Matters needing attention in the use of Chinese tableware:
1, Chopsticks: Chopsticks are the most important tableware in Chinese food and must be used in pairs.
2. Spoon: The main function of a spoon is to pick up dishes and food, but try not to pick up dishes with a spoon alone. Chopsticks can be used as an auxiliary tool.
3. Bowl: Bowls can be used to hold rice and soup. When eating, you can eat with a rice bowl in your hand. When holding a bowl, hold the bottom of the bowl with four fingers of your left hand and put your thumb on the end of the bowl. When eating, the height of the rice bowl is roughly the same as that of the chin.
4. Plate: A slightly smaller plate is called a plate, which is mainly used to hold food, and its use is roughly the same as that of a bowl. When eating, it is generally required that the plates remain in place on the dining table and cannot be piled together.
There is a special dish called cabbage. The main function of Chinese food eaters is to temporarily place dishes taken from public dishes for enjoyment. When using a saucer, generally don't take too many dishes in the saucer. Don't spit food scraps, bones and fishbones you don't eat on the dining table, but gently put them at the front of the dish. Don't spit directly from your mouth when you take it. Use chopsticks to clamp it at the front of the dish. If the plate is full, you can signal the waiter to change the plate.
5. soup cup: soup cup is used to hold soup food.
6. Water cups: Chinese water cups are mainly used to hold soft drinks such as water, fruit juice and soda.
7, toothpicks: toothpicks have two functions, one is to take food; The second one is used to pick teeth.
8. napkins: before Chinese food, each diner is usually given a wet towel. The function of this wet towel is to wipe hands. After wiping your hands, put them back on the plate and take them away by the waiter. Before the banquet is over, the waiter will put on another wet towel. This wet towel is used to wipe your mouth, not your face or sweat.
ceramic dinnerware
Ceramics used to be recognized as non-toxic tableware, and there are also reports of poisoning caused by using ceramic tableware. It turns out that the beautiful coating (glaze) of some porcelain tableware contains lead. If the temperature is not enough when firing porcelain or the glaze composition is not up to standard, the lead content of tableware may increase. When food comes into contact with tableware, lead may overflow the glaze and mix into food.
Therefore, those ceramic products with prickly and mottled surfaces, uneven enamel and even cracks are not suitable for tableware. When choosing porcelain tableware, tap the porcelain gently with your index finger. If it can make a crisp sound, it means that the porcelain embryo is delicate and well-fired. If the snapping sound is dumb, it means that the porcelain is damaged or the quality of the porcelain embryo is not good.