英语论文：论中西饮食文化差异

英语论文论中西饮食文化差异ONDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETARYCULTURES论中西饮食文化差异ABSTRACTDIETISABSOLUTELYNECESSARYINTHELIFEOFMANKINDANDEVENINTHEEXISTENCEORDEVELOPMENTBECAUSEOFTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTURALTRADITIONSTHECHINESEANDWESTERNDIETARYCULTURESAREDIFFERENTINCONCEPTTARGETPATTERNATTRIBUTIONANDNATUREWESTUDYTHESEDIFFERENCESANDTHENFINDOUTTHEPOINTSTHATCANBEDIGESTEDINORDERTOFACILITATETHECOMMUNICATIONABOUTCULTURESBETWEENCHINAANDTHEWESTTAIWANPROFESSORZHANGQIJUNSAIDTHEOLDSAYINGEATDRINKMANWOMANWHOWISHESGREATLYFORSUCHASTANDARDFAIRWESTERNCULTUREINPARTICULARMODERNAMERICANCULTURECANBESAIDTOBEMALEANDFEMALECULTUREBUTTHECHINESECULTURECANBESAIDTOBEADIETARYCULTURE“ASTHEREASONOFTHECULTURALTRADITIONSTHEWESTERNLIVESTENDTOMENANDWOMENBUTBECAUSEOFTHENARROWGENDERRELATIONSCHINESEPEOPLEAREDUMPINGGUIDANCEONLIFEINTHERESTAURANTSTHUSTHEDIETISRICHINCULTUREFOODCULTUREINTHEWESTISNOTDEVELOPEDENOUGHBUTTHISUNDERDEVELOPMENTITSELFISTHERESULTOFTHEDEVELOPMENTOFACULTURESOITISSTILLSIGNIFICANTTOSTUDYTHEDIETARYCULTURESOFCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETBYTHEANALYSISOFTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETARYCULTURESWECANCOMPREHENDTHERESPECTIVECULTURALTRADITIONSOFCHINAANDTHEWESTANDWECANALSOIMPROVEANDCREATETHECULTUREOFCHINAKEYWORDSDIETARYCULTURECULTURALTRADITIONDIFFERENCES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男女人之大欲存焉就这样的标准而论西方文化特别是近代美国式的文化可说是男女文化而中国可说是一种饮食文化由于文化传统的缘故西方人的人生倾向男女关系而中国人由于对男女关系的褊狭把人生精力倾泄导向于饮食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INTRODUCTIONONCETHEREISASAYINGTHAT“FOODISEATINGWELLDESERVEDFORHUMANLIFESOFOODISANINDISPENSABLECONDITIONFORTHESURVIVALANDDEVELOPMENTOFHUMANBEINGSTHEREARETWODESIRESINLIFEONEISFEASTINGTHEMTOSURVIVEANDANOTHERISTHELUSTOFMENANDWOMENWHICHCANHELPTHEMANKINDTOCARRYONTHEFAMILYLINEFACINGTHETWODESIRESCHINAPAYSMOREATTENTIONTOTHEFORMERWHILETHEWESTTENDSTOTHELATTERSUCHPHENOMENONAFFECTSTHECULTURALTRENDDIETISACTUALLYTHECONTENTSOFOURDAILYLIVESBUTWHYWECALLITCULTURETHATISBECAUSETHEDIETHASSPECIALSTATUSINTHECHINESECULTUREANDITALSOHASAGREATDISTINCTIONBETWEENCHINAANDTHEWESTASONEOFTHEWORLDANCIENTNATIONSCHINASDIETHASAHISTORYALMOSTASLONGASTHATOFCHINESECIVILIZATIONBUTINWESTERNCOUNTRIESANCIENTTHINKERSDEVOTEDLESSATTENTIONTOTHEFOODPROBLEMTHANTHECHINESEPHILOSOPHERSDIDANDTHEREISEVENNOTAWAREOFITTOTHE“HEAVEN“DEGREEWITHTHEOPPOSITETHEYRECOGNIZEDANDINTERPRETEDTHEWORLDINTHEPERSPECTIVEOFTHELUSTORLOVEOFMENANDWOMENMOREWHETHERTHEAWARENESSOFORIGINALSINOFCHRISTIANITYADAMANDEVELEGENDORANCIENTGREEKPHILOSOPHYSUCHASPLATOSDIALOGUEWHOCONSIDEREDTHEPERSONALRELATIONSHIPSLOVEASTHELOVEOFONTOLOGYOFBEAUTYANDREGARDEDITASAREALITYTHINKINGOFPHILOSOPHYALLTHESEIDEASBECOMETHEBASISOFWESTERNPHILOSOPHERSCULTURALTHOUGHTSALLTHESEHADPOTENTIALEFFECTSONTHEDEVELOPMENTOFWESTERNCULTUREANDWESTERNERSCHARACTERSRECEIVINGTHEINFLUENCEOFRESPECTIVECULTURALTRADITIONTHECHINESEANDWESTERNDIETARYCULTUREHASHADDIFFERENTCHARACTERISTICTHEDIFFERENCESINCONCEPTSTARGETSPATTERNSATTRIBUTIONANDNATUREHADREFLECTEDTHEDIFFERENTDIETARYCULTUREINTHEDIFFERENTSTATECHARACTERISTICSUCHCHARACTERISTICHASENRICHEDTHERESEARCHVALUEOFDIETARYCULTURESTUDYINGTHESECULTURALDIFFERENCESWECANFINDOUTAJOINTENHANCINGTHECOMMUNICATIONBETWEENCHINAANDTHEWESTTHROUGHACOMPREHENSIVESTUDYOFTHESUBJECTITMAYBEAGREATHELPTOTHECOMMUNICATIONOFTHECHINESEANDWESTERNCULTURESIDIFFERENCESINCONCEPTSFIRSTTHECHINESEANDWESTERNDIETHAVETHEDIFFERENCESTHATCANNOTBEIGNOREDINCONCEPTSNOBODYWILLDENYTHATTHEWESTERNDIETISARATIONALCONCEPTREGARDLESSOFTHECOLOROFFOODINCENSEFLAVORANDSHAPEBUTNUTRITIONMUSTBEASSUREDITCARESABOUTTHEINTAKEOFCALORIESVITAMINSPROTEINANDSOONDURINGADAYCOMPARINGWITHTHECHINESEDIETWESTERNDIETTASTESSTEREOTYPEDASSIMPLEASCHEWINGTHECANDLEBUTTHESENSETELLSTHEMWEMUSTEATTHEMALLBECAUSEOFTHENUTRITIONANDTHENTHEYPUTITBLUNTLYJUSTLIKEREFUELINGMACHINETHECONCEPTOFWESTERNDIETISCOMPATIBLEWITHTHEWHOLEWESTERNPHILOSOPHYMETAPHYSICSISTHEMAINFEATUREOFWESTERNPHILOSOPHYSUCHKINDOFPHILOSOPHYBRINGSVITALITYTOWESTERNCULTURESOTHENATURALSCIENCESPSYCHOLOGYANDMETHODOLOGYACHIEVEARAPIDDEVELOPMENTINSOMEOTHERASPECTSSUCHPHILOSOPHYPROPOSITIONISASIGNIFICANTLYOBSTACLESUCHASTHEDIETARYCULTUREWHICHISTHEINEVITABLETHINGTODROPBEHINDANDJUSTTHEMETAPHYSICSOFMETHODOLOGYMARKSEVERYWHEREINCELEBRATIONITSTRESSESTABLEWARESTRESSESTHESTAPLESTRESSESTHESERVINGSANDSTRESSESTHECOLORANDSHAPEMIXOFRAWMATERIALSBUTNOMATTERHOWLUXURIOUSTHEGRADEISFROMLOSANGELESTONEWYORKONLYONETASTEOFSTEAKITISNOARTTOSPEAKOFANDASDISHESTHECHICKENISCHICKENSTEAKISSTEAKEVENINGROUPSWHICHAREALSOCONDUCTEDINASHALLOWDISHINADISHOF“FRENCHMUTTONCHOPS“ONESIDEISPOTATOMUDANDMUTTONCHOPSSITSNEXTTOITANOTHERSIDEISALLOCATIONOFCOOKINGBEANSANDPLUSAFEWTABLETSOFTOMATOCOLORISONCLEARBUTTHETASTESOFTHEVARIOUSMATERIALSARESEPARATEDNOTTORECONCILEANDTHEENTIREFLAVORISALSOSIMPLEANDCLEARCHINESEDIETISASENSEOFBEAUTYDIETWHENPEOPLESAMPLEDISHESTHEYOFTENSAYTHISDISHIS“DELICIOUS“ANDTHATDISHIS“NOTDELICIOUS“BUTIFYOUASKWHATISMEANTBY“DELICIOUS“WHY“TASTY“ANDWHATARETHEASPECTSOF“DELICIOUS“IAMAFRAIDTHATITWILLBEDIFFICULTTOANSWERTHISSHOWSTHATWHICHCHINESEPEOPLEHANKER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