摘要
Ancient Chinese sages have said, ＂Food is what matters most to people.＂ Eating is the first necessity for human survival. It is also a lifestyle. In addition to allaying one＇s hunger, eating connotes the following： with whom to eat, where and what to eat, and why and how to eat. Eating has long been a cultural force in China. Eating pervades Chinese social lives. Chinese place the dinner table at the central point of social contact, making it an epitome of complicated social phenomena.
Ancient Chinese sages have said, ＂Food is what matters most to people.＂ Eating is the first necessity for human survival. It is also a lifestyle. In addition to allaying one＇s hunger, eating connotes the following： with whom to eat, where and what to eat, and why and how to eat. Eating has long been a cultural force in China. Eating pervades Chinese social lives. Chinese place the dinner table at the central point of social contact, making it an epitome of complicated social phenomena.
