介绍食物英语演讲稿

As a country that pays great attention to courtesy our cuisine culture is deep rooted in China''s history. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home orrestaurant you will find that table manners are essential and the distinctive courtesies displayed will invariably add to the enjoyment of your meals and keep you in high spirits!

On the eighth day of the last month in the Chinese lunar calendar people will enjoy a nourishing porridge called ''La Ba Zhou''. In ancient times monks would kindly share all sorts of food grains with people and made them flavorful porridge on this particular day. People still keep this convention.

In Central China when a baby is born the happy father will send red boiled eggs to announce the news. Eggs with a black pointed end and dots in an even number such as six or eight indicates a boy''s birth; those without a black point and in an odd number like a five or seven will say the baby is a girl.

In addition to these fish has always been used to suggest the accumulation of prosperity and wealth with meals on New Year''s Eve.