Hold the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand.

When eating Western food, you usually hold the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand. If it is inconvenient to hold the fork with your left hand, you can also use your right hand. During a meal, when you have something to do and leave the table, you should hang your knife and fork in a figure-eight shape on the dinner plate. After the meal is over, place it diagonally on one side of the plate.

Western food, as the name suggests, is food from Western countries. Western countries are the cultural circle of white Europeans in the world compared to East Asia. Western food should be accurately called European cuisine, or European-style catering. Its cuisine is different from Chinese cuisine, generally using olive oil, butter, tomato sauce, salad dressing and other seasonings. Different staple foods are always paired with some vegetables, such as tomatoes, broccoli, etc. The term Western food is determined by its specific geographical location.

"西" means the West. Generally refers to European countries. "Meal" refers to dietary dishes. What Eastern people usually refer to as Western food mainly includes dishes from Western European countries, and of course also includes dishes from Eastern European countries, countries along the Mediterranean Sea, and some Latin American countries such as Mexico. The dishes of Southeast Asian countries are generally called Southeast Asian cuisine, but there are also some that are their own cuisine, such as Indian cuisine.

Western food generally uses knives and forks as cutlery and bread as the main food. Most of them have a long table in the shape of a table. The main characteristics of Western food are outstanding main ingredients, beautiful appearance, delicious taste, rich nutrition, and convenient supply. Formal Western dishes should include soup, appetizers, main courses, desserts and drinks. Western food can be roughly divided into French, British, Italian, Russian, American, Mediterranean and other different styles of cuisine.