In western food, we put forks side by side under the knife on the plate.

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

First of all, the rules of fork placement

There are actually many kinds of forks, one of which is called salad fork, which is mainly used to eat salad, so it is usually 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, the rules for placing tools

There are also many kinds of 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, and a fish cutter will be placed about an inch next to the dinner 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 spoon placement rules

Generally speaking, 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 few kinds of spoons, one is a soup 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 usually 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.