remote people in china, whose diet are far from meat and wine, always live a long life. Also China has a big population, and Chinese people have enormous power to resist disease, but they never try the non-diet. “He adde
