1 Take a seat
After entering the Western restaurant, the waiter will lead you to sit down. Do not sit down rashly. Men or waiters can help women pull out chairs and assist in seating them. Generally, women sit on the left side of the chair. Seats are arranged in the upper position farthest from the exit.
2Basic dining etiquette
1. Never make a sound when drinking soup or chewing.
2. Do not burp loudly in public.
3. Do not collide with cups or plates. Do not move plates or exchange meals with your companions.
4. Handle the knife and fork gently without making a scratching sound.
5. Do not wave your knife and fork when speaking, or point it at others.
6. Donāt bend down to eat. He looked really poor and embarrassed.
7. Cut food into bite-size pieces and put it into your mouth in one bite. Do not take half a bite.
8. Donāt look at the brand name on the bottom of the plate.
9. When serving a dish, start using the outermost left and right sets of knives and forks.
10. Use the cup placed in the front right and do not reach for other people's cups.
3 The placement of Western tableware
Chinese tableware only has one pair of chopsticks, but Western tableware is a full row of dazzling assortments. Please relax, although there are many tableware arrangements, they are only prepared for four courses. These four dishes are appetizers, soup, fish, and meat, but the tableware is all placed together.
1. The one placed in the center is called the decorative plate or Show Plate, and the napkin is placed on or to the left of the decorative plate.
2. Place knives and spoons on the right side of the plate, and forks on the left side. You can use it from the outside to the inside according to the meal order, appetizers, soups, dishes, fish dishes, meat dishes, depending on your needs.
3. The glasses are placed in the upper right corner. The largest is a goblet for water, the second largest is for red wine, and the slender glass is for white wine. Depending on the situation, champagne or sherry will also be placed. The glass used.
4. The bread plate and butter knife are placed on the left hand side, and the small spoons and knives and forks used for coffee or snacks are placed opposite the decorative plate.
4 Rules for using Western tableware
How to place the knife and fork when resting
How to place the knife and fork after using it
How to place the knife and fork with only one set of tableware
How to place the knife and fork: close together, with the blade facing inward
The way the knife and fork is placed is a signal, which tells you When will the waiter take away the plates? If the knife and fork are placed on both sides of the plate, it means that the meal is still in progress. On the contrary, when the knife and fork are placed parallel to each other, it means that the meal is completed. Another way of setting it up is to use only one knife and fork from beginning to end when dining in a popular restaurant. When the plate is taken away, the used knife and fork will remain on the table to continue eating the next dish. At this time, do not place the knife and fork directly on the table, but place the knife edge between the fork tines with the blade facing down.
When you finish your meal, you can easily put the knife and fork on the plate together and keep the knife blade facing inward. This not only makes your table more tidy, but also makes it easier for the waiter to clear away the tableware.
The right spoon and left fork assist each other
When eating: the spoon and fork are facing downwards, and the spoon cover is on the fork
After use: the spoon and fork are facing upwards, and the spoon is underneath
Public tableware: used with both hands, more elegant
When you dine in a restaurant, you will encounter situations where some dishes are not for one person or the food can be shared with each other, such as Spanish paella or a large salad, etc. These dishes for multiple people will come with a serving fork. and mother key. It is not elegant to use only one hand to operate the spoon and fork when taking food. Those are the skills of professional waiters, and most people donāt need to know them. It is more elegant to use both hands: the spoon in the right hand is at the bottom, and the fork in the left hand is at the top. Put the food on the spoon, press it with the back of the fork, and then put it on your plate.
After each meal, remember to gather the food on the plate in the middle, and turn the handles of the forks and spoons toward your companions. This not only keeps the plate beautiful, but also makes it easier for others to take it.
5 Various food eating etiquette
Soup etiquette
Western food soups are divided into clear soup and thick soup. More formal restaurants use oval spoons and soup cups when serving clear soup, and round spoons and wide-mouth soup plates are used when serving thick soup. .
The posture of holding a spoon is to scoop food from the inner meridian and the outer side.
