饮食文化是非语言文化交流的重要组成部分。了解中西方饮食文化的差异,是深入了解中西方文化根源差异的重要途径。本文就中西饮食文化中的食材差异,烹饪方式差异,用餐形式和用餐礼仪差异四个方面进行阐述,以促进中西饮食文化的相互了解和交融,避免在跨文化交际中产生误解。一、饮食文化的含义饮食是人类发展的第一需要,狭义的饮食文化是指人们在日常生活中的饮食行为和习惯,广义的饮食文化是指人类创造的一切物质产品和精神产品的总和。中西方国家因不同 Food culture is an important part of non-verbal and cultural exchange. Understanding the differences between Chinese and Western food culture is an important way to understand the root causes of differences between Chinese and Western cultures. This article elaborates four aspects of differences in foodstuffs, differences in cooking methods, dining forms and dining etiquette in the Chinese and Western food culture so as to promote mutual understanding and blending of Chinese and Western food culture and avoid misunderstanding in intercultural communication. First, the meaning of food culture Diet is the first need for human development, the narrow sense of the diet culture refers to people in their daily life dietary practices and habits, a broad sense of the food culture is all human material and spiritual products created by the sum. Different countries in the West