In business meetings and social events, people usually choose to eat Western food. Then you need to be familiar with the etiquette of eating Western food during business meetings. Follow me and take a look below

1. Tips for making an appointment. The more upscale hotels require reservations in advance. When making a reservation, not only specify the number of people and time, but also indicate whether you want a smoking area or a seat with a good view. If it's a birthday or other special occasion, you can tell us the purpose and budget of the party. It is basic courtesy to arrive within the scheduled time.

2. No matter how expensive your casual clothes are, you cannot wear them casually to restaurants.

3. Dressing appropriately when eating is common sense among Europeans and Americans. When going to high-end restaurants, men should wear neat jackets and leather shoes; women should wear suits and heeled shoes. If formal attire is specified, men must wear a tie.

4. Sit from the left side of the chair. The most appropriate way to sit is from the left side. When the chair is pulled away, stand up straight at a distance that is almost touching the table. The leader will push the chair in, and you can sit down when your legs touch the chair behind you.

5. When dining, your upper arms and back should lean against the back of the chair, and your abdomen should be kept about a fist away from the table. It is best to avoid sitting with your arms crossed.

6. The formal order of serving the full meal is: ① vegetables and soup ② cod liver oil ③ fruit ④ meat ⑤ cheese ⑥ dessert and coffee ⑦ fruit, as well as pre-dinner wine and table wine. There is no need to order everything. It would be rude to order too much and not be able to finish it. No decent restaurant welcomes people who only order appetizers. A perfect combination of appetizer, main course, fish or meat and dessert. When ordering, you don’t start with the appetizers. Instead, you choose the main dish you want to eat the most, and then pair it with the soup that suits the main dish.

7. Don’t pretend to be an expert when ordering drinks. In high-end restaurants, a bartender who is good at wine tasting will bring you a wine list. For those who don’t know much about wine, it is best to tell them your choice of dishes, budget, and favorite wine flavors, and ask the bartender for help. Pick.

8. If the main course is meat, it should be paired with red wine, and if the fish is paired with white wine. Before serving, try a glass of lighter wine such as champagne, sherry or gills.

9. Napkins can be opened before eating. After ordering, open the napkin before the appetizer is served, fold it inward by one-third, and let two-thirds of it lie flat on your legs, covering the part of your legs above the knees. It is best not to tuck the napkin into the neckline.

10. Use three fingers to gently hold the cup base. In wine service, the waiter is usually responsible for pouring a small amount of wine into a wine glass so that the guests can identify whether the quality is correct. Just treat it as a formality, take a sip and sign back Good. Then, the waiter will come to pour the wine. At this time, do not grab the wine glass. Instead, place the wine glass on the table and let the waiter pour it. The correct way to hold a cup is to lightly hold the foot of the cup with your fingers. In order to prevent the temperature of the hand from increasing the temperature of the wine, the thumb, middle finger, and index finger should be used to hold the cup base, and the little finger should be placed on the bottom of the cup to fix it.

11. How to drink. When drinking, you should never sip it. Instead, tilt the glass and drink it as if you are putting the wine on your tongue. Gently shake the glass to allow the wine to come into contact with the air to increase the aroma of the wine, but do not shake the glass violently. In addition, it is impolite to drink in one gulp and look at people through the glass while drinking. Do not wipe the lipstick marks on the rim of the cup with your fingers. It is better to wipe it with a tissue.

12. Do not drink soup by sucking it. First use a spoon to scoop up the soup from back to front. Place the bottom of the spoon on the lower lip to deliver the soup. A 45° angle between the spoon and the mouth is best. The upper body is slightly tilted forward. When there is not much soup left in the bowl, you can use your fingers to raise the bowl slightly. If the soup is served in a bowl with a handle ring, you can directly hold the handle ring to drink it.

13. How to eat bread. The principle is to tear it into small pieces with both hands first, and then eat it with your left hand. When eating hard bread, it is not only laborious to tear it with your hands, but also the crumbs will fall all over the floor. At this time, you can cut it in half with a knife, and then tear it into pieces with your hands. Avoid cutting the bread like a saw; insert the knife into the other half first. Use your hands to hold the bread in place when cutting to avoid making any noise.

14. How to eat fish.

The fish meat is very tender and fragile, so restaurants often do not prepare knives but special spoons. This kind of spoon is slightly larger than the one usually used for soup. It can not only cut the dishes, but also scoop up the sauce and eat it together. If you want to eat other mixed vegetables, it is better to use a fork. First, use a knife to stab a straight line near the fish's gills. Don't penetrate the tip of the knife, just penetrate halfway. After picking up the upper body of the fish, start from the beginning, put a knife under the bones, cut towards the tail of the fish, remove the pin bones and move them to a corner of the plate. Finally, cut off the fish tail. Cut and eat from left to right.

