Significance of placing knives and forks in western food

In western food, knives and forks are placed as follows:

First, the rules of fork placement In fact, there are many forks, one of which is called salad fork, which is mainly used to eat salad, so it is generally placed on the left side of the big plate, about an inch away. The fork for dinner is mainly used to cut steak, and it will be placed one inch to the left of the salad fork. In addition, there will be a third fork, mainly for eating fish, which will be placed one inch to the left of the dinner fork. So if you put three forks on the dining table, the middle fork is usually used for eating, so you need to pay attention.

Second, there are many rules for placing knives. If the main course is meat, the knife will be placed on the right side of the big plate. This knife can be used to cut steak or pork chops. A fish cutter will be placed about an inch next to the knife to match the harpoon. If there is fish food, it is different from the knife and fork used in general meat food, because the fish is tender and the stems of meat food are difficult to cut. In addition, there is a knife behind the fish knife. This knife is actually a butter knife. There seems to be no blade, which is mainly used to butter bread.

Third, the placement rules of spoons In general, the placement of spoons is relatively simple. Spoons are usually placed on the right side of the plate, next to the knife. There are a little fewer kinds of spoons, one is a spoon and the other is a dessert spoon. Soup spoons are generally larger, but dessert spoons are smaller.

Fourth, the use of knives and forks In fact, people's habit is to hold a knife in their right hand, because it is more convenient to cut meat, so the knife is placed on the right and the fork is placed on the left. If a dish is finished, you can put the knife and fork together, then turn the knife and fork upside down so that the sharp point of the knife and fork points in your own direction, and then point the knife and fork in four to ten directions, and the waiter will come to clean up the dish.