Chinese banquet etiquette is claimed to have begun with the Duke of Zhou, thousands of years of evolution, of course, there will no longer be ? Liang Hong Mengguang lifted the case together? That kind of day, but also still finally formed a set of generally accepted dietary eating etiquette, is the inheritance and development of the ancient dietary etiquette. Diet etiquette due to the nature of the feast, the purpose is different; different regions, but also very different. Chinese etiquette and Western food etiquette differences, although there are many details of the differences, but mainly in the following four aspects.

Differences between Chinese and Western food etiquette

(1) The order and placement of food is different

Most of the Chinese food is served in the order of soup, main course, entrée, wine or fruit, while most of the Western food is served in the order of appetizers, salads, soups, fruits, wine, entrées, desserts and coffee. In Chinese food, all the dishes are served at once and placed on the table at the same time, while in Western food, one dish is served after another.

(2) different seating

Chinese dining is mostly in accordance with the seniority to determine the order of seating,? The first is the east, and the second is the east, and the third is the east. or? Facing the door for the honor? The seat to the right of the hostess is the first guest of honor, usually a gentleman, and the seat to the right of the hostess is the second guest of honor, usually the guest of honor's wife.

(C) different tableware

Chinese tableware is generally relatively simple, mostly cups, plates, bowls, plates, chopsticks, spoons, etc., while the Western tableware is a variety of different dishes to enjoy the use of different knives and forks, cutlery use of a lot of attention, even drinking glasses, but also to drink the wine corresponding to the drink.

(D) dress code is different

Unless on formal occasions, Chinese food for the dress code of the diner is not high, dressed in a more casual, while the Western food for the diner's requirements are higher, especially in the upscale Western restaurant, men should be dressed in neat blouse and shoes, and to wear a tie, women should be dressed in suits and have a heel of the shoes, both men and women can not be worn to the upscale Western restaurant. casual clothes to dine in upscale Western restaurants.

Western dining etiquette mainly refers to the dining etiquette in Europe and the United States, although the details of the requirements of the different countries are different, but the western dining etiquette in general is to the European continent as the mainstream of western dining etiquette, especially in France as the representative of western dining etiquette. This set of standardized etiquette formed by Westerners at the table is not innate, but also through acquired understanding and training. As a? foreigners? s, we have to really do? When in Rome, do as the Romans do We must first have a systematic and complete understanding of Western food etiquette, and constantly strengthen the training, pay attention to every detail, we can also become? Gentleman? and? The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what is going on in the world.