2. When eating with a knife and fork, take the knife and fork from the outside to the inside, hold the fork in your left hand and hold the knife in your right hand; When cutting things, hold the fork in your left hand and hold the food, and hold the knife in your right hand to cut it into small pieces and send it to your mouth with a fork. When using a knife, the blade should not be outward. When you put down your knife and fork during a meal, you should put them in a figure of eight and put them on the edge of the plate respectively. The blade is facing itself, indicating that you will continue to eat. After each dish, put the knife and fork together on the plate. If you are talking, you can hold a knife and fork without putting it down. When you don't use a knife, you can hold a fork in your right hand, but if you need to make gestures, you should put down your knife and fork, never wave and shake it in the air with your hand, and never wipe your mouth with a napkin in one hand, nor take a glass in one hand and a fork in the other. Remember, never put one end of the knife and fork on the plate and the other end on the table.
Don't sip when drinking soup, but shut up and chew when eating. Don't lick your lips or smack your lips. If the soup is overheated, wait until it is slightly cold before eating, and don't blow it with your mouth. When drinking soup, scoop it out from the inside with a spoon. When the soup in the soup plate is almost finished, tilt the outside of the soup plate slightly with your left hand and scoop it out with a spoon. After eating the soup, leave the spoon in the soup plate (bowl) and point the spoon at yourself.
4. When eating fish, meat and other dishes with thorns or bones, don't spit out directly. You can gently spit on the fork with a napkin and put it in the plate. If there is a small amount of dishes left in the plate, don't scrape the bottom of the plate with a fork, let alone use your fingers to help you eat, but use a small piece of bread or fork to help you eat. When eating noodles, you should roll them up with a fork and then send them into your mouth.
Bread is usually broken into small pieces and sent to the mouth. Don't bite the whole piece of bread. When spreading butter and jam, break the bread into small pieces before spreading it.
6. When eating chicken, most Europeans and Americans regard chicken breast as the most expensive. When eating chicken legs, you should first remove the bones forcibly, and don't eat them with your hands. When eating fish, don't turn the fish over. After eating the upper layer, remove the fish bones with a knife and fork, and then eat the meat at the lower layer. When eating meat, cut one piece and eat one piece. The pieces can't be cut too big, or cut all the meat into pieces at once.
7. If you are willing to add milk or sugar when drinking coffee, stir it evenly with a small spoon and put it on the saucer of coffee. When drinking, you should hold the cup handle in your right hand, put the saucer on your left hand, and drink directly with your mouth, instead of scooping it with a spoon. When eating fruit, don't bite the whole fruit. Cut it into four pieces with a fruit knife, then remove the skin and core with a knife and fork it.
8. When eating meat with bones with a knife and fork, you can eat it with your hands. If you want to eat more elegantly, you'd better use a knife. Fix the whole piece of meat with a fork (you can put the fork up and press the meat with the back of the fork), then insert a knife along the bone and cut the meat. It is best to eat while cutting. When you have to eat it by hand, hand washing water will be attached. When hand washing water is served with meat with bones, it means "please eat with your hands". After eating with your fingers, wash your fingers in a bowl filled with hand washing water. When eating ordinary dishes, if you get your fingers dirty, you can also ask the waiter to bring hand washing water, and pay attention to washing your hands gently.
9. It is polite to the chef to dip bread in the sauce until there is no sauce left. Be careful not to "lick" the bread plate very clean, but to fork the bread that has been torn into small pieces and dip it in a little sauce, which is an elegant practice.
Be particular about seating
The most appropriate way to sit is to sit from the left. When the chair is pulled away, the body will stand up straight at a distance almost touching the table, and the leader will push the chair in, and when the leg bends and touches the chair behind, you can sit down. When eating, the upper arm and back should lean against the back of the chair, and the abdomen should keep a fist distance from the table. Sitting with your feet crossed is best avoided.
French people have delicate feelings and romantic ideas. Therefore, French catering is very particular.
French food culture is very long. Since Louis XIV, French food diplomacy has become world-famous. In the heyday of French banquets, 200 dishes can be served at a time. The favorite dishes of the French are snails and frog legs, the favorite food is cheese, the most expensive dish is foie gras, and the home-cooked dish is fried steak with shredded potatoes. In addition, the French are the world's drinking champions, especially drinking wine.
France is one of the three cooking kingdoms in the world. The French pay attention to food and are willing to spend money. French people don't like fish without scales, and they don't like spicy dishes. They generally like to eat delicious food that is slightly raw and fresh. French people are generally happy to drink raw water (tap water) and are not used to drinking boiled water.
World-famous French cuisine, with its exquisite and luxurious taste, has swept the stomachs of diners all over the world. The French regard "eating" as a great pleasure in life. They believe that food is not only a kind of enjoyment, but also an art. /kloc-There was a set of exquisite food culture in the French court in the 0/6th century. After the French Revolution, with the court chefs living in the street, court cuisine began to take root among the people.
French cuisine attaches great importance to the use of "ingredients", inferior materials, and it is the famous saying of French cuisine that you can't make good dishes. However, the characteristics of French cuisine with local materials make different tastes in north and south, so it is very important to "where to eat and what to eat in season"!
SAUCE is the essence of French cuisine. Because of the emphasis on ingredients, French people use sauce seasoning on the premise of not destroying the original flavor of ingredients. A good sauce can enhance the flavor and taste of food itself, so how to prepare the best sauce depends on the chef's skill! In addition, French cuisine is also regarded as the most expressive cuisine for chefs, and each dish is an artistic creation for chefs.