When attending a formal banquet, you often find that the tableware is inexplicable and looks like a combat team. I don't know where to start, and I feel very scared. Dessert cutlery can be placed in front of the seat or inside the right hand side. Sometimes the waiter will serve dessert with a fork and spoon, so don't worry. If you decide to put the dessert table horizontally in front of the plate, please put the fork near the edge of the plate (the tip of the fork points to the right) and then put the spoon (the spoon groove points to the left). In addition, dessert tableware may include not only forks and spoons, but also other auxiliary utensils. If there is a fork without a spoon or a spoon without a fork, don't worry. You can use other tableware instead, and you will still be a competent host. Most people don't have many kinds of knives, forks and spoons at home, but there are always ways to improvise, such as: 1, salad fork can be used to eat fish, salad or dessert. 2. Lunch fork (one size smaller than dinner fork) is also widely used and can be used as salad fork. 3. The fruit knife can be used as a cheese or dessert knife. Steak knife can be used as a dessert knife. 5. A teaspoon can be used as a dessert spoon. In fact, the use of knives and forks is wrong, perhaps because the waiter didn't put it in the right position, or because the guests themselves were negligent. For example, once I attended a dinner party, where the service had to be very formal. The first course at that time was a fresh pear cup. I picked up the spoon without thinking. In fact, the correct way is to use the small fork on the left, so when serving cream dessert, I have to use the remaining small fork. To make matters worse, every guest at the same table imitates me and thinks I know what to do. Finally, we had to ask the waiter for help and ask him to bring us unused spoons. The general rule of using knives, forks and spoons is from the outside to the inside, that is, use the outermost tableware for the first course, and then push it in order until everything is used up. 1. The most correct posture for holding a knife at a knife banquet is: hold the handle with your thumb pressed against the side of the handle and your forefinger pressed against the back of the handle. Don't put your index finger on the back of the knife, because you can't put your index finger on the back of the knife except for dishes that can be cut hard or dishes that are too blunt; In addition, don't straighten your little finger with a knife, especially for women, who think this posture is elegant, but it is actually wrong. Knives are used to cut food. Don't stir the food with a knife, send it to your mouth. Remember: knife in your right hand. If there are three kinds of knives with different specifications at the same time when eating, the correct usage is: the one with small serrations is used to cut meat for food; Medium size is used to cut large vegetables into small pieces; There is also a kind of knife with a round tip and some upturned knives at the top, which are used to cut buns, and then use it to pick some jam and cream to spread on them. When cutting food, your elbows should sink and don't leave the table. This will make the other person think that your eating style is terrible, and the cut food may fly out! 2. There are two ways to hold the fork: back side up and inner side up, as the case may be. Holding your back up is the same as holding a knife. Press the back of the handle with your index finger and hold the handle with the other four fingers. The tip of the index finger is roughly at the root of the handle. If it is too far ahead, the appearance is not good, and if it is too far back, it is not easy to use force, so hard food is not easy to fork in. When the inside of the fork is facing upward, press the handle like a pencil with your thumb and forefinger, and the other three fingers support the lower part of the handle; Press your thumb and forefinger in the center of the handle. If you are too forward, you will be clumsy. Hold the fork in your left hand, with the fork teeth facing down, and fork up the food and send it to your mouth. If you eat soft food such as noodles or peas, the fork teeth can face up. Move lightly, pick up the right amount of food and put it in your mouth at one time. Don't drag a big piece, take a bite and put it down. This is obscene. When the fork picks up the food and enters the mouth, the teeth only touch the food. Don't bite the fork, and don't let the knife and fork make a sound on your teeth or plate. When eating big vegetables, you can fold and cut them with a knife and fork. Soft food can be put on a fork and arranged with a knife. 3. Spoons On formal occasions, there are many kinds of spoons, the small ones are used to hold coffee and desserts; Buttered and cake-sharing apartments; Larger, used for drinking soup or holding small food; The biggest one is used to divide soup, which is very common in buffets. Make no mistake. Spoons and dessert spoons shall not directly scoop other staple foods and dishes except soup and dessert; Don't insert the spoon into the plate, or let it stand upright in dessert, soup or coffee. Don't put the whole spoon in your mouth when eating. In most cases, there is no need to waste your breath when eating western food. Every move at the dinner table tells the waiter your intention, and the well-trained waiter will serve you according to your wishes and meet your requirements. This is the "knife and fork language". 