What is the setting of western tableware?

Setting the table refers to putting all kinds of tableware, wine utensils and other necessary utensils on the dining table according to certain specifications. Setting the table is an essential and demanding etiquette procedure in banquet activities. It is based on the principles of convenience and hygiene. Before learning this etiquette, you must first understand the main tableware used in Chinese food and western food.

Chinese tableware mainly includes chopsticks, plates, spoons, bowls, plates and strips, while western tableware mainly includes knives, forks, plates and cups. Western tableware is much more complicated than Chinese tableware. Often at a banquet, there are not many meals, but there are dozens of tableware used. Because western food stipulates that different dishes and wines use different tableware and wine utensils, even the same tableware has different sizes.

There are many books on the placement of Chinese tableware. Here, I only introduce the placement of western tableware.

The setting of western food is more complicated, such as British and American western food, French western food and international western food.

The setting of high-standard western-style banquets in the world is basically unified. The principle of setting the table for all kinds of western food is: the saucer is in the center, the fork is left and the knife is right, the knife tip is up and the knife edge is inward, the spoon is across the dish, the staple food is on the left, the tableware is on the right, and other utensils are placed as appropriate. The number of wine glasses is equal to the type of wine, arranged from left to right, followed by strong wine glasses, grape wine glasses, champagne wine glasses, beer glasses and so on. There is also an important tool in western food-napkin, which is usually placed on a plate. If you need to put some food on the plate before the guests sit down, the napkin is next to the plate.