摘要

饮食在人类社会发展的过程中发挥着不可替代的重要作用，是人类生活的物质基础和保障。饮食与文化密切相关，不同的国家缔造了不同的饮食文化。中英两国在饮食文化上存在较大的差异,主要反映在饮食观念、餐饮礼仪等方面。研究这些不同之处，有利于汲取不同饮食文化中的精华，增进中英饮食文化的相互了解与交融。

关键词：中国；英国；饮食文化；红楼梦；唐顿庄园

Contents

Abstract 1

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Research purpose 2

1.2 Research background 2

1.3 Research methodology 9

2.DIETARY IDEAS 9

2.1 "Eating is related to everything" and "Eating is only for living" 9

2.2 Collectivism and Individualism 10

2.3 Delicacy and nutrition 11

3. DIET ETIQUETTE 12

3.1 Seating 12

3.2 Tablewares 13

4. TEA CULTURE 15

4.1 Types of tea 15

4.2 Tea set 15

4.3 Drinking style 16

4.4 Tea etiquette 16

4.5 Tea customs 17

4.6 Tea spirit 17

5. WINE CULTURE 18

6. REASONS FOR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINESE AND BRITISH FOOD CULTURE 19

6.1 Geographic reasons 19

6.2 Historcial reasons 19

6.3 Cultural and religious reasons 20

7. CONCLUSION 21

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 22

BIBLIOGRAPHY 23