Brother ah this etiquette is too much I went to the site to find a perfect Western food is very elegant From appetizer to coffee, this is the most traditional form of set meal: appetizer → soup → fish dishes → meat dishes 1 (main course) → fruit ices → meat dishes 2 → salads → desserts → fruit coffee. A small aperitif is served before the appetizer, and a very small selection of snacks is also available. Simplified full course meal: Today, full course meals such as the above are less and less common, except for Western-style meals for wedding banquets, and there is usually only one meat course. In a restaurant, you can eat according to the combination of dishes decided by the restaurant, or you can mix and match your favorite dishes according to your own preferences. *Don't make a fool of yourself by using a knife and fork correctly ● Hold the fork in your left hand, cut with the knife in your right hand, and then use the fork to pick up the food and bring it to your mouth. If the food is finely chopped, scoop it up with the front of the fork. Of course, if you are having a relaxing meal with friends and do not need to use a knife, you can eat with a fork in your right hand. The message conveyed by the placement of the knife and fork is that in a figure of eight, the fork can be held with the front and back of the fork facing upward, but the degree side must be toward you. If the blade of the knife is facing another person, it is hostile. At the end of the meal, place the fork with the front side up and the knife with the blade side in, parallel to the fork, on the plate. A napkin is prepared to prevent your clothes from getting dirty during the meal. Usually, they are opened after the meal is ordered and folded in half and placed on your lap. Never leave your napkin hanging on the back of your chair or balled up on the table after you have left for a while or have finished eating. Correct posture and proper angles have a significant impact on your elegance. *Enjoy a variety of dishes in a relaxed manner ●How to eat appetizers: Appetizers are a bit like cold cuts in Chinese food, and can be more casual, such as caviar, smoked cinnamon fish, raw ham, langoustine, oysters, or escargot. How to drink soup: Don't make a sound when drinking soup, and tilt the spoon slightly to make it easier to drink. If the soup is still hot, stir the spoon back and forth quietly to reduce the temperature. When you are finished with the soup, put the spoon in the soup plate or on the dinner plate. How to eat bread: Bread is usually served in unlimited quantities, so it is important not to eat too much bread. In order not to eat too much bread, it is best to start eating bread after the appetizers and soup have been served. When eating bread, tear off a bite-sized portion with your hands before eating. Do not use a knife or fork to cut or fork the bread. How to eat meat: Meat should be cut from the left side and sauces should be placed on the inside of the plate. Vegetables placed next to the steak are not just for decoration, but are added for nutritional balance, so eat them alternately with the meat. Do not cut all the meat into pieces at the beginning, otherwise all the delicious gravy will run out. How to eat fish dishes: Lemons are served with fish dishes, so if you cut a round lemon, press it with a knife so that the flavor of the lemon seeps into the fish dish; if you cut a half-moon lemon, gently pierce the flesh of the lemon with a fork, squeeze the lemon gently with your right hand, and then squeeze a drop or two onto the fish dish. The dressing should not be drizzled directly onto the dish, but placed on the outside of the plate. How to eat a lettuce salad: Salads range from simple greens to luxurious seafood or meat salads, or salads with banners. s salad, etc. A knife and fork must be used for formal occasions. If the salad is served in a large bowl or on a large plate, you should use a fork or spoon to pick it up from the large plate. ...... ● How to Drink Coffee: Steam-pressurized espresso is the best way to drink coffee after a meal, as espresso has very little caffeine, and can be consumed without worrying about it even in the evening. Take a small sip to savor the aroma of the coffee, and then add the right amount of sugar and milk if you like. *Before and after the meal ● It is a good idea to call and make a reservation before arriving at a restaurant. When you enter a restaurant, you can leave your coat and other large items in the checkroom, and place your handbag and other belongings at the foot of your chair. If you are having a private dinner, women should be seated first. If you are having a business dinner, you should let your boss or elders be seated first. You must be seated from the left side of the table. Smoking is best done after the meal, when you are drinking coffee, or when you really want to smoke, please go elsewhere. Clothing is also very important. You should be neat and tidy, and minimize make-up and decorations. *A knife is a tool for cutting food, so do not hold it to your mouth while eating; do not use a knife and fork at the same time to bring food to your mouth; and do not lick the sauce off the knife. "If the soup is too hot, it is a bad idea to blow on it to cool it down; do not hiss when drinking. Don't make a hissing sound when drinking soup; don't put bread into the soup; don't lift the whole plate when drinking soup; and licking the spoon is definitely against Western etiquette. After tearing the bread, do not eat the bread in your right hand if you are holding a larger loaf in your left hand; do not pick up the bread and bite it without tearing it. Do not drink the water out of the sink, squeeze the lemon out of the sink, or put both hands in the sink at the same time. *Mistake Demonstration Set ● It will look uncultivated Do not get so involved in a conversation that you forget to wave your knife and fork in your hand. Do not rest your elbows on the table during a meal. "It's rude to talk and laugh out loud when you're not thinking about the other person. Don't look around and keep an eye on the other people