Chinese food is not only an important part of China's traditional culture, but also loved by foreign friends. It is common to invite foreign guests to eat Chinese food in foreign exchanges. The following is what I collected for you, I hope it will help you!

If a formal banquet is held, an invitation must be sent out in advance and marked "Please be seated on time". Some people are proud of being late for dinner, but in fact they are very disrespectful to others. If you want to entertain foreign guests, you should avoid the taboos of foreign guests when choosing the banquet time. For example, when entertaining westerners, you should avoid 13, especially when 13 and Friday are the same day. Ramadan banquet should be held after sunset. In addition, the choice of dishes should take into account the dietary characteristics of foreign guests, such as Shanghai ginseng and animal offal.

A manager in China hosted a banquet for the chairman of a western multinational company at home. He fried four vegetarian dishes for foreign guests, burned 1 bowl of pickled mustard tuber and shredded pork soup, and finally gave everyone a small bowl of Dandan Noodles. The foreign boss, who is known as "eating all over the world", sincerely said: This is the most beautiful meal he has ever eaten. It can be seen that there is no need to highlight the characteristics of Chinese food.

: business restaurant

Participating in various business banquets is a compulsory part of the daily work of many professionals, and it is also an important platform for people to get closer, understand business information and solve business problems. People often call me and ask, "What do the invited guests eat?" "What should I pay attention to when I invite you to dinner?" "Why am I always worried that I will make a fool of myself?" . . . .

In fact, China's food culture is profound, and our ancestors left us many ways to deal with it, but many of them were ignored by us. Now, we will summarize the common puzzles as follows:

First, the choice of dining place.

Eating is the best way to shorten the distance between people, so the restaurant is no longer a simple dining space, and the choice of dining place directly affects the effect of the banquet. Thousands of years of Chinese culture, vast territory and romantic figures in past dynasties have become inexhaustible materials for various restaurants. The common ones are as follows:

Take a specific historical dynasty as the theme.

It has a strong historical charm, showing its historical features from the aspects of dishes, decoration and service, such as Datang Restaurant and Qing Palace Imperial Restaurant.

Take specific local dishes as the theme.

Many restaurants choose one of many cuisines as the basis for making menus, decorating and serving, forming a restaurant with the theme of local cuisines. Such as Ge Xiang in Guizhou and Zhehui in Jiangsu.

Restaurant layout with the theme of scenic spots.

Highlight the theme of the restaurant through murals, statues and decorations with regional characteristics. This is an excellent choice for people who want to enjoy both food and scenery. Such as the Great Wall Hall, Dunhuang Palace, Xihu Xuan and Meilong Town.

Take flowers and plants as the theme.

Create an immersive atmosphere for guests with potted plants, woodcuts and murals. Such as Taoyuan, Meiyuan and Furong Building.

Take history and literature as the theme.

Adapted or homophonic according to familiar historical materials, such as Sichuan Romance.

Etiquette tips:

If it is a business banquet, the main consideration when choosing a dining place is whether it can reduce the vigilance of the other party and create a stress-free dining atmosphere.

Dim the lights and play dim music.

The customer's line of sight should be blocked by screens or huge green plants, so that the guests can concentrate and get favorable decisions easily.

Second, order.

According to our eating habits, it is better to say "please eat" than "please eat". Therefore, the arrangement of the menu should not be sloppy.

Many people invite guests to dinner and are unfamiliar with all kinds of cuisines, so "out of place" often occurs. At present, the eight most representative cuisines in China are Shandong Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Guangdong Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine, Jiangsu Cuisine, Zhejiang Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine and Huizhou Cuisine. Some people use anthropomorphic methods to describe their characteristics incisively and vividly: Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine, such as Jiangnan beauty; Shandong and Anhui cuisine is like a simple northern strong man in Gu Zhuo; Cantonese cuisine and Fujian cuisine are like romantic and elegant sons; Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine are like celebrities with rich connotations and talents.

Different dishes have different cooking methods. For example, stewing means adding soy sauce, sugar and other sauces to the fried, fried or boiled raw materials, boiling them with high fire, and then heating them with low fire for a long time. The appearance of the product is complete, and there is no breakage or crack. Stewed dish is a kind of dish made by processing a variety of raw materials into pieces, shreds, strips and dices, and simmering with strong fire. In addition, there are roasting, boiling, frying, roasting, rolling, frying, steaming, stewing, simmering and other methods. Knowing the basic cooking skills also helps to point out the menu that satisfies both the host and the guests.

Generally speaking, the menu structure of standard Chinese food includes:

appetizer

(of water) vast and torrential

main course

Noodles or rice?

Dim sum dessert

Etiquette tips:

When entertaining guests, you can ask the guests to order, or you can ask the ladies to order first.

When arranging the menu, we must consider the dietary taboos of the guests, especially the dietary taboos of the guests. For example, religious dietary taboos, taboos of patients with "three highs" for health reasons, and geographical preferences such as eating spicy food.

Order the main course first and then mix it with others. The main course represents the taste and the host's "position", that is, the "budget price". So the host should have his own opinion on what to order for the main course.

The special dishes of the day can be attached to the menu, can also be placed on the table vertically, and sometimes displayed at the door of the restaurant in the form of advertisements. Special dishes may be varieties with excess raw materials, or seasonal dishes or chefs' special dishes. If it's leftovers or seasonal dishes, it's usually cheaper and you can choose it appropriately.