Friday, March 6, 2009

Chinese Food


We Chinese have such saying “民以食为天”—the masses regard food as their heaven. Chinese food, considered as the healthiest food in the world, is one of the highlights of Chinese culture, which attracts foreigners so deeply that it is very popular in western countries. Although Chinese restaurant shares a big part of restaurant industry in the west, many foreigners would like to come to China to taste the orthodox Chinese food.
Food industry is the biggest industry in the world. People must eat food every day at any place. A good introduction of Chinese food plays an important part in attracting foreigners for Chinese restaurants, which are in China or in western countries. It also promotes the development of food industry, and other industries are impacted indirectly, such as tourism, hotel, transport, and handicraft. The developing meaning of food industry is not only on the economy, but the development also promotes the international communication between different countries.
To attract foreigners to taste the food, firstly, what we should do is to let them know the attractive Chinese food and the profound food culture. Introducing the Chinese food to foreigners is actually a process of translation, the translation of food names and food culture. Chinese foods are named in many ways. When we translate the names of food, we should not only focus on the materials or the ways of cooking. What the most important is to maintain the arts of our Chinese food, and how to attract people to try the food listing on the menu. So a beautiful and imaginable name is an attractive point for Chinese food.

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