饮食文化讲座2

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Shi Lilin,Food culture,Chinese food,American food,British food,What are some of the features of Chinese food?,Dining habits,Having dinner together,with all the family members,sitting around a table and each person will have,one set of dining tool,in front of them.,Share the food dishes,which were made and put into the central of table,diners will only pick up the food from the dished,which who want to eat.,Chinese diners seldom pick up rice from the bowl but will handle the bowl towards their lips then,poke the rice into their mouths by the chopsticks,.,Chinese always have,soup,during or after dining.,Dining habits,Variety of food,Different folk culture,district,religion,and festival produce different food.Most prominent ones are style of,Guangdong,Beijing,Shanghai,Sichuan,North-West,and so onor by folk,there are kajia,Yunan,Fujian,etc.,Main Food,Rice in Southern and Eastern China,Wheat,in Northern China and Sweet Corn in,Middle,Northern,Western China,.,Because of their farming products,people,living in Southern China will have rice,congee or rice noodle as their main food,and who will have wheat made products like,Bun,noodle,pancake in Northern China.,The populace who living on seaside and,lakeside will have seafood or lake fishes,as meals.,Main Food,Taste,Depends On Climate,The dishes made by Northern Chefs are in heavier taste and those are comparably light in Southern Chefs recipes,sometimes,we say it is tasty as sweet and fresh in Southern Chinese food.,Taste,In the Northern and Western Provinces of China like Lingxia,hebei,Sichuan,Shenxi,and Yunnan,the diets are made in hot and spicy,because of the humid cold weather and high altitude.,Chinese people wonder that to perspire is a good method for preventing diseases caused by humidity and cold.,Why do we use Chopsticks?,Can you guess why?,Dining tools,Chinese simply choose chopsticks as their,tableware.,Undercultivation of Confucianism,Chinese consider knife and fork bearing sort of violence,like cold weapons.,However,chopsticks reflect gentleness and benevolence,the main moral,teaching of Confucianism.,Chopsticks,If you find,an uneven pair,at your table setting,it means you are going to miss a boat,plane or train.,Dropping chopsticks,will inevitably bring bad luck.,Superstitions about Chopsticks,Crossed chopsticks,show that your bill has,been settled,or you can do the same to,show the waiter that you have finished and,are ready to pay the bill.,Putting chopsticks,straight into the rice,is not,considered polite.,Superstitions about Chopsticks,Food Symbolism,Can you think of some food eaten on different occasions?,What can different food symbolize?,Food Symbolism,In China,foods are given different meanings,so that in certain occasion a kind of food,can only be eaten by some specific individuals,or a kind of food must be eaten in specific occasion.,Food Symbolism,Usually,an honored guest will be served,a,snappers head or shell,to hail him and,show warmly welcome in some districts.,Long noodle,is the symbol of longevity,and a healthy life.,Food Symbolism,In Central China,if a baby is born,his father will send,Red Boiled Egg,to announce the news.An even,number,usually six or eight,of Red Boiled Egg will,be delivered for a boy,and an odd number,usually,five or seven for a girl.,Fish,is always served to symbolize prosperity and,wealth accumulation in the New Years Eve.,Can you think of food that is typical,of British style?,Food in Britain,For most people,breakfast,is a bowl of cereal,toast and jam with a cup of coffee or tea.Some people have a cooked breakfast(often egg and bacon but this is not as popular as it was before.,Lunch,is usually a very quick meal;,most people have a sandwich or a,light snack.,Dinner,has two or three courses.First a starter like soup,and then a main course with meat or fish and finally a dessert.,Food in Britain,Can you think of food that is,typical of British style?,Food in America,Its hard to find a typically American food.Because the United States has long attracted immigrants from a wide variety of nations and cultures,When people move to America,they bring their cooking styles with them.Thats why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.,Food in America,Americans would also prefer fast food like burgers and chips that are unhealthy to human body.American people do not have many skills for cooking,mostly they only boil,steam and bake the food.,