Western dining etiquette


Time:

2022-04-22

1. The most appropriate way to sit is from the left side. When the chair is pulled away, the body is standing upright at a distance that almost touches the table, the leader will push the chair in, and when the legs are bent against the chair behind, they can sit down. When seated, the body should be straight, the elbows should not be placed on the table, and the feet should not be crossed. Do not fiddle with the tableware already placed on the dining table. Gently fold the napkin in half on your lap. 2. When using a knife and fork to eat, take the knife and fork from the outside to the inside, hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right; when cutting things, hold the fork in the left hand and hold the food, and hold the knife in the right hand to cut it into small pieces and send it into the mouth with a fork middle. When using a knife, the blade must not face outwards. When putting down the knife and fork during the meal, it should be placed in the shape of "eight" and placed on the side of the plate. The blade is facing itself, indicating that it will continue to eat. After each meal, place the knife and fork close together on the plate. If it's a conversation, you can hold a knife and fork without putting it down. When not using a knife, you can hold a fork in your right hand, but if you need to make a gesture, you should put down the knife and fork. Never shake the knife and fork in the air, and do not hold a knife or fork in one hand and a napkin in the other hand. Do not hold a wine glass in one hand and a fork in the other to take vegetables. Remember, at no time should one end of a knife and fork be placed on the plate and the other end on the table. When eating, rest your upper arms and back against the back of the chair, and keep your stomach about a fist distance from the table. Sitting with your feet crossed is best avoided. 3. Don't sip when you drink soup, and keep your mouth shut and chew when you eat. Do not lick or smack your lips to make noise. If the soup is overheated, it can be eaten after it has cooled down a bit. Do not blow it with your mouth. When drinking soup, use a spoon to scoop from the inside to the outside. When the soup in the soup plate is almost finished, use your left hand to slightly tilt the outside of the soup plate and scoop it up with a spoon. When you are done eating your soup, leave the spoon in the soup plate (bowl) with the handle pointing towards you. 4. When eating dishes with spines or bones, such as fish and meat, do not spit directly out. You can cover your mouth with a napkin and gently spit it on the fork and put it in the plate. If there is a small amount of dishes left on the plate, do not scrape the bottom of the plate with a fork, let alone eat with your fingers, but use a small piece of bread or a fork to eat. When eating noodles, use a fork to roll up the noodles first and then put them in your mouth. 5. The bread is generally broken into small pieces and sent to the mouth, do not bite the whole piece of bread. When spreading butter and jam, also break the bread into small pieces before spreading. 6. When eating chicken, European and American people mostly value chicken breast meat. When eating chicken thighs, you should first remove the bones with force, and do not eat them with your hands. When eating fish, do not turn the fish over. After eating the upper layer, use a knife and fork to remove the bones of the fish and then eat the lower layer. When eating meat, you should cut a piece and eat a piece. The piece should not be cut too large, or the meat should be cut into pieces at one time. . 7. If you are willing to add milk or sugar when drinking coffee, use a small spoon to stir evenly after adding, and place the small spoon on the coffee plate. When drinking, you should hold the cup handle in your right hand and a saucer in your left hand, and drink directly with your mouth, instead of scooping spoon by spoon. When eating fruit, don't bite the whole fruit, you should first cut it into four pieces with a fruit knife, then use a knife to remove the skin and core, and eat it with a fork. 8. When eating meat with bones with a knife and fork, you can eat it with your hands. If you want to eat more elegantly, it is better to use a knife. Use a fork to hold the whole piece of meat in place (you can turn the fork up and press the back of the fork against the meat), then insert a knife along the bone to cut the meat open. It is best to eat it as you cut it. When you must eat with your hands, hand soap is attached. When hand soap is served with bone-in meat, it means "please eat with your hands". After eating with your fingers, wash your fingers in a bowl of hand soap. When eating ordinary dishes, if you get your fingers dirty, you can also ask the waiter to bring hand-washing water, and pay attention to wash your hands gently. 9. Don't dip the bread into the sauce until there is no sauce left. This is a courtesy to the chef. Be car

Western dining etiquette
1. The most appropriate way to sit is from the left side. When the chair is pulled away, the body is standing upright at a distance that almost touches the table, the leader will push the chair in, and when the legs are bent against the chair behind, they can sit down. When seated, the body should be straight, the elbows should not be placed on the table, and the feet should not be crossed. Do not fiddle with the tableware already placed on the dining table. Gently fold the napkin in half on your lap.
 