When drinking soup during Western food, you cannot make any sound. When using soup, do not use your mouth to cool the soup. You can shake the soup gently to cool it slightly.
After finishing eating, place the spoon on the bottom plate in front of you or on the plate. Place the handle of the spoon on the right side with the concave part of the spoon facing up; this is true for both soup cups and soup plates.
Etiquette of eating bread
The position of bread is on the left side of the main course. When eating, you can hold the bread with your left hand, tear the bread into small pieces with your right hand, then hold the small bread with your left hand, and spread the butter with your right hand. Tear the bread into small pieces and spread the milk on it.
In Italian restaurants, olive oil is sometimes used instead of butter. You can tear a small piece of bread with your hands and dip it in olive oil with seasonings and spices. Never cut bread with a knife.
Edible salad
The salad plate is placed to the left of the main course plate.
Americans usually serve salad before the main course, while Europeans, such as the French, usually serve salad after the main course.
Eat the salad with a fork. If the leaves are too big, you can cut them in the salad plate with a knife, and then eat them with a fork.
When eating fish, shrimp, and seafood
When eating half a lobster, you should hold a fork in your left hand and fork the shrimp tail. Hold a knife in your right hand, insert the tail end, press the shrimp shell, and use the fork to pull out the shrimp meat before cutting it. Lobster legs can be eaten by tearing off the shell with your fingers.
When eating fish fillets, the principle is to eat them slice by piece. You can eat with a fork in your right hand, or use a fish knife.
When eating whole fish with head, tail and bones, it is advisable to cut off the head and tail first, then remove the fins, and put the cut head and tail fins on the side of the plate before eating the fish.
To remove fish bones, use a knife and fork, not your hands. If there are fish bones or other bone spurs in the mouth, you can use your hands to take them out from between your closed lips and place them on a plate.
After eating the whole fish, do not turn over the upper layer of the fish. Use a knife and fork to remove the keel before eating the lower layer of fish.
The lemon slices that come with it should be squeezed with a knife and fork. When eating shrimps and crabs, you will always be served with a bowl of handwashing water.
Edible meat
Know the doneness of steak. You can order beef according to your preference, but pork and chicken are served well-done.
Still bloody is rare
Medium rare is medium rare
Medium rare is medium
Well done is welldone
Steak should be cut from the outside to the inside. If it is not cut once, cut it again. Do not cut it like a saw, do not pull it, and do not make any noise. The size of the meat should be one bite.
When chewing meat, close your lips and don't make any sound. Do not talk or gesture with a knife and fork while chewing meat.
When eating meat, it is advisable to cut it into small pieces and eat it piece by piece. Do not cut the meat into small pieces all at once, as this will cause the meat juice to lose and the temperature to drop.
Roasted or fried chicken, eaten with a knife and fork on formal occasions.
Edible fruits, desserts
cakes, pies, and cakes should be eaten with a fork. The harder ones should be cut with a knife and then eaten with a fork.
Ice cream, pudding, etc., eat with a spoon. Hard biscuits are in small pieces and eaten with hands.
Granular fruits such as grapes can be eaten with your hands. If you need to spit out the seeds, spit them out into the palm of your hand and put them on a plate.
Juicy fruits such as watermelon, grapefruit, etc. should be eaten with a spoon.
After eating fruits in Western food, a finger bowl is often used to hold water for washing hands. Only use it to wash your fingers. Do not put your whole hand in it.
Drink coffee and tea
The tannins in coffee and tea can help digestion.When drinking coffee, use your index finger and thumb to pick it up. Do not lift the coffee base. Do not scoop up the coffee with a coffee spoon to taste whether it is sweet enough.
6 Tips
. Should you use a knife and fork when eating pizza?
