In the United States and Europe, bakery occupies an extremely important role in people's lives. Almost every housewife will do cakes and pastries. Whenever a gathering of friends and family, owners tend to offer guests homemade cake or apple pie. Walking the streets, those front shop, homegrown baked patisseries everywhere, at any time can buy fresh bread, cakes and pastries. And embellishment in Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam and other European cities in the open-air cafes, richer a romantic and warm atmosphere, enjoy snacks and drinks in the foil views of the city, do not have some fun. Thus, the bakery is not only part of the cooking, and has become a cultural symbol.

Modern food to have four major functions: nutritional function, hobbies function, physiological functions, cultural functions. Since ancient times, the food will play an important cultural function. In fact, human society, food and politics, economy, culture and religion are closely related. Large national exchanges, small gathering of friends, birthday commemoration, are ultimately involved in the food. Birthday cake, the Mid-Autumn moon cake reflect the different cultural connotations. In addition, to promote national food culture not only meet the needs of the people eating habits, after joining the WTO to protect their agriculture, food industry also has a very important practical significance.