ABSTRACT
China has rich and profound food culture; western nation has exquisite and self-system food civilization. The collision, the exchange as well as the combination between China and Western food culture fill and color the universe civilization. The people regard food as of fundamental importance. China owns its unique and profuse food culture traditions. Nowadays, besides Chinese traditional nosh, western-style food has been here and there in China. KFC and McDonald’s are children’s favorite food; high-level restaurants and cafeteria are the place that white collar get together. Western food has been penetrated into Chinese life.
This thesis mainly introduces the differences between Chinese and western culture from culture and differences. Meanwhile, the developmental history of Chinese and western food culture describes the different cultural processes of China and American respectively. It appears differnces due to their various cultural background. This theis mainly on different conceptions, different banquet manners and some combinations. At last , it presents that western-style food influence Chinese food, including the positive side and the negative side.
Realizing the differences between China and western country, Chinese accept and combine the acceptable part that makes our daily food ampler, but Chinese must never lose own characters, which is the correct attitude
Key words：Culture difference; Different conception; Different banquet etiquette; Different in time conception
摘 要
中國有燦爛豐富、博大精深的飲食文化；西方國家則有精巧專維、自成體系的飲食文明。中西飲食文化的碰撞和交流豐富了全球的飲食文化。民以食為天，中國有自己獨特豐富的飲食文化底蘊。然而今天除了中國傳統的小吃外，西方的食品在中國也隨處可見了，肯德基，麥當勞已經成為小朋友的最愛，高階的`西餐廳﹑咖啡館也成了白領的聚集地。西方飲食已經進入了國人的生活中了。
本文主要介紹中西文化及其差異，從文化和差異兩方面敘述。中西飲食文化的發展歷史分別敘述美國和中國不同的文化歷程，由於兩方面不同的文化底蘊，在飲食上出現了差異。本文主要從觀念上的差異﹑宴會禮儀的差異，中西飲食文化的融合等方面展開論述。最後介紹了西方飲食對中國產生的影響，從正反兩方面論述。
瞭解中西飲食文化差異的同時，接受可以接受的部分並與中國飲食相融合，使我們日常生活中的飲食更加豐富，但又不乏自身特色。這才是我們正確對待中西飲食文化的態度。
關鍵詞:文化差異; 觀念不同; 餐飲禮節不同; 時間觀念不同