2. In China, cooking is an art, which attracts people in China who take food as their greatest pleasure, and they are extremely interested and even joking. Westerners emphasize science and nutrition in diet, and the whole process of cooking is carried out in strict accordance with scientific norms. When cooking is standardized, the work of chefs becomes extremely monotonous mechanical work.
The way of eating, that is, how to eat, is obviously different between China and the West. In China, whether it is a family dinner or a formal banquet, people sit around to eat and enjoy a seat. People toast each other and exhort each other, which embodies the virtues of mutual respect and mutual courtesy and the atmosphere of harmonious reunion.
At western banquets, although people sit together, their food is served separately. You don't have to have a fixed seat, you can walk around freely, which can not only fully satisfy your personal preferences for food, but also facilitate social interaction and emotional and information exchange between individuals, and you don't have to put all activities on the table.
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There are many nationalities in the world, and different nationalities have formed different countries. A country has a long and short history, a large and small territory, a strong and weak strength, a large and small population, and differences in ethnic composition, religious beliefs, political nature and economic structure.
This unique feature often forms the nature of a nation or a country, thus forming different food cultures. Westerners emphasize science and nutrition in diet, so the whole cooking process is carried out in strict accordance with scientific norms.
The sum of material wealth and spiritual wealth with western cultural characteristics created and accumulated in diet. Compared with other types of food culture, it has strong historical characteristics and system structure, which has great influence on modern food.
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