1, continue to eat: open the knife and fork into a triangle to indicate that you want to continue eating, and the waiter will not take your plate away. 2, the result of the meal: and when you put the tableware on the edge of the plate, even if there is something on the plate, the waiter thinks that you have finished eating and will take the plate away at the appropriate time. Please give me some more food: the plate is empty, but you still want to eat. Open the knife and fork in a figure of eight, and the waiter will give you more food. Note: only applicable to banquets where meals are allowed or when eating dishes that may be added. If there is only one dish in each dish, there is no need to put the tableware like this. I had a good meal: when the plate is empty and you no longer want to eat, put the knife and fork parallel and obliquely, and then the waiter will take your plate away at the right time. Chopsticks are the main tools used by orientals when eating, while westerners use knives and forks when eating. When eating, the plate is in the middle, so the knife and fork are on the right side of the plate and the fork is on the left. Generally, people who write with their right hand naturally take a knife or spoon in their right hand, a fork in their left hand and a cup in their right hand when drinking western food. How to treat "left-handed"? If we know that one of the guests has a knife in his left hand, we can't help putting the knife and fork in the right place for him when setting the table. This not only shows our respect for him, but also shows our thoughtful and meticulous service. 1, there are usually no more than three pairs of knives and forks on the dining table. For a set meal with more than three courses, you must put a new knife and fork after the meal. 2. Knife and fork are used from outside to inside (that is to say, they are placed from outside to inside in advance according to the order of use). When eating, the left and right hands usually cooperate with each other, that is, one knife and one fork are used in pairs. With some exceptions, when drinking soup, put the spoon on the right-hold the spoon in your right hand. Oysters are usually eaten with an oyster fork in their right hand. 3. The specifications of knives and forks are different, and their sizes are different according to different purposes. When eating meat, whether you want to cut it with a knife or not, you should use a big knife. When eating salads, sweets or some appetizers, use a medium-sized knife, fork or spoon, which generally varies with the size of the knife. Use a large spoon for soup and a small spoon for coffee and ice cream. It is forbidden to use your own tableware to hold vegetables, vegetables, soup or other food for others. When eating western food, everyone has their own tableware. If everyone can eat from a big plate, then there must be a spare fork or spoon for everyone to use. 2. Pay attention when using a fork: you should not poke the fork into the food entrance, but shovel the food into the mouth. When Americans eat meat, they sometimes cut it into pieces with a knife and then put it into their mouths with a fork. Europeans, on the other hand, usually eat while cutting, shovel it up and send it to their mouths. If you don't need a knife to eat a dish, you can also hold a fork in your right hand. For example, Italians eat noodles with only one fork and do not need other tableware, so it is simple and convenient to hold the fork with their right hand. If there are no large pieces of meat to cut, such as vegetarian dishes, just vegetables and non-staple foods that don't need to be cut, then it is reasonable to eat with a fork in your right hand. Don't tell me what to do with a knife and fork in your hand. It is polite to put a knife and fork on a plate when talking or talking. When eating at the table, we should enjoy the delicious food, and of course, everyone should have a good talk. But don't talk with a knife and fork in your hand, don't stand it upright in your hand, and don't laugh or make a loud noise, which will make people feel scared. In fact, this dangerous move is indeed a threat to people and themselves. Forks and spoons can be put in your mouth, but knives can't be put in your mouth, whether there is food on them or not. Etiquette requirements are reasonable, and the entrance to the knife is also dangerous. If you attend a formal banquet, the hostess will spread a napkin on her lap to indicate the start of the banquet. Napkins hint at the beginning and end of the party. In the west, there is a principle that women are preferred. The hostess is the first guest at the western banquet. If the hostess doesn't sit, no one else can sit. The hostess spread the napkin on her lap to show that everyone can start. Instead, the hostess will put the napkin on the table, which marks the end of the party. When you start eating, don't eat too much. If there is not enough food on the plate, you can take it again. Before eating, you should open your napkin and spread it on your lap. After eating, you should fold it on the right side of the plate. You shouldn't put it on the chair, and you shouldn't be mistaken for unused. Napkins can wipe your mouth, not your sweat. If the food is served by the waiter, the waiter will take it away when it needs to be added. In case of dishes that I can't eat or don't like, when the waiter serves, the host should not gesture or refuse, but put a small amount on the plate and say, "Thank you, that's enough." Don't look embarrassed about those bad dishes. At a cold dinner, when the waiter serves, don't rush to get it, and then get it when it is delivered to me. When people around you don't get the first copy, don't rush to get the second copy. Don't sit around the food table, just take it and leave it for others to eat. The other party is the host, so it is inappropriate for us to give up voluntarily as the invited party. Eat politely, chew with your mouth closed, don't sip your soup, and don't make a noise when eating. If the soup is too hot, wait until it is cold. Don't blow it with your mouth. Don't spit out the fishbones and bones in your mouth directly. Cover your mouth with a napkin, take it out with your hand, or spit it gently with a fork and put it on a plate. When eating food, you should eat with your mouth, not with your mouth. Don't stretch your elbows too wide. Don't talk with food in your mouth. Cover your mouth with your hand or napkin when picking your teeth. Don't pick your teeth when you walk. Leftovers, used tableware and toothpicks should be put on the plate, not on the table.