The most basic etiquette of western food is to use knives and forks correctly. Generally, the left hand holds a fork and the right hand holds a knife. Hold the knife and fork from above, and press your forefinger on the knife and fork to use. Simply put, it is to cut food with a knife in your right hand and then fork it with your left hand. Press the left end of the food with a fork and fix it. After cutting the food into about a bite along the side of the fork with a knife, the fork can directly tie up the food and send it to the mouth.

Correct posture, right angle. When facing western food, you should sit upright, relax your shoulders and wrists, keep your arms close to your body, keep your elbows neither too high nor too low, and keep the angle between the knife and the plate at about 15 degrees. Too high elbows on both sides will make the knife and fork angle too large and upright; On the contrary, if the elbow is too low, the knife and fork will fall off and there is no way to cut the food well.

In addition, be careful not to use force when pulling the knife back, but to use force when pressing it forward, so as to cut the food neatly. Don't tilt the knife and fork too much. You can change the fork freely according to the characteristics of food, which is convenient for eating. When eating with a fork, the back of the fork must face up, but when eating with a spoon, the fork should face up.

After eating, after each dish, put the knife and fork together, with the blade facing yourself and the fork back facing down, and put them on the plate in the direction of 4 ~ 10, and the waiter will know that the plate can be taken away.

You can't change the position of the set tableware at will, but if you are left-handed, you can exchange knives and forks when eating. Just after eating, the tableware must be placed according to the right-handed usage, and the handle of the knife and fork should be placed on the right side of the plate. The main reason for this is that we don't want to bring trouble to the service personnel.

Characteristics of western food

The main characteristics of western food are prominent main ingredients, beautiful appearance, delicious taste, rich nutrition and convenient supply. It can be roughly divided into French, English, Italian, Russian, American, Mediterranean and other different styles of dishes. People in different countries have different eating habits. There is a saying that is very vivid. "The French praise the chef's skills, while the British pay attention to etiquette."

Often in our impression of western food, from the moment we open the menu, we will see that the cover of the menu is made of the best materials, and some even make various beautiful patterns with soft sheepskin, which is particularly elegant and exquisite. Because looking at the menu and ordering food has become an essential procedure for eating western food, and it is an embodiment of an elegant lifestyle.

Elegant music is an essential part of western food. The most important thing here is the "audibility" of music, that is, the sound should be "audible and inaudible", that is, you should concentrate on talking to your friends, but you should hear it when you are resting and relaxing. You should master this temperature well.