There is no doubt that China people's food etiquette is the most developed and complete. As early as "Zhou Li", there were a series of officials who were in charge of various food and drink ceremonies. Dr. Sun Yat-sen once "took diet as evidence" and said that "only the progress of diet is still behind civilized countries."

a banquet with a host and guests is a social activity. This kind of social activity will inevitably produce a set of standardized food etiquette as everyone's code of conduct. In China culture, in fact, not only the dietary specifications are emphasized, but even the details such as the arrangement of dishes have rules.

For a light meal, the dishes with bones are placed on the left, and the cut pure meat is placed on the right. Meal depends on the left hand side of the person, and soup depends on the right hand side. Fine-cut and grilled meat should be kept far away, and vinegar and sauces should be kept nearby. Onion and other accompanying materials are placed next to them. Drinks such as wine pulp and soup are placed in the same direction. If you want to display dry meat, breast of beef, etc. separately, bend it on the left and straighten it on the right.

In general, you should sit behind the venerable elder to show your humility. When eating, try to sit in the front, close to the food table where the food is placed, so as not to pollute the seat by accidentally falling food.

when the banquet begins and the food is served, the guests should stand up; When a distinguished guest arrives, all other guests should stand up to show their respect. Don't scold the dog in front of the guests; When the host asks for food, he should take it enthusiastically and not ignore it.

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Chinese table manners

First, invite the guests to sit down first. If it is the same level or family dinner, the elderly will sit down first. When seated, you should enter from the left side of the chair. After seated, don't move chopsticks, let alone make any noise, and don't get up and walk. If you have anything to say hello to the host.

second, when eating. Please ask the guests and elders to move chopsticks first. Eat less food each time, eat less food far away from you, and don't make any noise when eating or when drinking soup. Drink soup in small sips with a spoon. It is not advisable to hold the bowl to your mouth. Don't drink while blowing.

Third, don't burp and make other noises when eating. If there are involuntary noises such as sneezing and bowel sounds, you should say something like "I'm sorry", "I'm sorry" and "please forgive me" to apologize.

fourthly, if you want to serve food to guests or elders, you'd better use public chopsticks, or you can send food far away from guests or elders to them. According to the custom of our Chinese nation, dishes are served one by one

. If there are leaders, old people and guests at the same table, please ask them to move chopsticks first whenever a new dish is served, or try to ask them to move chopsticks first in turn to show their attention.

Fifth, when you eat fish heads, fishbones, bones and other things, put them on your own plate or on paper prepared in advance.

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