Basic knowledge of western food?

About the service etiquette of western restaurants, as well as the placement and use of tableware, as well as the source of western food, as well as matters needing attention, some related requirements of western restaurant waiters

Chinese etiquette is completely different from western etiquette. Western food etiquette pays attention to practicality, Chinese food advocates tradition, pays attention to harmony, and pays attention to how to eat affordable. These are the organic whole of etiquette knowledge. To participate in western food, we should pay attention to the following matters: first, we should wait for all the guests to serve and the hostess to signal before we start eating. Guests are not allowed to eat any food until the hostess picks up the spoon or fork. This is an American habit, which is different from some European countries. Two: the napkin should be spread on your knees. If the napkin is large, it should be folded in half on the leg; If it's small, you can open it all. Although napkins can also be hung around your neck or tied to your chest, they are not generous and it is best not to do so. You can wipe off the oil stains on your mouth or fingers with a corner of a napkin, but you must never wipe the tableware with a napkin. Three: Sit up straight when eating, don't lean forward too much, and don't cross your arms on the table to avoid colliding with the guests next to you. Four: When using a knife and fork, you should use a knife with your right hand and a fork with your left hand. When using only a fork, you can hold it with your right hand. When using a knife, don't put the blade outward. Don't put food into your mouth with a knife. When cutting meat, avoid the knife making noise on the porcelain plate. When you eat noodles, you can roll them up with a fork. Don't pick them. When you put down your knife and fork halfway, you should put them on the plate in a figure of eight. If you put the knife and fork together, it means the meal is over. Five: Take the bread in your hand and put it on the edge of a small dish or a big plate. Never fork bread with a fork. Use a butter knife to cut butter, not a personal knife. Take out the butter and put it in a small dish next to it. Don't rub it directly on the bread. Don't cut bread with a knife, and don't butter the whole bread. But to tear off a small piece at a time, eat one piece at a time and spread one piece at a time. Six: You can only eat salad with a fork. Hold the fork with your right hand, with the fork tip facing up. If there are bread and biscuits on the salad, you can hold a small piece of bread or biscuits with your left hand to help push the salad onto the fork. Seven: When eating fish, you can hold the bread in your left hand and the knife in your right hand to push the thorn away. Don't spit the bones or fishbones of the population directly into the plate, but grab them with a fork and gently put them on the plate, or take them out with your hands as little as possible without paying attention, and put them on the edge of the plate, not on the table or underground. The stone should also be spit in the palm of your hand first, and then put into the plate. Eight: When drinking water, you should swallow the food in your mouth first. Don't rinse your food with water. When drinking water from a glass, you should pay attention to wipe off the oil stains on your mouth first to avoid soiling the glass. Nine: Don't put the plate in your pocket when you eat. When you drink soup, you can tilt the plate and eat it with a spoon. Don't put the spoon in the cup when drinking tea or coffee. Don't make any noise when eating, especially when eating soup. You should shut up when you chew. Eleven: Don't blow your nose or burp while eating. If you sneeze or cough, you should apologize to the people around you. Twelve: Don't pick your teeth when eating. If something gets stuck between your teeth, take it out and cover your mouth with a napkin, preferably when no one else is present. Thirteen: It is impolite to keep silent all the time while eating. You should talk to people around you. But don't talk while chewing food. Even if someone is talking to you, you should swallow your food before you answer. You can talk without putting down your knife and fork, but don't hold it in the air. Fourteen: On the dining table, all the food along the way should be taken with a knife and fork. Only celery, radish, olives, fruits, dry snacks, dried fruits, sweets, potato chips, corn, frog legs and bread can be eaten with your hands. When the waiter serves the guests in turn, go to your left, and it's your turn to get the food. If the waiter is standing on your right, don't take it. It's your turn to take the food. When picking vegetables, you'd better take a little of everything, which will make the hostess happy. If you really don't like a dish, you can also say, "No thanks." Sixteen: when the hostess wants to add food to you. You can pass her the plate with a knife and fork on it or give it to the waiter. You can't ask for more food if she doesn't ask you. It's impolite to do that. Seventeen: Some foods on the table, such as bread, butter, jam, pickles, dried fruits, sweets, etc. You can only eat it after the hostess proposes. When everyone takes turns to pick up food, the male guest should let the female guest next to him take it first, or ask her if she wants you to take some for her. When eating, you should not take food in front of others. If you need something, you should pass it on behind others' backs. Eighteen: After the meal, the guests have to wait for the hostess to get up from her seat and then leave together. It is impolite to leave at dinner or before the party is over. After standing up, the male guest should help the female guest put the chair back. Put the napkin on the table, don't fold it as it is, unless the host asks you to stay for the next meal. The above is the etiquette knowledge of eating western food etiquette.

1, with exquisite seating: the most suitable sitting method is to sit from the left. When the chair is opened, the body will stand up straight at a distance that almost touches the table. The leader pushes the chair in, and the legs bend and touch the chair behind, so you can sit down. When eating, your upper arms and back should lean on the back of the chair, and your abdomen should keep a fist distance from the table. It is best to avoid sitting with your feet crossed. 2. How to use the napkin: after ordering, open the napkin before the appetizer is delivered, fold one-third inward, and let two-thirds spread flat on the leg to cover the leg above the knee. It's best not to stuff napkins into the neckline. 3. How to use a knife and fork: When eating meat and vegetables, the Englishman holds the fork in his left hand, with the tip of the fork facing down, and puts the meat up into his mouth. If it is a burnt vegetable, he puts it on a fork and sends it to his mouth. Americans cut meat in this way, then put down the knife in their right hand and change it into a fork, with the fork tip facing up and inserted under the meat without a knife. When eating, scooping it up with the back of a fork does not violate table manners, but it does look unsightly. 4. How to place the knife and fork: It is splayed when eating. If there is a short break between meals, you can divide the knife and fork into one dish. The knife head and fork tip are in the shape of "I" or "I", and the knife and fork are facing themselves, indicating that they want to continue eating. If you are talking, you can hold the knife and fork, but if you need to gesture, you should put it down and never wave it in the air. It should be noted that at no time should one end of a knife and fork be placed on a plate and the other end on a table. Knife and fork have another very important function besides cutting vegetables into the mouth. The arrangement of knives and forks conveys the message of "eating" or "ending eating". It is particularly important to note that the blade side must face itself. There are two ways to place the meal tail: in the middle of the meal, the lower surface of the fork can face upwards, and the blade side of the knife is inward close to the fork and placed in parallel on the plate. 5. How to take the knife and fork: The formal usage is to use the knife and fork in pairs. Knife in right hand, fork in left hand. Just like chopsticks, knives are used to cut food and forks are used to send food to the entrance. It should be noted that never use a knife to send food into your mouth.