The order of using knives and forks in western food

Is used from the outside to the inside.

The basic principle of holding a knife and fork is to hold a knife or spoon in your right hand, a fork in your left hand, gently hold the tail end with your hand, and press your index finger on the handle. Pay special attention here. You can also hold a fork in your right hand and a knife or spoon in your left. In addition, when eating with a knife and fork, fix the left side of the food with a fork, then cut the food into small mouths with a knife, and then dip the fork in seasoning and send it to the mouth.

When using a knife and fork, you should pay attention to the fact that the blade is always inward. If you need to put down your knife and fork temporarily during the meal, put the knife and fork on the plate in a figure of eight to indicate that you want to continue eating. If you finish a dish, put the tableware neatly in the center of the tableware until 4 o'clock, which means you can take the plate away.

Forks and spoons placed horizontally in front of the dining table are tableware for dessert. They must not be used at will, and must be served in order. When eating, the left and right hands usually cooperate with each other.

Extended data:

Western knife and fork culture:

1, the function of knife and fork is to cut. In quantitative packaging, the large ones are cut into small ones and the small ones are cut into small ones. This continuous cutting action from big to small has cultivated the logical thinking of westerners from appearance to essence.

2. The cutting of the knife and fork represents strength, which is hard and exerts violence and coercion on the selected object. For example, fork food, forcibly fix it, and then violently cut it with a knife.

Knife and fork are metal objects and non-renewable limited resources in the natural environment. While meeting their own needs, westerners express their exploration and possession of resources, which are profit-seeking and profit-seeking, and are regarded as villains by orientals.

4, knife and fork is a one-way cooperation between hands, pay attention to the group to fight the world, advocate team spirit.