at the table. Do not talk loudly to people at other tables. Do not pick your teeth with a toothpick in your seat at the end of the meal. Ruffling your hair during a meal gives the impression that you are not clean. It is rude to burp too loudly. Eating without saying a word will inevitably make your companions think that you are "not very happy" with the meal. It is rude to make fun of others. Don't collect crumbs from the table or sweep them onto the floor. It is not polite to yawn. Don't exchange dishes with others without permission. Don't talk when you have something in your mouth. It is also impolite to apply makeup on your seat. How to Eat Fruit Apples, Pears - At the feast, take apples or pears with your hands and place them on a plate. You can peel them in a spiral. If this is difficult, place the fruit on the plate, cut it in half, core it and cut it into pieces, and then eat it with a fork or a fruit knife. If the occasion is more casual, you can eat it with your hands. Avocados - Avocados in the shell need to be eaten with a spoon, if sliced on a plate or tossed in a salad, eat with a fork. Bananas - If you are eating bananas at the table, peel them, cut them into pieces with a knife, and eat them with a fork. On informal occasions such as picnics, beaches, etc., peel the banana in half and eat it like a monkey. Figs - When fresh figs are eaten as an appetizer with five-spice ham, they should be eaten with the skin on with a knife and fork. If there is a hard stick on top , cut it off with a knife (otherwise it will not be chewed). To eat as a dessert after a meal, cut the figs in half, soak them in orange juice or cream, and then eat them with a knife and fork. Grapefruit (oranges, tangerines) - To eat a grapefruit, cut it in half and scoop it out with a teaspoon or a sharp grapefruit spoon. For informal occasions, grapefruit juice can be carefully squeezed into a teaspoon. There are two ways to peel an orange, both using a sharp knife. Method 1: Spiral peeling. Method 2: Use the knife to cut away the skin at both ends, then vertically slice the skin off in one piece. After peeling, you can break off the orange flesh. If the broken off part is not too big, you can eat it in one bite. If it's too large, use a dessert knife and fork to cut it first and eat it later. If the orange is cut, you can also use a grapefruit spoon or teaspoon to scoop it up and eat it as you would a grapefruit. Eat oranges by peeling the skin with your hands before eating them in one slice. You may have to peel and remove the white covering membrane, especially if the membrane is thick. Grapes - for the seedless Grapes are nothing to sneeze at, just eat them by the grain? If the grapes have seeds, chew the grapes in your mouth to absorb the flesh, then spit the seeds into your hand. To easily remove the skin, hold the stem of the grape to your mouth and squeeze the pulp into your mouth with your middle finger and forefinger. Finally, place the grape skins left in your hand on a plate. Mango, Papaya - For a whole mango, cut it in half lengthwise with a sharp fruit knife, then into quarter halves. Using a fork, place each piece on a plate, skin side up, and peel off the mango skin. You can also dig in with a spoon as you would with an avocado. If you cut the mango in half, scoop and eat the flesh of the core, keeping the skin. Eat papayas like avocados and small watermelons by cutting them in half, picking out the seeds , and then digging into them with a spoon. Peaches and Plums - Cut peaches and plums in half, then in quarters and remove the core with a knife. The skins can be peeled off, but it's good to leave the skins on and cut them into small pieces and eat them with a dessert knife and fork. Persimmons - There are two ways to eat persimmons: either cut them in half and scoop out the flesh with a spoon, or place them upright on a plate, stem side down, cut them into four pieces, and then cut them into appropriately sized pieces with a knife and fork. Spit the kernels out into a spoon and place them to one side of your plate. Do not eat the skin as it is too bitter and astringent. Pineapple (flesh) - Simply, when eating slices of pineapple, always use a knife and fork. Always use a knife and fork. Strawberries - large strawberries can be eaten whole with the handle, dipped in sugar (from your own plate). Then put the strawberry handles on your own plate. If the strawberries are mixed in cream, use a spoon, of course. Watermelon - Cubed watermelon is usually eaten with a knife and fork, and any seeds that get in your mouth should be cleaned up and spit out into a tightly concave hand, then placed on your plate. Berries, cherries - There are many ways to eat berries, depending on the situation, but generally speaking, berries should be eaten with a spoon, with or without cream; cherries should be eaten with the hand, and the pits spat out elegantly into a tightly concave hand before being placed on your plate. How to eat bony food Birds: Cut off the wings and legs first and then eat the body parts with the help of a knife and fork. You can hold the wings and legs in your hands, but not the body parts. Chicken: Eat the chicken half first. Separate the thighs and wings from the joints with a knife and fork. Then hold the thigh (breast or wing) steady with the fork and use the knife to cut the meat into appropriate sized pieces. Cut only two or three slices at a time. If the occasion is formal and you can't fit a knife and fork into the take, simply leave it. If the occasion is informal, you can take small pieces of bone with your hands, but medium can use one hand. Meat Ribs: Insert a fork or a sharp knife into the center of a beef, pork, or lamb rib. If there is a paper sleeve on the chop, you can grab it with your hand to cut the meat from the bone without getting your hands greasy. At formal occasions or when dining at restaurants even if they are wrapped with paper sleeves you should not hold the bone in your hand and gnaw on it. The extras are basically for decoration and not meant to make you eat a huge meal. Also, in an informal setting, you can