A Comparative Study Of Chinese And Japanese Contemporary Cuisine Novels

Cuisine is often closely related to the culture of a country.It is not only a means to meet the basic physiological needs of human beings,but also an important means to meet the spiritual needs.Therefore,cuisine contains rich connotations and has become the subject matter of many excellent writers in contemporary China and Japan.There are more and more novels about cuisine in the literary world of China and Japan.China and Japan belong to the East Asian cultural map,Taking rice as the staple food,the cuisine of the two countries has a certain degree of similarity,and the cuisine novels derived from it also have a lot in common.This paper intends to make a comparative study of Chinese and Japanese contemporary cuisine novels in terms of narrative form,aesthetic taste and philosophy from the perspective of cultural exchange between China and Japan.The introduction explains the research significance,research status,research methods and innovation of the paper.The first part of the text is to clarify the concept of cooking novels and summarize the development of Chinese and Japanese contemporary cooking novels.The second part of the text compares the commonness and individuality of Chinese and Japanese cuisine novels from the perspective of narrative form.In terms of commonness,both Chinese and Japanese cuisine novels take "cuisine" as the theme,but the meaning of drunken man is not wine.The novels do not simply describe cuisine,but "write people with food",or cure the soul through cuisine,Although both Chinese and Japanese cuisine novels tell "cuisine" stories,their narrative structures are different.The "cuisine" stories of prosaic culture in Chinese cuisine novels present a dual structure,while the "cuisine" stories of canteen Series in Japanese cuisine novels present a dual structure of light and shade.The third part of the text compares the commonness and individuality of Chinese and Japanese cuisine novels from the perspective of aesthetic taste.In terms of commonness,both Chinese and Japanese cuisine novels implement the aesthetic taste of life in terms of narrative beauty,showing the ordinary beauty of daily life and the beauty of local customs and human feelings.In terms of individuality,the food in Chinese cuisine novels has the beauty of "five flavors harmonizing",The food itself in Japanese cuisine novels has the beauty of "ten day cuisine".The fourth part of the text compares the personality of Chinese and Japanese cuisine novels from a philosophical point of view.Chinese cuisine novels contain Confucianism,and the specific expression of its belief in cuisine novels is the food ceremony with "home" as the core.Japanese cuisine novels contain Shinto thought,and its belief is expressed in the ritual before eating.The conclusion is a review and summary of the full text from the perspective of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange.