Table manners play a very important role in the complete life order of China people. They believe that dining is not only a way to meet basic physiological needs-but also a first-class social experience. Therefore, it is particularly important to master some Chinese catering rules. Whether you are a host or just a guest, you must master some rules.

● Round dining tables are very popular. Because more people can sit, and everyone can sit face to face, the identity of the head of the family is not clearly identified by his seat at the western long dining table. Guests should wait for the host's invitation before sitting down. The host must be careful not to ask the guests to sit near the serving table. This is a big taboo.

you can't start any kind of dining activities until everyone is here-even if someone is late. Once everyone is in place, the host family can make the opening remarks. During the meal, the host must take an active role-it is completely reasonable to urge the guests to eat and drink to their fullest.

● A typical Chinese dining table looks quite empty, especially in the eyes of westerners. A bowl on the plate can be seen in front of each seat; On the right is a set of chopsticks and spoons, which are placed on their respective seats. On formal occasions, napkins will appear, mainly on the knees.

at a formal banquet, the way to eat dishes is much like a slide show, one dish at a time. Surprisingly, rice is not the same as the dish, but you can choose to eat it together. Because the dishes have their own characteristics, they should be tasted individually, and only one kind should be eaten from the bowl at a time, not mixed. Don't eat with plates, only with bowls. Bones and crustaceans are placed in separate plates. Dirty dishes must always be replaced with clean ones.

● Chopsticks are used for all food except soup. Knives may be provided, but as people from China, it is best to use chopsticks. Chopsticks are tools for eating, so don't play with them-it's very rude to use them as drumsticks, and you can't point or gesture with chopsticks. Of course, you must never suck chopsticks or stick them in rice. This is a big taboo-it is just like a candle at a funeral and is considered unlucky. Moreover, you should not keep turning around in a dish with chopsticks. You should first look at the food you want to take with your eyes. When you use chopsticks to get a piece of food, try to avoid touching other foods. If possible, use the chopsticks and spoons beside you. After eating or taking food, put the chopsticks back in the chopsticks seat.

● A Chinese restaurant is not formal without tea. Therefore, it is wise to store different kinds of tea as much as possible to ensure that the most astute tastes are taken care of. There are several key things that should be paid attention to about tea. The person who sits next to the teapot should be responsible for pouring tea for others and himself-the order of pouring tea is according to the age, from the oldest to the youngest, and finally for himself. When someone pours tea for you, it is polite to tap the table with your fingers, which is to express gratitude and respect to the tea pourer.

Second, etiquette rules

China people are a group of etiquette, and food is the most important thing for the people. How can there be no rules in dining! Although it is three meals a day to talk about it, it is better to know than not to know!

1. It's not appropriate to inform guests in advance, take a seat at 6: 11 and call guests at 5: 51.

2. The host family can't be late; Guests should be 5-11 minutes late. This is a very considerate guest. Please pay attention to it. Naturally, both the host and the guest are happy.

3. If you sit at a round table, it is the main seat facing the gate, or the one with the back against the wall or the counter; Restaurants that are fastidious will be distinguished by napkins. You can't sit casually in the highest position of napkins unless you plan to treat guests:

4. The host is the host and guest on the right hand side and the second important guest on the left hand side; Facing the host by the door, naturally, it is the escort who runs errands and greets.

5. A guest can't directly shout and give directions to the ordering staff, but should wait for the host's house to order. If the guest does have serious taboos or hobbies, he should tell the host family gently, and the host will naturally make decisions for him and meet the small or big requirements of the guest.

6, the host family, don't order or order less food that needs to be grabbed or held by hand, such as crab, lobster legs, ribs and so on. There is no cure for serving three such dishes in one meal. What etiquette can be said!

7. Don't force or object to others' drinking a little. No wine is a feast!

8. drinks are served! Foreigners like to brag about their skills, but Chinese people don't brag about their own dishes. After the host carefully observes that the cold dishes are served and there are drinks in each cup, they immediately raise their glasses and welcome to start, and turn the disc or signal the host and guest on the right to move the first chopsticks. Don't delay the host and guest for too long, everyone is hungry, just waiting for you to eat! Don't forget to compliment the food you ate.

9. After each dish comes up, although the waiter and host will still turn to the host and guest, there is no need to be too formal. If it happens to be in front of me and no one turns the disc, I will try it with a small chopstick first!

11, the host family should always turn the disc to take care of most of the guests; Accompanying guests is a supplementary greeting service; If the guest can eat the whole meal without touching the disc, then both the host and the guest will be happy again.

11, if there is no waiter to divide the dishes or chopsticks and spoons, you should look at the dishes first, and never use your chopsticks to pick and choose from the dishes or even stir them! Not everyone doesn't mind the saliva on your chopsticks like a lover! I usually look at the part that is closest to me.

12. It's best to let the food on the chopsticks transition in their own dish before sending it to the mouth. It can make eating look less urgent.

13, when food is chewed in your mouth, the important thing to remember is to close your lips tightly, so as to avoid talking, falling objects, overflowing juice, and making an unpleasant noise.

14, whether during or before meals, you should keep your back straight and try to sit back in your chair instead of *. During meals, hands are basically above the table.

15. A host with a good appetite and a guest who is losing weight are not suitable for such a dinner.

3. Notes that are easy to ignore

There are many manners that should be paid attention to at the table, and these manners are often ignored.

(1) Seating and leaving

1. You should wait for the elderly to sit down before you can sit down.

2. If there is a lady at the table, you should wait until the lady is seated. If the lady's seat is next door, she should be paged.