2. When using a knife and fork to eat, take the knife and fork from the outside to the inside, hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right; when cutting things, hold the fork in the left hand and hold the food, and hold the knife in the right hand to cut it into small pieces and send it into the mouth with a fork middle. When using a knife, the blade must not face outwards. When putting down the knife and fork during the meal, it should be placed in the shape of "eight" and placed on the side of the plate. The blade is facing itself, indicating that it will continue to eat. After each meal, place the knife and fork close together on the plate. If it's a conversation, you can hold a knife and fork without putting it down. When not using a knife, you can hold a fork in your right hand, but if you need to make a gesture, you should put down the knife and fork. Never shake the knife and fork in the air, and do not hold a knife or fork in one hand and a napkin in the other hand. Do not hold a wine glass in one hand and a fork in the other to take vegetables. Remember, at no time should one end of a knife and fork be placed on the plate and the other end on the table.
When eating, rest your upper arms and back against the back of the chair, and keep your stomach about a fist distance from the table. Sitting with your feet crossed is best avoided.
 
3. Don't sip when you drink soup, and keep your mouth shut and chew when you eat. Do not lick or smack your lips to make noise. If the soup is overheated, it can be eaten after it has cooled down a bit. Do not blow it with your mouth. When drinking soup, use a spoon to scoop from the inside to the outside. When the soup in the soup plate is almost finished, use your left hand to slightly tilt the outside of the soup plate and scoop it up with a spoon. When you are done eating your soup, leave the spoon in the soup plate (bowl) with the handle pointing towards you.
 
4. When eating dishes with spines or bones, such as fish and meat, do not spit directly out. You can cover your mouth with a napkin and gently spit it on the fork and put it in the plate. If there is a small amount of dishes left on the plate, do not scrape the bottom of the plate with a fork, let alone eat with your fingers, but use a small piece of bread or a fork to eat. When eating noodles, use a fork to roll up the noodles first and then put them in your mouth.
 
5. The bread is generally broken into small pieces and sent to the mouth, do not bite the whole piece of bread. When spreading butter and jam, also break the bread into small pieces before spreading.
 
6. When eating chicken, European and American people mostly value chicken breast meat. When eating chicken thighs, you should first remove the bones with force, and do not eat them with your hands. When eating fish, do not turn the fish over. After eating the upper layer, use a knife and fork to remove the bones of the fish and then eat the lower layer. When eating meat, you should cut a piece and eat a piece. The piece should not be cut too large, or the meat should be cut into pieces at one time. .
 
7. If you are willing to add milk or sugar when drinking coffee, use a small spoon to stir evenly after adding, and place the small spoon on the coffee plate. When drinking, you should hold the cup handle in your right hand and a saucer in your left hand, and drink directly with your mouth, instead of scooping spoon by spoon. When eating fruit, don't bite the whole fruit, you should first cut it into four pieces with a fruit knife, then use a knife to remove the skin and core, and eat it with a fork.
 
8. When eating meat with bones with a knife and fork, you can eat it with your hands. If you want to eat more elegantly, it is better to use a knife. Use a fork to hold the whole piece of meat in place (you can turn the fork up and press the back of the fork against the meat), then insert a knife along the bone to cut the meat open. It is best to eat it as you cut it. When you must eat with your hands, hand soap is attached. When hand soap is served with bone-in meat, it means "please eat with your hands". After eating with your fingers, wash your fingers in a bowl of hand soap. When eating ordinary dishes, if you get your fingers dirty, you can also ask the waiter to bring hand-washing water, and pay attention to wash your hands gently.
 
9. Don't dip the bread into the sauce until there is no sauce left. This is a courtesy to the chef. Be careful not to "lick" the bread plate very clean, but to use a fork to fork the torn bread and dip it in a little sauce to eat, this is an elegant way.