Generally, when we receive customers, we will choose Chinese food. There are a lot of manners here. If the receptionist does not pay attention to it, or even runs counter to it, it will definitely not leave a good impression on customers, and the purpose of business reception is difficult to achieve. What are the reception etiquette of Chinese food? The following are some of the contents I collected, hoping to help you.

Reception etiquette of Chinese chopsticks

Chopsticks are the most important tableware in Chinese food. Chopsticks must be used in pairs. Chopsticks are used to hold food. It is impolite to scratch, pick your teeth or pick something other than food.

When talking with people, you should temporarily put down your chopsticks. You can't dance chopsticks like a baton when you talk.

No matter whether there is food residue on chopsticks, don't lick them. Is it appetizing to pick up food with licked chopsticks?

In addition, don't put chopsticks vertically on food. Because in China custom, this method is only used when paying homage to the dead.

Scoop

The main function of spoon in Chinese food is to scoop vegetables and food. Sometimes when eating with chopsticks, you can also use a spoon to help yourself eat, but try not to use a spoon alone to get food.

At the same time, when taking food with a spoon, don't scoop it too full, so as not to spill it and dirty the table or clothes. After scooping out the food, you can pause in the same place for a while, and then move over to enjoy the soup until it stops flowing downwards.

In a restaurant, when you don't use a spoon for a while, you should put it on the plate in front of you, not directly on the dining table.

If the food you take is too hot, don't scoop it with a spoon, and don't blow it with your mouth. You should put the food in a bowl until it is cold. Also be careful not to put the spoon in your mouth or lick it repeatedly.

bowl

Chinese bowls can be used to hold rice and soup, and you can eat them with a rice bowl when you eat. When holding a bowl, hold the bottom of the bowl with four fingers of your left hand and put your thumb on the end of the bowl. When eating, the height of the rice bowl is roughly the same as that of the chin.

If the soup is served in a soup cup with a lid alone, the way to explain that the soup has been finished is to take out the spoon and put it on the saucer, and turn the lid upside down and lay it flat on the soup cup.

plate

Chinese food has many kinds of plates. Smaller plates are called plates, which are mainly used to hold food, and their uses are roughly the same as those of bowls. When eating, it is generally required that the plates remain in place on the dining table and cannot be piled together.

What needs to be introduced emphatically is a kind of dish with special purpose-cabbage. In Chinese food, there are probably some differences between north and south; In the southern region, it is more inclined to be used as a storage place for food residues; In the northern region, it is more inclined to temporarily put the dishes taken directly from the dish plate together to enjoy.

A more conservative usage is compromise: you can take all the food and residue you want to eat, but keep them separate. The residue should be gently placed at the front of the dish. Don't spit on the dish directly from your mouth when you take it, but clamp it at the front of the dish with chopsticks. If the plate is full, you can signal the waiter to change the plate.

Tang Zhong

The soup cup is used to hold soup. When eating, there is one thing to pay attention to when using the soup cup: take out the spoon and put it on the saucer, and put the lid upside down on the soup cup, indicating that the soup has been finished.

cup

Chinese food cups are mainly used to hold soft drinks such as water, fruit juice and soda.

Be careful not to hold wine in a water cup, and don't turn the water cup upside down. Another thing to note is that what you drink in your mouth can't be spit back into the cup, which is very indecent.

toothpick

Toothpicks are also a must-have item on the dining table of China people. It has two functions, one is to grab food; Second, it is used to pick teeth.

But try not to pick your teeth in public when eating. Cover your mouth with your other hand when you have to pick your teeth. Don't pick food in public? Watch? Or re-enter, and don't throw bombs or spit casually.

After picking your teeth, don't take a toothpick, let alone take food with a toothpick.

table napkin

Before eating Chinese food, each diner is usually given a wet towel.

The function of this wet towel is to wipe hands. After wiping your hands, put them back on the plate and take them away by the waiter.

Before the banquet is over, the waiter will put on another wet towel. Unlike the former, this wet towel is used to wipe your mouth, not your face or sweat.

Reception etiquette of Chinese food: catering etiquette 1. Table layout for Chinese banquet

Principle: take the distance as the top, respect the right and locate the door.

When two tables face the door, the table on the right is the main table.

Of the three tables, the one farthest from the door is the main table.

