Compared with western food, there are few rules on how to eat Chinese food at banquets (1). Chinese food is usually eaten at a round table. Everyone sat around the round table and helped themselves to dinner with chopsticks. Generally, ten people serve ten main courses, striving for perfection.
(2) On the dining table of Chinese food, there are soup bowls, chopsticks plates and small porcelain spoons in front of each seat. The table is equipped with spices such as pepper, soy sauce and vinegar, and the dishes can be eaten immediately after being put into the plate.
(3) The order in which Chinese food is served is generally cold dishes, although the dietary customs vary from place to place? The first course (theme dish)? Hot speculation? Big plate? Dessert (soup and dessert served at the same time, sweet soup with dessert)? Fruit? Tea is served in sequence. When one third of the cold dishes are left, start serving the first hot dish and put it in front of the guest of honor. After the main course was served, the banquet gradually entered the atmosphere.
(4) There are no strict rules for eating Chinese food. In order to ensure a cheerful atmosphere when eating, we should pay attention to the following etiquette:
(1) Don't take chopsticks after serving. Wait for the host's invitation. When the guests move chopsticks.
Don't stretch your chopsticks too long, and don't rummage through the dishes you like. You should first turn the dish you want to eat on the turntable to your eyes, and then take it leisurely.
Don't put the bitten food back on the plate, you should finish it.
4 cold dishes, seafood, shrimp, steamed fish and other foods that need to be dipped in seasoning can be seasoned at will, but remember not to put the bitten food into the seasoning plate for dipping.
⑤ The host introduces his own special dishes or dishes cooked by famous chefs to the guests. Please don't compete when you taste them while they are hot. You should be polite to the guests next to you first, and then stretch your chopsticks to eat.
6. Don't knock or bite chopsticks on the dining table.
Don't leave the table when other guests haven't finished eating. At the banquet table, the speed of eating should not be based on personal habits, but should adapt to the rhythm of the banquet. When everyone had finished eating, the host got up and the two sides left to thank him.
(5) Precautions for receiving foreign guests to eat Chinese food. There are:
(1) When foreign guests come to the table, they should first ask whether they can use or like chopsticks, and whether they need another knife and fork to eat. In short, they should respect their eating habits.
(2) When using the tableware on the dining table, never wipe it with a napkin or napkin. This is a habit of many people in China before eating, but it will make foreign guests think that the tableware is not clean and disinfected, which will affect their eating mood.
(3) Every time you serve a dish, you should take the initiative to introduce the raw materials and eating methods of this dish to the guests, because after the Chinese food is processed, the raw materials of this dish itself can no longer be seen, and many China people's favorite dishes (animal offal, sea cucumbers in seafood, etc.) are refused by foreign guests. ).
(4) When introducing the dishes to the guests, we should try our best to introduce their characteristics, rather than generally saying that they are famous dishes in China. Famous? Our understanding is somewhat different from that of China people.
The basic etiquette of a Chinese banquet is seating: basically, according to the principle of respecting the right, the guest of honor is arranged on the right side of the host, and the second guest of honor is arranged on the left side of the host. For banquets with a large number of participants, the host should arrange a table number for the guests to confirm their positions.
Seating: the host or elder takes the initiative to arrange everyone to sit down; Guests are not allowed to sit down before the elderly or women sit down; When seated, the man pulls open the seat for the lady around him (especially the one on the right) and helps her sit down.
Posture: stand up straight after sitting, put your feet under my seat, don't cross your legs, don't shake your legs, and don't stand up straight at will; Don't put your elbows on the table, and don't stretch out to both sides to influence others.
Communication: Banquets are social occasions. Care about others at the dinner table, especially the female guests on both sides. Avoid talking or toasting with food in your mouth; A harmonious and warm atmosphere should be created at the banquet to avoid topics that affect the dining atmosphere, such as death and illness.
Cloth dishes: the host can cloth dishes for the guests around him. You should use a spoon or chopsticks to hold the cloth plate. When serving, we should take care of the guests' dietary preferences. If the guests don't like it or are full, they won't be sent to the guests.
Toast: The host should pour wine for the guests first, and if there are elders or VIPs present, the host should also pour wine for them first. When the host pours wine for the guest, the guest raises his glass to show his respect and gratitude. The first toast was proposed by the host, and the guests should not be the first; Toast with ceremony, each at will, should not persuade wine.
End of the banquet: generally, the host signals the end of the banquet. Only after the host and guests leave their seats can other guests leave.
Never say anything about entertaining foreign guests. There is no food. 、? Poor hospitality? Polite expressions like this, the modesty of China people, will be mistaken for your lack of attention, but should you say it? Today's dish was carefully prepared by my wife for you. I hope you have a good time? .