French people pay great attention to etiquette when dining. Generally, they use a long dining table, with the male and female hosts sitting at both ends of the table. Other family members or guests are arranged on both sides of the table in a decreasing order of importance from the hostess side to the male host side. Tableware uses knives, forks and spoons with different shapes. Only one dish can exist on the table, and the second one can only be served after removing the previous one. However, according to the dining situation, all the tableware is placed on both sides of the diner's plate and used from outside to inside. Generally, the first course is appetizing soupe, followed by cold dishes (hors-d`? Uvre), followed by the main course (plat de résistance), and finally the dessert (Dessert). Bread can be taken at any time, which consumes more than the British and Americans. Drink liqueur before meals, aquatic products and poultry dishes with dry white wine during meals. Meat dishes are served with dry red wine. French people consume more wine, which is almost necessary for every meal. Unlike British and American laws, minors are also allowed to drink wine. When visiting a French family, you can't use a bottle of wine and flowers as a gift, just like visiting an American family, which is equivalent to satirizing that the host family doesn't have enough wine and can only use a box of chocolates as a gift. French dining etiquette has become a classic model of western banquets.

French restaurants are famous for their luxurious etiquette and flavor. Almost all the most luxurious and expensive restaurants in major cities in the world are French restaurants. An Englishman once complained that it is cheaper to take a meal from London to Paris by Concorde and then return by plane, and all the travel expenses together are cheaper than eating a meal in a French restaurant in London.

France is a world-famous food culture country, with different specialties in different regions of France. Because the French attach great importance to food, they need a lot of tableware when eating French food.

1. How to eat meat dishes

(1) Cut from the left.

There are many kinds of meat used in French cuisine, such as beef, pig, sheep, chicken, duck, etc., and they are also divided into roasting, roasting, steaming and boiling according to the conditioning methods. As soon as the menu is opened, the names of roast lamb chops, roast duck, braised beef and other meat dishes are arranged in a dazzling array, and the ways to eat them are varied and mouth-watering. The first thing to remember is the method of arranging meals. Pai Dining can be said to be the representative of meat dishes since ancient times, and the eating method of Pai Dining has naturally become the basic form of other meat dishes, so it is best to make some efforts to study it. When ordering steak, the waiter will first ask about the degree of barbecue and serve it according to your favorite cooking method. When eating, fork the meat from the left side, and then cut it with a knife along the right side of the fork. If the cut meat can't be eaten in one bite, you can directly cut it into smaller pieces with a knife, cut the meat just the size of a bite, and then send it directly to the population with a fork.

(2) The emphasis is on the strength when using the knife to hold down the meat.

in order to cut the meat easily, you should first loosen your shoulders and fork the meat with a fork. Then move back and forth gently and slowly with the knife. Push hard when you extend the knife, not when you pull it back.

(3) Put the sauce on the inside of the plate.

when ordering meals, a cup of sauce will be attached. In formal occasions, the sauce should be served by yourself, not by the waiter. First of all, take the sauce bowl to the side of the plate, and be careful not to drip on the tablecloth when taking the sauce with a spoon. The sauce can't be poured directly on the steak, but an appropriate amount should be put on the inside of the plate, and then the meat should be cut into bites and dipped in the sauce. The best amount of sauce is about two tablespoons. After taking the sauce, put the spoon on the side of the sauce bowl and pass it on to the next person.

(4) Don't cut all the meat into pieces at the beginning, or all the delicious gravy will flow out. If you fork the left side of the meat but start cutting from the right side of the meat; It will be difficult to cut the meat. Because you have a fork in your left hand, it is basic to start cutting from the left. Never start cutting from the right. If you cut too hard, you will make a loud noise when you cut it. It is difficult to use a knife when leaning forward.

(5) Eat all the garnished vegetables. The vegetables placed next to the steak are not only for decoration, but also added for the sake of balanced nutrition. Most Chinese people leave water cress. If they don't really like it, it's best not to leave it. Take the sauce from the soup and put it on the inside of the plate. The vegetables and meat placed next to it are eaten alternately.