From the content point of view, the Chinese food culture to the food source involved in the development and use of utensils to use and innovation, food production and consumption, food service and hospitality, catering industry and food industry business and management, as well as diet and peace and prosperity , diet and literary arts, diet and the relationship between the realm of life, deep broad.
From the extension, China's food culture from the era and techniques, geographical and economic, ethnic and religion, food and utensils, consumption and levels, a variety of folk and function of the angle classification, demonstrating the different cultural tastes, reflecting different value, and splendor.
From the trait perspective, Chinese food culture and highlight the benefit sufficient to support a business-Wei Theory (vegetarian main emphasis on medicated and tonic), and pay attention to "color, smell and taste," and taste. To reconcile the realm of flavors that (distinct flavor, palatability by Jane, the "tongue cuisine" reputation), Qi is inter-change of the cooking methods (kitchen rules-oriented, flexible), Cheong God pleasing dining concept (gentle, Yue teaching at the food), etc. 4 large property has a food culture is different from the foreign countries in natural beauty. Pay attention to the Chinese food culture dishes in addition to bright colors with picturesque, but also create an atmosphere of dining with a taste, it is the personality and tradition of the Chinese nation, but also highlights the way the traditional Chinese ritual.
In effect, China's food culture directly affects Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and other countries of the East catering cultural circle of the axis; At the same time, it also indirectly affect to Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania, like China's vegetarian culture, tea culture, sauce vinegar, pasta, medicated, ceramic tableware and soybeans, have the benefit of billions of people around the world.
In short, the Chinese food culture is a broad vision, deep-level, multi-angle, high-grade long-standing regional cultures; it is the Chinese people of all nationalities in more than 100 years of production and daily life practice, in the food source development, utensils research, Food conditioning, nutrition, health and dietary aspects of aesthetic creation, accumulation and affect the neighboring countries and the world's material wealth and spiritual wealth. 中國飲食文化綿延170多萬年，分為生食、熟食、自然烹飪、科學烹飪4個發展階段，推出6萬多種傳統菜點、2萬多種工業食品、五光十色的筵宴和流光溢彩的風味流派，獲得“烹飪王國”的美譽。
從內涵上看，中國飲食文化涉及到食源的開發與利用、食具的運用與創新、食品的生產與消費、餐飲的服務與接待、餐飲業與食品業的經營與管理，以及飲食與國泰民安、飲食與文學藝術、飲食與人生境界的關系等，深厚廣博。
從外延看，中國飲食文化可以從時代與技法、地域與經濟、民族與宗教、食品與食具、消費與層次、民俗與功能等多種角度進行分類，展示出不同的文化品味，體現出不同的使用價值，異彩紛呈。
從特質看，中國飲食文化突出養助益充的營衛論（素食為主，重視藥膳和進補），並且講究“色、香、味”俱全。五味調和的境界說（風味鮮明，適口者珍，有“舌頭菜”之譽），奇正互變的烹調法（廚規為本，靈活變通），暢神怡情的美食觀（文質彬彬，寓教於食）等4大屬性，有著不同於海外各國飲食文化的天生麗質。中國的飲食文化除了講究菜肴的色彩搭配要明媚如畫外，還要搭配用餐的氛圍產生的壹種情趣，它是中華民族的個性與傳統，更是中華民族傳統禮儀的凸現方式。
從影響看，中國飲食文化直接影響到日本、蒙古、朝鮮、韓國、泰國、新加坡等國家，是東方飲食文化圈的軸心；與此同時，它還間接影響到歐洲、美洲、非洲和大洋洲，像中國的素食文化、茶文化、醬醋、面食、藥膳、陶瓷餐具和大豆等，都惠及全世界數十億人。
總之，中國飲食文化是壹種廣視野、深層次、多角度、高品位的悠久區域文化；是中華各族人民在100多萬年的生產和生活實踐中，在食源開發、食具研制、食品調理、營養保健和飲食審美等方面創造、積累並影響周邊國家和世界的物質財富及精神財富。希望幫到妳！