3. After eating, the other guests can only leave after the hostess and the man leave.

4. Sit upright and keep a proper distance from the dining table.

5. When dining in a restaurant, the waiter should show you to the table.

6. When leaving the seat, you should help the elderly or women in the next seat to drag the seat.

(2) Use of scented towels

1. Napkins are mainly used to prevent clothes from getting dirty, and also to wipe oil stains on the mouth and hands.

2. You must wait until everyone is seated before using napkins.

3. The napkin should be spread out and placed on the thighs at the upper ends of knees. Do not tie a belt or hang it on the collar of a suit.

4. Never wipe the tableware with a napkin.

(3) general etiquette at the dining table

1. After sitting down, keep your feet under your seat, and don't straighten up at will, elbow against the edge of the table, or put your hands on the back of the chair next to you.

2. When eating, be gentle and elegant, calm and quiet, and don't be impatient.

3. You should not only care about yourself at the dinner table, but also care about others, especially the female guests on both sides.

4. Avoid talking with food in your mouth.

5. Tableware for personal use should not be inserted into the common plate to pick up dishes.

6. You must eat with a small mouth, and don't stuff it with a big mouth. You can't stuff it in your mouth until the food is swallowed.

7. When fetching vegetables and scooping soup, you should use public chopsticks and spoons.

8. Eat imported food, and don't spit it out. If it is hot food, you can drink water or take a shower with fruit juice.

9. When delivering food to the entrance, the elbows should lean inward, not open to the sides, and touch the neighbor.

11. If you hold a knife fork in your hand or others are chewing food, you should avoid talking or toasting.

11. Good eating is to eat the food, not the food. Food with juice can't be rushed into the mouth, otherwise the soup will drip on the tablecloth, which is extremely indecent.

12. Never pull out your teeth with your fingers, use toothpicks and cover them with your hands or handkerchiefs.

13. Avoid coughing, sneezing and sulking at the dinner table. If you can't help it, you should say "I'm sorry"

14. Drink at will, toast with courtesy until the end, and avoid persuading, guessing and shouting.

15. If the tableware falls, please ask the waiter to pick it up.

16. In case of an accident, if you accidentally spill wine, water and soup on other people's clothes, you can just apologize, so you don't have to panic to make amends, but make the other person embarrassed.

17. If you want to take the condiments placed in front of other guests at the same table, please ask the guests next to you to help you pass them on. Don't reach across and drive for them.

18. If the host cooks the food himself, don't forget to praise him.

19. If you eat unclean or smelly food, don't swallow it. Take out the imported food lightly with your thumb and forefinger and put it on the plate. If you find that there are insects and gravel in the dishes that have not been eaten yet, don't make a fuss. Wait for the waiter to approach and tell him to change them softly.

21. After eating, the tableware must be put in order, not in disorder. Napkins should also be folded and put on the table.

21. It is not advisable to smoke while the staple food is in progress. If you want to smoke, you must first obtain the consent of your neighbor.

22. When eating in a restaurant, you should not rush to pay the bill and push and pull for it, which is extremely indecent. If you are a guest, you can't rob to pay the bill. You should not pay the bill for your friend without his consent.

23. The speed of eating should be synchronized with the host and hostess, neither too fast nor too slow.

24. Don't talk about sorrow at the dinner table, otherwise it will spoil the happy atmosphere.

fourth, Chinese food hospitality program

first, order a cold dish to stimulate appetite, and then order a pot of clear soup. Hot soup helps to increase the body temperature. After drinking overheated soup, you can start to taste the main course. Usually, you can order the main course according to your own taste, but it is necessary to order a dish full of spicy food to be regarded as a proper Chinese meal, which should be accompanied by spicy dishes? Light white rice makes dishes spicy and mild, and white rice is light and fragrant; The final food of a meal is dessert, usually sweet soup, such as red bean paste and sesame paste, and there are other kinds, such as pudding, banji and ice cream, which are equally sweet and delicious.

How to eat

When the hot soup gets a little cooler and the soup tastes good when you eat it, you should take a sip of the soup with a spoon. As for eating, you should lift the rice bowl to your lips and push the rice grains into your mouth with chopsticks. This is the easiest way to eat, and it also shows that you like the meal. If you don't mention your rice bowl when eating, it means that you are not satisfied with the dishes on the table.

dishes

most Chinese dishes don't have only one kind of material, and there are usually other side dishes or ingredients to set off the main course, so as to make dishes with all colors and flavors, such as boiled pork, and crisp green vegetables, such as celery or green peppers, will be used as side dishes to set off pink and soft? Pork. There is not only one dish in a meal, but usually two or even four dishes are served at the same time, and each dish should be full of color, flavor and taste. The order of serving is based on the collocation of dishes. Usually, similar dishes are served at the same time, and they will not be served separately before and after. In short, coordinated collocation should be emphasized in the whole meal.

Drinks

Tea is the daily drink of China people, and soup is the best drink for their meals. On special days or occasions, people in China will drink wine or spirits, but they will not drink water, which is different from those in the West. China tea is the main drink in the teahouse. Although there are other drinks available, they think tea is the most refreshing and stomach-refreshing drink, especially after eating greasy snacks. Tea helps to wash away greasy food. Each table is provided with one or two teapots, which can be refilled continuously. Guests only need to open the lid of the teapot and put it on the top of the teapot, and a waiter will come to add boiling water. No matter how much tea there is in the teacup of the same table, one of them can pour tea for others, but remember to pour it for others first and then for yourself, which is in line with etiquette. The teahouse has different kinds of tea, and guests can choose according to their personal preferences.

5. End of the banquet

When the guests finish the last dish, the banquet will officially end, so the protagonist of the host family will stand up to show that the banquet is over, and will stand at the door to say "good night" to each guest, and then settle the bill with the restaurant manager. Other members of the host family will send the guests to the car, wave goodbye and watch the car drive away.