人是杂食动物。在中国，有些人天上飞的地上跑的只要能吃的，无所不吃。美国人可不这样，超市里不卖活鱼（中国店除外），也不卖动物内脏；美国人做饭时不用明火，加热食物使用微波炉和电烤箱，说是受不了油烟的熏烤与气味。
As we all know, there's quite a difference between eastern & western food. In China, we'd love to try all kinds of food. But not in the United States. In U.S., supermarkets don't sell live fish, and animal organs are not popular food at all. Instead of stir-frying, Americans prefer baking and microwaving.
The main difference between Chinese and Western eating habits is that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. If you are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of food and will do their best to give you a taste of many different types of cuisine. Among friends, they will just order enough for the people there. If they are taking somebody out for dinner and the relationship is polite to semi-polite, then they will usually order one more dish than the number of guests (e.g. four people, five dishes). If it is a business dinner or a very formal occasion, there is likely to be a huge amount of food that will be impossible to finish.
A typical meal starts with some cold dishes, like boiled peanuts and smashed cucumber with garlic. These are followed by the main courses, hot meat and vegetable dishes. Finally soup is brought out, which is followed by the starchy "staple" food, which is usually rice or noodles or sometimes dumplings. Many Chinese eat rice (or noodles or whatever) last, but if you like to have your rice together with other dishes, you should say so early on.
中西方节日差异
现在让我们将中西方节日进行一个比较。首先是对中西最隆重的节庆作一比较，果然有所发现。均不见中国的除夕夜，只是家人团聚，绝不会邀请外人，即使最知己的朋友也很知趣，不会在这一晚闯入别人的家宴，要拜年也得挨到正月初一，这几乎成为约定俗成的风俗，少说也得有几千年的历史；西方的圣诞节可不一样，它的前一晚是平安夜，圣诞老人要在这一夜降临，给每个人带来礼物和美好的祝愿。这一夜也和中国人一样是家庭团聚的时刻，不同的是，这一年一次的节日，经常会邀请友人甚至外国朋友参加。如果是除夕夜，一到新年的钟声响起，人们欢呼雀跃，情不自禁地跑到大街上，见到人就拥抱，也不管认识不认识。感恩节就等同于我国的春节，是全家团聚一起迎接新的一年的节日。但两者都是合家团聚,充分体现亲情恩情的节日;它们都是人们怀念祖先,感谢大地养育之恩的重大传统节日，但两者的不同点在于欢庆的形式。在春节之前,中国家庭都会做很多准备,清理房子,做专门的食物。红色的卷轴被挂在墙上,中国人相信卷轴的字会为他们带来健康、长寿与幸福。不仅如此,世界上所有中国人都非常喜欢春节里的秧歌和鞭炮。但美国人在庆祝感恩节时，吃火鸡、观看电视里职业足球赛是感恩节中的代表性活动。散步同样是假期的一个重要部分。 改革开放扩大了眼界，人们的社会交往愈来愈加频繁，除了家庭还有更广阔的社会空间，平安夜为家人和朋友提供了一个欢聚的场所，西洋风俗恰恰补充了中式风俗的不足，又怎能不受到人们的欢迎？
近年来许多地方禁放烟花爆竹，本来还能惹人兴奋的烟花爆竹作为“陋习”离我们远去，这使得春节丧失了传统的“爆竹一声旧岁除”的喜庆色彩，只能日复一日地在家中呆看着春节晚会、正月正晚会、文化部晚会……也许正是由于我们的一些行为，无形中让传统文化的魅力在年轻人心目中打了折扣。
任何节日都有其地域性或独特性。在美国更有万圣节、感恩节等。在美国，一年中几乎有四分之一的时间他们是在节日中度过的。相比之下，中国的许多传统节日如端午节、重阳节就“雅”多了，文化底蕴深多了，更少了“疯狂”。这就是许多青年人不注重传统节日，而热衷于西方节日的原因吧! 当然这其中不能忽略西方的经济比较强势和商家炒作等因素的微妙作用.
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