Pizza is just like how we eat steamed buns and steamed buns. There are no clear rules and you can feel free to play. But pizza is sticky, soft, and difficult to wrap around. How can you eat it without getting sloppy? Napoli-style pizza has thick crust on the edges and thin crust in the middle, so it is not convenient to eat it directly with your hands. You can cut off the triangular tip of the front half with a knife and eat the soft part with a fork. The remaining hard parts are easier to handle and can be eaten directly with your hands. American-style pizza is the most common in Taiwan with a thick crust, which is easy to eat directly with your hands. Most pizzas are made with Mozzarella cheese, which sticks to the pie and is difficult to break. A knife and fork are also used to help sort out the "tangles".
Eat with a knife handle or a fork
. What foods can be touched with hands?
Salty snacks can be eaten directly with your hands. Some foods are eaten with your hands without using utensils, called finger food. This type of food is usually served before pre-dinner drinks and meals. The function of Finger Food is to fill your stomach before drinking pre-dinner wine to protect the gastric lining. In addition, when people are fasting, their blood sugar will decrease, and eating something will make them feel much calmer. The more common salty snack is CanapƩ, which is a small piece of thin bread or biscuit topped with ham, smoked fish, etc. Usually there are three pieces, and you can just eat it with your hands. Eat it in one bite, don't just bite half of it, it's indecent.
Use one hand and two fingers to grasp the edge of the pastry. The bread must be buttered with a knife. Basically, you can peel off the bread with your hands and spread a mouthful of butter. However, grape bread and German brown bread are easy to break if peeled by hand. At this time, cut a piece of bread in half with a knife, spread the whole piece of bread with butter, and eat it directly with your hands in several bites.
Peel the bread with both hands
Dip the butter on the knife
7 Napkin etiquette - showing personal cultural literacy
. Correct usage of napkins
Napkins are important supplies when dining, not only the first supplies you will come into contact with after sitting down. , which is also the last item when leaving the table. Therefore, your table culture can be seen from the use of napkins.
Napkins are originally used to wipe dirty things, so donāt be reluctant to use them.
The correct way to use a napkin is to spread it on your lap and fold it forward by one-third to one-half.
When wiping your mouth with a napkin, just pick up a corner of the napkin with one hand and gently press the corner of your mouth.
Before drinking, press your lips with a napkin to prevent oil and lipstick from leaving marks on the wine glass.
When you accidentally eat a small bone, cover it with a napkin before taking it out.
When you can't help coughing or sneezing, turn your face to one side and cover it with a napkin.
In addition to wiping your face and wiping sweat, napkins are required for everything in the restaurant. The napkin cannot be hung on the chest like a bib.
. How to place the napkin when leaving the table
When leaving after a meal, you must wait for the host or the lady to place the napkin on the table before placing your own napkin on the table. Additionally, napkins are used for wiping dirty items, so you should not leave a stained napkin on the table while others are still enjoying their food.
When leaving the table at the end, the napkin does not need to be folded neatly. The correct way to place it is to put it on the left side of the coffee cup. If you are leaving the table temporarily, you can place the napkin on the seat without folding it neatly to indicate that you are leaving temporarily and will return to your seat later.
. Do not fold used napkins neatly.
There is one mistake that many people make. When leaving after the meal, please do not fold used napkins neatly. Just fold the napkin into a quarter and place it on the left side of the table, or pick up the napkin on your lap from the middle and place it on the table.Folding used napkins neatly is an ironic sign that you are not satisfied with the restaurant and will not come back again, so be sure to pay special attention after finishing your meal!
8 Other things to note
1. If it is a private dinner, women should be seated first; for a business dinner, the boss or elders should be seated first; sit from the left when sitting.
2. When knives, forks and napkins fall on the floor, donāt just lean under the table to pick them up. Ask the waiter to replenish them.
3.Donāt talk with something in your mouth.
4. Once the wash basin is brought up, do not squeeze the lemon in the basin, nor put both hands in it for washing at the same time.
5. Women should wipe off their lipstick before eating to avoid leaving lip marks on cups or tableware, which would give people a sense of uncleanness. Don't touch up your makeup at your seat, even after the meal.
6. It is best to smoke after a meal and wait until you drink coffee. If you really want to smoke, you can signal to your seatmates and leave the table.
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