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2.3.2 Western order

   Western order for dish up is: butter and bread, cold dishes, soup, entree, desserts and then coffee or fruits. Cold dishes and soup can eat together with bread. The cold dishes are also called appetizing dish, which is the first dish of the dinner. The main kind of cold dishes are caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon or other things. As cold dishes are used to stimulate appetite, so the dishes always have flavor characteristics and the tastes are mainly salty and sour. Besides, cold dishes have small quantity and high quality. Appetizing wine is always served together with cold dishes.

The second dish in western dinner is soup, which is quite different from Chinese dinner. There are four kinds of soup: clear soup, cream soup, vegetable soup and cold soup. Fish dishes are the third dish of western dinner, which is also called side dish. Usually, seafood together with eggs and bread are called side dish, as those food have soft taste and are easy to digest. Entree is the forth dish, which have pork or beef as main food. Beef or steak is the most representative food for entree. Vegetables can serve after entree, sometimes they are served together with entree. So vegetable can also be a side dish. The vegetable dish is also called salad in western. Dessert is the sixth dish which serves after entree. Actually, desserts always contain staple food, like pudding, pancake, ice cream, cheese, fruit and so on. The last dish is drink, coffee or tea. Usually, coffee and tea are served together with sugar and clean cream.

2.3.3 Different value that reflected by those order

   Value is the deepest stage of culture. Social members use value to evaluate behavior and things, to choose the most proper standard for themselves from every possible goal. Values are the nucleus of culture. Values are also human’s reaction to social existence. People in the same nature and social environment hold the same value. So every social and country has their own values. People’s actions in table manner are epitomes of their values.

China is a state of ceremonies and value loyal and piety. Value of such country is collectivism, so Chinese people pay attention on respecting the old and loving the young. The arrangement for dinner can obviously prove it.

   In western countries, individualism occupies the leading position of values. Everyone has their own value and these values reflect their personal abilities. This is because western philosophic thinking pays attention on individualism, personal development and self expression. Western people believe that that if someone can not achieve his goal,it is idleness that causes his failure, not fatality. They also believe that losing fight means losing success. So western people prefer to be served individually. They have their own food in their own plates and everyone chooses their favorite food. They would not eat the food they dislike, like Chinese people always do. they only eat what they like.

2.4 Different atmospheres at table

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