Chinese food etiquette:
Generally speaking, the seating order "ShangZhouZhunDong" "face to the door is honored" family feast, the chief for the highest elders, the end of the seat for the lowest; family feast, the chief for the status of the most important guests, the guest host is at the end of the table. The host of the guest is at the end of the table. The chief has not been seated, can not be seated, the chief has not been hands, can not be hands, rounds of wine from the chief in the order of all the way down the toast, and then drink.
More elaborate, if someone comes to the newspaper, regardless of the status of honor, the whole table should be out to meet.
If it is a round table, it is facing the door of the guest of honor, the left hand side in turn for 2, 4, 6 right hand side in turn for 3, 5, 7 until the convergence.
If the table is an eight-imperial table, if there is a seat facing the door, then the right seat on the side facing the door will be the guest of honor,
If it is not facing the door, then the right seat on the side facing east will be the chief. Then the left hand side of the chief is 2,4,6,8 (8 is on the opposite side) and the right hand side is 3,5,7 (7 is directly opposite).
If a large banquet, the arrangement of tables and tables in front of the chief in the center, the left side of the order of 2, 4, 6 seats, the right side of the 3, 5, 7 seats.
According to the identity of the host and guest, status, affinity and sit.
Western food etiquette:
The height of the seats on the same table is determined by the distance from the master's seat, the right high and left low, men and women cross sitting.
Western food etiquette
1. Recognize the table knife and fork
An authentic Western tableware **** including: butter knife, bread plate, appetizer knife and fork, main course knife and fork, soup with a spoon, dessert with a fork and spoon, red wine glass, white wine glass.
2. Place your napkin correctly
Not only should you place your napkin in your lap, but you should also make sure to fold it in half and keep the crease close to you. When you leave the table in the middle of the meal, you should put the napkin on the chair or press the corner of the napkin with a knife and let it hang down, never hang it on the back of the chair or put it back on the table.
3. How to use a knife and fork
If you can't remember the purpose of a knife and fork, just remember that the order of using a knife and fork must be from the outside to the inside. Also in the use of the knife and fork must not use "brute force", to the forearm strength to cut food, so that the knife and fork is basically a 90-degree angle of the state, such as leaving the table in the middle of the knife and fork should be placed in the "eight" word, the back of the fork to the top of the put, which said This means "I haven't finished eating yet". The back of the fork down to indicate that the meal is finished, the waiter will come over to take away the plate, has eaten enough, you should put the knife and fork side by side on the right side of the plate, the back of the fork down, the knife in the right side of the fork.
4. Use both hands to take food
When taking food from your plate, always use both hands. For a baked potato, use a fork in your left hand and a spoon in your right hand to bring the food to your plate. Don't just fork the food onto your plate with one fork; it's extremely rude.
5. Drinking Soup and Eating Bread
Never blow on soup even if it is hot. The first spoonful is used to "detect heat" and is generally not too full. Spoon from the inside out, and when there is not much soup left, gently tilt the plate outward.
When eating bread, it is important not to pick up the whole loaf and bite into it. The polite way to eat bread is to tear it into small slices with your hands and ease it into your mouth.
6. Main course etiquette
Meat steaks should be eaten from the left side. Eat fish should pay attention to, after eating the top of the fish, do not turn the fish, but should be a knife and fork to pick off the whole fish bones and then eat the bottom of the fish. When eating lobster, the first step is to insert a knife between the shell and the meat to peel it off, then remove the meat and slowly slice it to enjoy.
7. Fruits and desserts
Eating ice cream cake should be eaten from the side in front of you, or from the top if it is a triangular-shaped cake. Fruits after meals are generally peeled and seeded after the fruit pieces, it is very convenient to eat, if the melon like honeydew melon with skin, should be cut first to remove the skin is now cut into small pieces to eat.
8. Other
Drinking cocktails is a kind of courtesy, if you do not win the alcohol, or do not know what to order on this occasion, then PINK LADY or DAIQUIRI to ensure that you will not be drunkenly out of order.
When drinking coffee, milk tea or lemon, don't put the sugar directly into the cup with your hand. The correct way is to put the sugar cube into the teaspoon first, and then put the teaspoon into the cup to ensure that there is no splashing. After using the teaspoon, it is only polite to place the teaspoon across the saucer toward the outside.
When you go to a restaurant or cafe, you should put your handbag between your back and the back of the chair, not on the table or on your lap.
In the Western table manners, the requirements of the man should not be in the woman finished before the end of the meal, so accustomed to slow and methodical women should pay attention to the appropriate adjustment of the speed of the meal, do not make the man wait too long.
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