ABSTRACT Diet culture is an important part of non-language culture in intercultural communication. Understanding the differences between Chinese and American diet culture not only can deepen the understanding of the language and culture but also improve the rate of success in intercultural communication. Chinese diet culture has a long history. Chinese cuisine is not only a technical, but also a kind of art. It is the results of labor and the crystallization of wisdom by the people of all nationalities and is an important part of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.46608
This thesis studied the origin and historical development of Chinese diet culture and American diet culture and the evolution and features. It also contrasts the ways of diet, the manners of diet, the conceptions reflected in Chinese and American diet culture and the influences of Chinese and American diet culture. Chinese diet culture is the sum of the material wealth and spiritual wealth created and accumulated by the Chinese nation in the long process of production and consumption of food and drink. There are many kinds of Chinese diet and each diet has its own feature in color, aroma and taste. American diet does not pay attention to the fine, but the pursuit of fast and convenient, it is not luxurious and now more popular. Although American diet is not the pursuit of fine food, but are used for fresh raw materials and can more effective to maintain the original flavor of food.
Keywords: Chinese diet culture; American diet culture; the differences of diet culture; the influences of diet culture
摘  要
饮食文化是跨文化交际中非语言文化的重要组成部分之一。了解中西方饮食文化的差异， 对于外语学习者来讲，不仅能加深对所学语言文化的理解，更能提高跨文化交际的成功率。 中国饮食文化源远流长，素有“烹饪王国”之称。中国烹饪不仅仅是技术，也是一种艺术，是文化，是我国各族人民辛勤的劳动成果和智慧的结晶，是中华民族传统文化的一个重要组成部分。
本论文研究了中国饮食文化和美国饮食文化的起源和历史发展，以及美国饮食文化的演变与特征。还对比了饮食方式、饮食方式、饮食文化的概念和美国饮食文化的影响。中国饮食文化是中华民族在长期的饮食品的生产与消费实践过程中所创造和积累的物质财富和精神财富的总和。中国饮食有很多种，每一种饮食都有它自己的特点，相同的是，它们都色、香、俱全。美国饮食文化不讲究精细，只追求快速便捷。虽说美国美食不追求精致，但在选材方面却十分注重，他们所采用的皆是新鲜原材料，更有效的保持食物的原滋原。
毕业论文关键词：中国饮食文化; 美国饮食文化; 中美饮食文化差异; 中美饮食文化影响
Table of Contents
1 Introduction    1
1.1 Background of Chinese Diet Culture and American Diet Culture    1
1.2 Significance of the Study    1
2 Literature Review    2
3 An Analysis on the Differences between Chinese and American Diet Culture    3
3.1 Origin and Development of Diet    3
3.1.1 Origin and Development of Chinese Diet    3
3.1.2 Origin and Development of American Diet    4
3.2 Characteristics of Chinese and American Diet    5
3.3 Table Manners    7
3.4 Social Values Reflected in Chinese and American Diet Culture    9
3.5 The Influences of Chinese and American Diet Culture    12
4 Conclusion    13
References    14
 Study on the Differences between Chinese Diet Culture and American Diet Culture from Eat Drink Man Woman and The Big Bang Theory
1    Introduction 《饮食男女》《生活大爆炸》看中美饮食文化差异:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_48352.html