Chinese banquet etiquette is said to have begun in the Duke of Zhou, thousands of years of evolution, of course, there will be no more "Meng Guang took the case of Liang Hong" like the day, but still finally formed a set of today's generally accepted dietary eating etiquette, is the inheritance and development of the ancient dietary etiquette. Chinese food etiquette due to the nature of the feast, the purpose is different; different regions, is also very different.
The tableware of Chinese food mainly consists of cups, plates, bowls, dishes, chopsticks and spoons. At formal banquets, the water cup is placed on the upper left of the plate, and the wine glass is placed on the upper right. Chopsticks and spoons can be placed on special holders or in paper sleeves. Public chopsticks and spoons are best placed on a special stand.
Chinese food is usually served in the following order: cold appetizers first, hot dishes second, and sweets and fruits last. Before the meal, the first wet towel served by the waiter for each person is for wiping hands, and it is best not to use it to wipe your face. Before serving shrimp, crab, chicken and other dishes, the waiter will send a small water bowl, in which a slice of lemon or rose petals are floating, it is not a drink, but for hand washing. To wash your hands, take turns dipping your fingers in the water, gently swishing them around, and then drying them with a small towel.
Rules of etiquette
1, treats should be early notice, 6:00 into the table, 5:50 only to call the guests to come, inappropriate.
2, the host family can not be late; guests should arrive 5-10 minutes early, which is very considerate of the guests Oh, pay attention to master, natural guests and hosts are happy.
3, if you sit at the round table, the door is the main seat, or back to the wall, counter; more sophisticated restaurants, will be distinguished by napkins, napkins, the highest position can not just sit Oh, unless you intend to treat you.
4, the master of the right hand side of the main guest, the left hand side of the second most important guests; door facing the master, naturally, is to run errands to greet the guests sitting.
5, the guests can not be directly to the ordering staff to yell and point, should be good to sit and wait for the host family to order; if the guests do have serious taboos or hobbies, should gently tell the host family, the host naturally want to do it for him to meet the guests small or large requirements.
6, do not force or oppose others to drink a small amount of alcohol.
7, the host family carefully observed the cold dishes on all, each glass of wine, when immediately raised his glass, welcome to start and so on, turn the disk or signal the right-hand side of the host guest to move the first chopsticks.
8, the host should always turn the disk to take care of most of the guests; guests are supplemented with greeting services; guests can eat the whole meal without touching the disk.
9, if there is no waiter to share the food or public chopsticks, public spoon, when you clip the food can be the first to watch, do not use their own chopsticks in the plate picking and choosing, or even stirring.
10, it is best to let the food on the chopsticks in their own catch plate in the transition, and then into the mouth. It can make eating look less eager.
11, when the food is chewing in the mouth, the big thing to remember is to close your lips tightly so as not to talk and objects fall.