The role and types of napkins?

Napkin folding is one of the preparatory work before the meal, the main work is the restaurant waiter will be folded into a variety of napkin pattern, inserted in the wine glass or water glass, or placed in the plate and disk for guests to use during the meal.

1. The role of the napkin

Napkin, also known as the mouth cloth, is a restaurant is often a hygiene product, but also a decorative landscaping table art. The main role of the napkin are the following.

(1) napkin is a kind of sanitary supplies in food service. Guests dining, restaurant attendants will be placed on the guests' lap or chest, napkins can be used to wipe their mouths or to prevent soup, wine dirty clothing.

(2) napkins can decorate and beautify the dining table. Different napkin pattern, implies a different banquet theme. Different shapes of napkin flowers, placed on the dining table, not only beautify the dining table, but also add a solemn and warm atmosphere, giving people the enjoyment of beauty.

(3) napkin flower pattern can be baked dining atmosphere. Such as napkins folded into magpies, peace doves and other flower patterns indicate cheerfulness, peace, friendship, giving people a sense of sincerity and joy. Such as folding out of the wings, heart to heart flower type to a new couple, you can express the eternal tie, the good wishes of a hundred years of goodwill.

(4) napkin flower arrangement can mark the seat of the guest of honor. In the folding napkin flowers should be selected when the guest of honor flower type, the guest of honor flower type height should be higher than the height of the other flower type to show respect.

2. Types of napkins

(1) according to texture, napkins can be divided into cotton and chemical fiber fabrics. Cotton napkin absorbency is better, strong stain removal, pulp ironing after ironing, modeling effect, but folded once, the effect is the best. Chemical fiber fabrics colorful, transparent, flexible, such as a modeling is not, can be the second modeling, but poor water absorption, decontamination is not as good as cotton fabrics.

(2) by color, napkin color white and colorful two. White napkin gives a person clean and hygienic, quiet and elegant feeling. It can regulate the visual balance of people, can stabilize people's emotions. Colorful napkins can render the dining atmosphere, such as red, pink napkins give a person a solemn and warm feeling; orange, yellow napkins give a person a noble and elegant feeling; lake blue in the summer can give a person a cool, comfortable feeling.

3. napkin folding notes

(1) before the operation of hand sanitization.

(2) Operate in a clean tray or plate.

(3) Do not allow the mouth to bite during operation.

(4) When putting flowers into the cup, pay attention to hygiene, fingers are not allowed to touch the mouth of the cup, and fingerprints are not allowed on the cup.

(5) napkin folded flowers placed in the cup at a height of 2 / 3 is appropriate.

4. napkin folding the use of flowers

Napkin flower type of choice and use, generally should be based on the nature of the banquet, scale, specifications, the name of the cold dishes, the season, seasonal, the guest's religious beliefs, customs, guests and hosts of the seating arrangements, the need for countertops and other factors for consideration. The general principle is:

(1) according to the nature of the banquet to choose the flower type. Such as welcome and appreciation for the purpose of expressing friendly banquets napkin flowers can be designed as friendship baskets and doves of peace.

(2) according to the scale of the banquet to choose the flower type. General large banquets can choose simple, fast, upright, beautiful flower type. Small banquets can be used on the same table with a variety of different types of flowers, the formation of both diverse and coordinated layout.

(3) according to the fancy cold spell selection and its matching flower type. Such as cold spell is "swimming fish playing in the water", napkin flower can choose "goldfish" modeling.

(4) according to the seasonal choice of flower type. Reflect the seasonal characteristics of the flower pattern on the countertop, so that it is rich in seasonal sense.

(5) According to the status of the guests, religious beliefs, customs and hobbies to choose the flower type.

(6) according to the arrangement of the guest seat to choose the flower type. Banquet master seat on the napkin flower called the main flower, the main flower to choose a beautiful and eye-catching flower type, its purpose is to make the main seat of the banquet more prominent.