2, dress, in a sense, western food is a ceremony, so, to attend a formal western banquet, men should wear neat shirts and shoes, and women should wear suits and shoes with heels. If formal clothes are indicated on the invitation, men should wear ties.
3, posture, the elegance of western food is all-round elegance, running through everyone's links, posture is one of the important points. When eating, the upper arm and back should lean on the back of the chair, and the abdomen should keep a fist distance from the dining table. It is impolite to cross your feet.
4, order, western food dishes are diverse, generally divided into appetizers, main courses and desserts, plus aperitif and table wine, there is always one for you, but there is no need to order everything, and the rest is rude. The most suitable pairing is appetizer, main course (fish or meat) and dessert. You don't need to order in this order. You can choose a favorite main course first, then match it with a suitable soup, and then make other combinations.
5. order wine. There are many doorways and tastes of foreign wine. You might as well give some important tasks to the senior bartender in the restaurant, tell them the dishes you choose, the budget and the usual tastes, and let the bartender make overall arrangements. The usual collocation is meat main course with red wine and fish main course with white wine. Before serving, you can take a sip of champagne, talk about wine appetizers and accompany meals.
6, napkins, at the western banquet, it is no exaggeration to say that napkins are an extension of clothing. The correct usage is to open the napkin before the appetizer is delivered, fold it in half by one third, and lay the remaining two thirds flat on the leg to cover the part above the knee. Some people are worried that vegetable soup will stain their shirts, and they are used to stuffing napkins into the neckline. This is a wrong move, which is neither polite nor elegant.
7, drinking, the correct way to end the cup is to gently hold the foot of the cup with your thumb, middle finger and forefinger, and the little finger is against the bottom of the cup. The waiter will pour a small amount of wine that can only cover the bottom of the glass first, which means that the guests can identify the quality of the wine. You can touch your lips to show your approval, or you can directly signal that the waiter is fine. Next, the service will officially pour the wine. At this time, the glass should be placed on the table. When drinking, you must never suck and drink, but tilt the glass and wet the wine on your tongue; You can gently shake the glass to make the wine fully contact with the air and dispel the fragrance. It is especially important to note that it is impolite to drink it off like white wine or look directly at each other through a glass. A well-dressed lady should not wipe the lipstick mark on the rim of the cup with her fingers, but gently wipe it with a paper towel.
8, drink soup, soup is an indispensable part of western food, can not be sucked to drink, you can first use a spoon to pick up the soup from back to front, the bottom of the spoon is placed in the lower lip position to send the soup to the mouth. When drinking soup, your upper body leans forward slightly. When there is not much soup left in the bowl, you can raise the bowl slightly with your fingers. If the soup container has a grip ring, you can drink it directly with the grip ring.