only pick up the bones and nibble on them if there is no broth on them. Fish First, cut off the head and tail of the fish with a knife and fork and place it on the side of the plate. Then run the tip of the knife along the bones and split the fish from head to tail. At this point, you have three choices: 1. Slide the bones out 2. Split the fish flat and remove the bones 3. Remove the top piece and debone the fish when you are finished eating If you get a small bone in your mouth, pinch it out with your thumb and forefinger. Fish lovers will eat the head of the fish with the small bones, and you will be lucky to get a bite out of the cheeks of the fish. How to arrange the knife and fork Dining in a figure eight shape, if in the middle of the meal temporarily rest for a moment, the knife and fork can be divided into conversation plate, knife and fork tines relative to the "one" or "eight" shape, the knife and fork toward their own, that is, still continue to eat. If it is a conversation, you can hold the knife and fork, no need to put down, but if you need to be a gesture, you should put down the knife and fork, do not hold the knife and fork in the air waving and shaking. It should be noted that at no time should one end of the knife or fork be placed on the plate and the other on the table. The knife and fork serve another very important function besides cutting up the food and bringing it to your mouth. The way the knife and fork are placed conveys the message that the meal is "in progress" or "finished". The waiter uses this to judge how the customer is eating and whether to pack up the utensils for the next service, so I hope that Jaeger Leap will memorize the correct way of placing the cutlery. Especially note that the side of the blade must face you. At the end of the meal, there are two ways to set up the cutlery: at the end of the meal, the bottom of the fork is turned upwards, the knife is turned inwards and brought together with the fork, and the knife is placed in the middle of the meal. The fork can be placed on the plate with the underside of the fork up and the knife inwards, parallel to the fork. The next way of placing the fork is divided into the English style and the French style, either of which is fine, but the French style is the most common. Try to place the handles inside the plate so that they don't fall off and are easier for the waiter to clean up. When attending a wedding banquet, no matter how you arrange the tableware in the "dining" position, as soon as the main guests have finished eating, all the dishes should be put away immediately. Therefore, it is important to keep the main guests in the center of the banquet. In a banquet, each dish is served with a knife and fork, and the knives and forks placed in front of you are taken from the outside in order, because the order in which the knives and forks are placed is the order in which each dish is served. Knives and forks are used up, and the meal is over. When you need to talk or take a break in the middle of a meal, you should place your knife and fork in a figure of eight flat on both sides of the plate. If, on the other hand, the handles of the knives and forks are turned toward you and placed on the plate, the dish is ready and the waiter will remove the plate. For appetizers and desserts that can be eaten with a fork, there is no need to use a knife. At family gatherings or casual dinners with friends, it is possible to eat soft dishes such as salads and omelettes with just a fork. However, using a knife and fork at a formal dinner will give you a more elegant and clean look. In Europe, it is common to see people eating with a fork in their right hand and bread in their left. No matter how elegantly you eat, this is only possible in a family or a popular store, but not in a high-class restaurant. If you don't use your knife, just leave it on the table and the waiter will take it away. Although placing a knife and fork on the plate together signals the end of the meal, there is no need to put a clean knife on a dirty plate. It is not necessary to put clean knives on dirty plates. It is enough to leave unused utensils in their original state, and it is strange to insist on formal rules. The best thing to do is to adapt to the situation. Even if you drop something, it's not a disgrace, but it's embarrassing to bend down and pick it up. If you drop something, ask a waiter to pick it up for you. The waiter is always on the lookout for customers, so he or she will quickly bring new dishes. If the waiter doesn't notice, you can raise your hands slightly toward the waiter and try not to cause other people to look at you. It is the waiter's job to make the meal more enjoyable for the customer, so ask for what you need. The basic use of a knife and fork is to cut the food with a knife in your right hand, and then pick up the food with a fork in your left hand. Press the fork against the left end of the food, hold it in place, and then use the knife to cut a bite-sized piece of food along the side of the fork, then the fork can be used to pick up the food and put it into your mouth. If you want to cut your food smoothly, start with your posture! It is important to have the right posture and the right angle. If your elbows are too high, the knife and fork will be too angled and you will be standing upright; on the other hand, if your elbows are too low, the knife and fork will fall down and you won't be able to cut the food properly. Relax your shoulders and wrists, keep your arms open, and keep the angle between the knife and the plate at about 15 degrees. There are seven key points: sit upright facing the dish; relax your shoulders and wrists; keep your arms close to your body; don't lower or raise your elbows too high; tilt the knife and fork at an angle to the plate; press the fork firmly against the dish; and move the knife gently, but press firmly when you press it down. In this way, not only can you cut the food easily, but your posture also looks quite elegant. There is also an important way to move the knife. First, apply pressure to the fork in your left hand.