Be a temperament beauty at the dinner table

To be an elegant woman, besides dressing appropriately, behaving appropriately is also one of the necessary conditions. If you want to be a lady at dinner, you must pay attention to some table manners.

Sitting etiquette

If a banquet is held as the host, the host and hostess should sit in the middle of a long table, face to face. As the hostess, you should invite all the guests to sit down one by one, and regarding the order of inviting them to sit down, the first one should be the hostess of the VIP, who is located on the host's right hand side, while the VIP sits on the hostess's right hand side.

If there is no special distinction between host and guest, unless there are elders present, you must be polite, otherwise the ladies can sit down generously. A polite gentleman should wait for the girls to sit down before sitting down.

It is of course the most convenient to have a waiter or a male partner pull the chair away, but if you need to do it yourself, you should pay attention to avoid scratching the floor.

When going out to eat, girls will inevitably take their bags with them. At this time, they should put them between the back of the chair, not on the table or on the floor. After sitting down, you should keep the correct sitting posture, but don't be as stiff as Woodenhead, and keep a proper distance from the dining table.

When you need to leave halfway, it is absolutely necessary to say hello to the people at the same table. Men should also get up and be polite, even if they leave the elders or ladies next door, they should help drag their seats.

After dinner, you must wait for the host and hostess to leave before others can start to leave.

Use etiquette

Regarding the use of napkins, you must wait until everyone is seated before you can start using them. After the napkin is spread out, it should be laid flat on the thigh and never put into the neckline, because a three-year-old girl may be cute to do so, but it is not good for mature ladies after 13 years old.

In addition, the main function of napkins is to prevent food from staining clothes and wipe off oil stains on lips and hands. When you forget to bring paper towels, please don't use them to wipe your nose, because it is neither elegant nor hygienic.

Some people may be worried about the hygiene of tableware, so it is impolite to wipe tableware with napkins, which will cause embarrassment to restaurants or shopkeepers. After eating, you should fold your napkin, put it on the table, and then leave.

The order of using knives and forks in western food is from outside to inside. Use the tableware placed on the outermost side of the plate first, and use a pair of knives and forks for each meal; After eating, the knife and fork are placed side by side in the center of the plate, and the waiter will take the initiative to take the plate away. Tableware is used not only to cut food, but also to move food, because it is impolite to turn over dishes in formal occasions.

Edible etiquette

Edible meat

When cutting steak, you should cut it from the outside to the inside, and eat one piece at a time. Please don't cut it into pieces for convenience. This is not only the lack of temperament, but also the regret that delicious gravy will be lost. When cutting meat, the size should be moderate, not too big, so there is a danger that your mouth will not close. When chewing food, be sure to keep your mouth shut, avoid making noise, and don't put food into your mouth before swallowing it.

Shellfish seafood

Shellfish and seafood should be shelled in the left hand and fork in the right hand, and the meat should be picked out for eating. When eating fish fillets, you can eat them with a fork in your right hand and avoid using a knife, because the tender fish is easily chopped and becomes difficult to clean; When you meet a whole fish, eat the upper layer of the fish first, then remove the fishbone with a knife and fork, and never turn it over. When eating lobster, you can remove the shrimp shell with your fingers before eating.

fruit

Fruits with plenty of water should be eaten with a small spoon. Peaches and melons will be peeled and sliced in the restaurant first, and should be eaten with a small fork. Strawberries are often put in small plates and can be eaten with a spoon or fork. In addition, when eating fruit, restaurants usually provide hand washing boxes with petals or lemons for washing hands.

dessert

Generally, cakes and cakes are divided and eaten with a small fork. After cutting the hard ones with a knife, divide them and eat them with a small fork. As for ice cream or pudding, you can eat it with a spoon. If you encounter small pieces of hard biscuits, you can take them directly.

Drinking etiquette

soup

When drinking soup, you should use a spoon instead of lifting the whole bowl. When drinking soup with a spoon, the spoon should be scooped out from its own side. It is forbidden to stir the hot soup at will or blow it cold with your mouth.

It is the least courtesy to avoid making noise when drinking soup. When the soup is almost finished, you can lift the soup plate with your left thumb and forefinger and tilt it outward, then you can drink the soup. After drinking the soup, the spoon should be placed on the plate of the soup plate or soup cup.

Coffee and tea

When drinking coffee or tea, the restaurant will definitely attach a small spoon to stir the sugar and creamer, so try not to stir your own drink with the spoon in the sugar pot and creamer pot, and don't spoon the coffee to taste the sweetness, otherwise it will definitely attract the attention of the whole table.

When drinking coffee or tea, hold the cup handle with your forefinger and thumb and hold it up. As for the plates, there is no need to bring them up. After drinking, put the spoon on the plate. Please don't sneak it into your bag.