Western food, as its name implies, is a meal in western countries. Different from Chinese food, Xiqiao cuisine generally uses seasonings such as olive oil, butter, tomato sauce and salad dressing.
Different staple foods are the same as some vegetables, such as tomatoes and broccoli. The word western food is determined by its specific geographical location. "West" means the West. Generally refers to European countries. "Rice" is a diet dish. What orientals usually say about western food mainly includes western European dishes, but it also includes eastern European countries, Mediterranean countries and some Latin American countries such as Mexico.
The dishes of Southeast Asian countries are generally called Southeast Asian cuisine, but there are also unique cuisines, such as Indian cuisine. Western food generally uses knives and forks as tableware, bread as staple food, and long tables and dining tables are table-shaped.
The main characteristics of western food are prominent main ingredients, beautiful appearance, delicious taste, rich nutrition and convenient supply. Formal western food should include soup, appetizer, main course, dessert and drink. Western food can be roughly divided into French food, English food, Italian food, russian cuisine food, American food, Mediterranean food and other different styles of dishes.
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Catering culture:
Usually order steak, or order beef burger in a fancy restaurant, and the waiter will ask you how you like it done. There are several ways to answer: well-done, medium-rare, medium-rare, medium-rare, medium-rare and medium-rare.
"menu":
When you walk into a coffee shop or a western restaurant, the waiter will show you to your seat first. When you sit down, the menu will be brought first. The menu is regarded as the facade of the restaurant and the boss has always attached great importance to it. Use the best materials for the cover of the menu, and some even use soft sheepskin to make all kinds of beautiful patterns, which are particularly elegant and exquisite.
Order: After opening the menu, see which dish is named after the store. Don't miss this dish. Because that restaurant doesn't joke about its reputation, the food they make great efforts to make is sure to be delicious. Everyone must order this "signature dish".
In addition, it should be noted that you should not treat the ordering problem of western food with the habit of eating Chinese food: that is, don't ignore the menu and let the waiter order for you. In France, even President Charles de Gaulle and President Destin have to look at the menu to order western food. 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.
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