Outline

1. Introduction

2. The comparative study of the eastern and western food cultures

2.1 The differences of the eastern and western food cultures

2. 1.1 The differences in diet concepts

2. 1.2 The differences in diet patterns

2. 1.3 The differences in diet objects

  2.2 The origin of the differences of the eastern and western food cultures

3. Chopsticks vs. knives and forks

3.1 The origin of the chopsticks

3.2 The origin of the knives and forks

4. Different cultures reflected by chopsticks and knives and forks

4.1 Cultural differences from the shapes

4.2 Cultural differences from the using methods

4.3 Cultural differences from the materials

4.4 Cultural differences from the food that chopsticks and knives and forks used to

5. The problems of cultural blending & solutions

6. Conclusion