15. How to use knives and forks. The basic principle is to hold a knife or spoon in your right hand and a fork in your left hand. If there are more than two, they should be taken from the outermost one inward. The way to hold a knife and fork is to hold the end lightly and press the index finger on the handle. Just hold the spoon like a pen. If it feels inconvenient, you can change the right hand to hold the fork, but changing it frequently will appear rude. When eating larger vegetables, use a knife and fork to fold and cut them. Softer foods can be placed on the flat surface of a fork and trimmed with a knife.

16. How to place the knife and fork when taking a short break. If you want to put down your knife and fork to take a break while eating, you should place the knife and fork in a figure-eight shape in the center of the plate. If the knife and fork protrude from the plate, it is unsafe and unsightly. It is impolite to wave a knife and fork while talking. After eating, just place the knife and fork at four o'clock.

Etiquette common sense for eating Western food during business meetings

1. When sitting, the body should be upright, the elbows should not be placed on the table, the feet should not be crossed, and the distance between the table and the table should be convenient for use. Cutlery is preferred. Do not mess with the tableware that has been placed on the dining table. Fold the napkin in half and place it gently in your lap.

2. When using a knife and fork to eat, take the knife and fork from the outside to the inside. Hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand. When cutting things, hold the fork in your left hand to hold the food, and hold the knife in your right hand to cut it. Small pieces, served with a fork. When using a knife, the blade cannot point outward. When you put down your knives and forks during a meal, they should be placed in an "eight" shape and placed on the edge of the dinner plate. The blade of the knife is facing towards you, indicating that you will continue to eat. After each dish is finished, put the knife and fork together on the plate. If you are talking, you can hold the knife and fork without putting it down. When you don't need a knife, you can hold the fork in your right hand. However, if you need to make a gesture, you should put down the knife and fork. Never wave the knife and fork in the air, nor hold a knife or fork in one hand while holding a napkin in the other hand. Mouth, nor can you hold a wine glass in one hand and a fork in the other hand to pick up vegetables. Remember, never place one end of the knife and fork on the plate and the other end on the table.

3. Close your mouth and chew when drinking soup or eating. Cannot lick lips or smack lips to make sounds. If the soup is too hot, do not blow it with your mouth. Let it cool slightly before eating. When drinking soup, use a spoon to scoop it from the inside out. When the soup in the soup plate is almost finished, use your left hand to slightly tilt the outside of the soup plate and scoop it out with a spoon. When you are done with the soup, leave the spoon in the soup plate bowl with the spoon handle pointing towards you.

4. When eating fish, meat and other dishes with thorns or bones, do not spit them out directly. You can cover your mouth with a napkin and spit them gently on the fork and put them on the plate. If there is a small amount of food left on the plate, do not use a fork to scrape the bottom of the plate, and especially cannot use your fingers to help eat. You should eat with a small piece of bread or a fork. When eating noodles, use a fork to roll up the noodles first and then serve them in the middle.

5. Bread is usually broken into small pieces and served in the middle. You cannot bite the whole piece of bread. When spreading butter and jam, break the bread into small pieces before spreading.

6. When eating chicken, Europeans and Americans mostly value chicken breast meat. When eating chicken legs, you should remove the bones first and do not eat them with your hands. When eating fish, do not turn the fish over. After eating the upper layer, use a knife and fork to remove the fish bones before eating the lower layer. When eating meat, you should cut it into pieces and eat them one by one. Do not cut the pieces too large, or cut the meat into pieces at once. .

7. If you are willing to add more milk or sugar when drinking coffee, stir it evenly with a small spoon and place the small spoon on the coffee plate. When drinking, you should hold the cup handle with your right hand, hold the saucer with your left hand, and drink directly with your mouth. Do not use a small spoon to scoop it up one by one. When eating fruit, do not bite the fruit whole. You should first cut it into four pieces with a fruit knife, then remove the skin and core with a knife, and eat with a fork.

8. Use a knife and fork to eat meat with bones. When eating meat with bones, you can eat it with your hands. If you want to eat particularly elegantly, it is better to use a knife.

Use a fork to secure the entire piece of meat. Point the fork upward, press the meat with the back of the fork, and then insert the knife along the bone to cut the meat. It’s best to cut and eat at the same time. When eating with your hands, hand washing water will be provided. When hand-washing water and bone-in meat are served together, it means "please eat with your hands." After using your fingers to eat, put your fingers in a bowl of hand water and wash them clean. When eating ordinary dishes, if your fingers are dirty, you can also ask the waiter to bring you hand washing water. Pay attention to washing your hands gently.

9. It is a rule for chefs to dip bread in sauce until there is no sauce left. Be careful not to "lick" the bread plate clean, but to use a fork to fork the bread that has been torn into small pieces, and then eat it with a little sauce, which is an elegant way.