2. Chinese banquet seating arrangement (on-site illustration)

Regular private banquet

Official state banquet

Accept the banquet of the leaders

Waiting for table manners

Hands can be naturally placed on the table or hung on the thighs.

Never support your hands with your elbows and put your chin on the back of your hand.

The napkin is open under the plate, and the rest naturally hangs down.

4. China chopsticks etiquette and five taboos.

Fork chopsticks, fork food with chopsticks.

Take chopsticks, raise your hand over other people's chopsticks holding food to clip food in the distance.

Lick chopsticks, lick chopsticks with your mouth.

Tears chopsticks, chopsticks stick soup, go to pick up vegetables.

Turn chopsticks and pick up the food on the plate.

5. China dining etiquette

First, the use of dinner plates (bone plates)

Food scraps can be put in a bone plate instead of a napkin.

B, the use of wine (white wine, red wine, drink cup)

Never confuse wine sets.

C. Catering etiquette for VIPs

For unfamiliar guests, if you don't know their religious beliefs, tastes, etc. They shouldn't help their food. They can introduce local specialties for guests to choose from. If the guests really want to taste it, they should use public chopsticks to show their respect.

Select the appropriate table theme.

You can choose healthy and positive topics at the dinner table. When? Beijing roast duck? When serving, if the bird flu epidemic is mentioned, it will definitely spoil everyone's fun.

E, turntable food etiquette

Every time a new dish is served, please invite the distinguished guests to taste it first.

Don't take food when the table is turning.

Don't turn the table when someone picks vegetables.

6. Taboo of Chinese food

Don't put your elbows on the table;

When holding chopsticks, don't point the chopsticks at each other;

Never talk when chewing food;

When you need to pick your teeth, cover your mouth with your hand or napkin;

Ladies should not make up in public after meals;

Don't wipe your nose and burp when eating;

Don't burp or fart in front of guests;

Don't unbutton or undress in public;

After dinner, it is impossible to calculate the cost of treating guests in front of them.

Reception etiquette of Chinese food: the etiquette of ordering food should take into account the dishes in each process. What should I do? Three benefits and four taboos? .

Three excellent means that there are three dishes that are given priority.

The first category, China specialties.

Pay more attention to this rule when entertaining foreign guests. Such as fried spring rolls, dumplings, steamed dumplings, lion's head, kung pao chicken and so on. It is not delicious, but it is highly praised by many foreigners because of its distinctive China characteristics.

The second category, dishes with local characteristics.

For example, soup mutton in Xi 'an, braised pork in Maojia, Hunan, stewed lion's head in Shanghai, and instant-boiled mutton in Beijing, I'm afraid these specialties will be more praised than the same raw seafood when entertaining foreign guests there.

The third category is the specialty of this restaurant.

Many restaurants have their own specialties. The last special dish of this restaurant can best reflect the host's care and respect for the invited guests.

The four taboos are that when arranging the menu, we should also consider the dietary taboos of the guests, especially the dietary taboos of the guests.

There are four main dietary taboos.

1. Religious dietary taboos should not be ignored at all.

For example, Muslims usually don't eat pork or drink alcohol. Buddhists in China eat less meat, not only meat, but also irritating foods such as onions, garlic, leeks and mustard greens.

Some Buddhists who believe in Guanyin are forbidden to eat beef in their diet, so they should pay special attention when entertaining Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese compatriots.

For health reasons, some foods are also taboo.

For example, people with heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure and sequelae of stroke are not suitable for eating dog meat. Patients with hepatitis should avoid eating mutton and soft-shelled turtle. People with digestive diseases such as gastroenteritis and gastric ulcer soup are also not suitable for eating soft-shelled turtle. Patients with hypertension and high cholesterol should drink less chicken soup.

3. People's dietary preferences are often different in different regions.

For this reason, we should take this into account when arranging the menu. For example, people in Hunan generally like to eat spicy food and eat less sweets.

British and American people usually don't eat pets, rare animals, animal viscera, animal heads and claws.

In addition, when entertaining foreign guests, try to eat as little hard food as possible, and foreigners are unlikely to spit out the food they have bitten into their mouths when eating, which also needs to be considered.

For some reasons, some occupations also have different special taboos in catering.

For example, national civil servants are not allowed to eat, please, eat and drink at official banquets, eat beyond the standards set by the state, and drink alcoholic beverages.

For another example, drivers are not allowed to drink alcohol during work. If you ignore this point, you may make the other party make mistakes.