Currently dining out has been a common thing, but in the face of some important business occasions, in the face of a pile of chopsticks on the table, plates, bowls, plates, many people do not know their specific functions? Sometimes with the wrong also caused an embarrassing situation, if you have also encountered such a thing, then, to understand the use of Chinese and Western tableware. Chinese tableware: Chopsticks: The most important tableware in Chinese food is chopsticks, which must be used in pairs. In Chinese dining etiquette, when using chopsticks to pick up food, you need to pay attention to the following issues: 1, be aware that chopsticks are used to pick up food. It is rude to use them for scratching, picking your teeth, or to use them for anything other than food. 2. When talking to someone, put down your chopsticks for a moment, and don't talk while dancing your chopsticks like a baton. 4. Don't put your chopsticks vertically on top of your food. This is because in Chinese custom, chopsticks are only used to honor the dead. Spoon: The main purpose of a spoon in Chinese food is to scoop up dishes and food. Sometimes, a spoon can be used to assist in picking up food when chopsticks are used, but try not to use the spoon alone to pick up food. Also, when using a spoon to pick up food, do not scoop too much so as not to spill and dirty the table or clothes. After scooping, pause for a few moments to wait for the soup to stop running down before moving over to enjoy it. When you are not using your spoon, place it on the plate in front of you, rather than placing it directly on the table or letting it "stand" in the food. Eat the food immediately after taking it with the spoon or put it on your own plate and do not put it back. If the food is too hot, do not scoop it up or blow on it with your mouth, but put it in your own bowl and let it cool. Don't stick the spoon in your mouth or lick or suck it repeatedly. Bowls: Chinese bowls can be used to serve rice and soup, and you can hold the bowl in your hand while eating. When holding the bowl, use four fingers of your left hand to support the bottom of the bowl, with your thumb on the end. When eating, the rice bowl is held at roughly chin level. If the soup is served in a separate soup tureen with a lid, indicate that the soup has been consumed by removing the soup ladle and placing it on a placemat plate, and inverting the lid and placing it flat on top of the soup tureen. Plates: There are many kinds of plates in Chinese cuisine, and the smaller ones are called saucers, which are mainly used to hold food and are used in much the same way as bowls. When dining, plates are generally required to remain in place on the table and not be stacked together. A special type of plate, the food plate, is the most important one to be introduced. The main function of the plate in Chinese cuisine is to hold dishes taken from the communal plate. When using the food dish, generally do not take too many dishes in the food dish, which looks both messy, but also seems to be a hungry ghost, very ungainly. Do not spit on the dining table without eating food scraps, bones and fish bones, but gently place them on the front of the plate, and do not spit directly from your mouth onto the plate, but use chopsticks to place them on the front of the plate. If the plate is full, signal the waiter to change the plate. Soup bowls: Soup bowls are used to hold soup. When dining, there is one point to note when using a soup tureen: take out the soup ladle and put it on the plate and put the lid of the tureen upside down on the soup tureen to indicate that the soup has been finished. Western tableware: Western tableware including knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, napkins and so on. Among them, there are dish plate, pudding plate, milk plate, white off the plate, etc.; wine glass is more delicate, formal banquet almost every kind of wine, should be replaced with a special glass wine glass. Knife and fork holding method: knife, should be placed in the palm of the handle of the end of the knife, with the thumb against the side of the handle, the index finger on the handle, but note that the index finger must not touch the back of the knife, the remaining three fingers are bent, hold the handle. If the fork is not used in conjunction with a knife, the tines should be up. The fork should be held as close as possible to the end of the handle, which rests on the middle finger, supported in the center by the ring and little fingers, and may be used alone for forking meals or taking food, or for taking certain first courses and pies, or for taking the kind of entrees that do not require cutting. Holding a knife in the right hand and a fork in the left, the food is first held down with the fork, then cut into small pieces with the knife, and then brought to the mouth with the fork. Europeans use it without changing hands, i.e., they hold the fork in their left hand from the time they cut to the time they bring the food to their mouth. Americans cut, put down the knife and fork in the right hand to send food into the mouth. When using knife and fork together, the fork posture is similar to holding a knife, but the fork tines should be down. Usually, a knife and fork are used together when eating a main dish, but if a knife is not needed, a fork can be used to cut the food. Spoon Use: Use the right hand to hold a spoon in the same way as a fork, but make sure your fingers are on the end of the spoon handle and don't use the spoon to eat anything other than soup. Napkin usage: When eating, a large napkin can be folded (usually in half) and laid flat on the lap with the fold outward, while a small napkin can be stretched out and laid directly on the lap. Note that the napkin should not be hung on the chest (but in places where there is not much space, such as airplanes can be so). To wipe your mouth, use the top of the napkin and wipe your mouth with the inside of the napkin. Never use it to wipe your face or to wipe knives, forks, dishes, etc.