The most traditional packaging form:
Appetizer → soup → fish cuisine → meat cuisine 1 (main course) → fruit freezing point → meat cuisine 2→ salad → dessert → fruit → coffee. Before the appetizer, you can have an aperitif or choose a small amount of snacks. Of course, in the restaurant, you can eat in order according to the combination of dishes decided by the restaurant, or you can match your favorite dishes according to your own preferences.
Use the knife and fork correctly and never make a fool of yourself.
Hold the left hand with a fork, cut the right hand with a knife, then fork it up and put it in your mouth. If it is finely divided food, it can be scooped up with the front end of a fork. Of course, if you don't need a knife when relaxing with friends, you can eat with a fork in your right hand. After eating, the front end of the fork can be turned up, and the blade side of the knife can be placed parallel to the fork.
Napkin cloth
Napkins can be used to wipe your mouth or hands. They should be folded diagonally into triangles or parallel to rectangles. All stains should be wiped internally, and the appearance should always be neat. When you leave your seat, even if you leave temporarily, you should take off your napkin cloth and fold it into a square or triangle at will, and put it on the side or corner of the table, preferably on your seat. Never hang the napkin on the back of the chair or knead it into a ball and put it on the table.
How to eat appetizers:
Appetizers are a bit like cold dishes in Chinese food, including caviar, smoked mandarin fish, raw ham, crayfish, oysters or snails. , can be more casual.
How to drink soup:
Don't make any noise when drinking soup. It's easier to drink when the spoon is slightly tilted. If the soup is still very hot, you can gently stir it back and forth with a spoon to reduce the temperature. After the soup is finished, put the spoon directly on the soup plate or the dinner plate.
How to eat bread:
Bread is generally supplied in unlimited quantities, so don't eat too much bread. In order not to eat too much bread, it is best to start eating bread after appetizers and soup are served. When eating bread, you should tear off a bite with your hand before eating. Never use a knife, fork or fork bread.
How to eat meat dishes:
Meat dishes should be cut from the left, and the sauce should be put on the plate. Vegetables placed next to steak are not only for decoration, but also for balanced nutrition, so they should be eaten alternately with meat. Don't cut all the meat into pieces at the beginning, or delicious gravy will flow out.
How to drink coffee:
It is most suitable for drinking espresso with steam pressure after meals, because espresso contains almost no caffeine and can be safely drunk even at night. Take a sip first, taste the aroma of coffee, and then add the right amount of sugar and milk according to your own preferences.
Error demonstration
1. Knife is a tool for cutting and cooking, and you can't raise it to your mouth when eating; Don't put food into your mouth with a knife and fork at the same time; Don't lick the sauce on the knife.
2. If the soup is too hot, it is cold to drink with your mouth, which will ruin the scenery; Don't hiss when drinking; Don't eat bread with soup; Don't hold up the whole plate when drinking soup; The act of licking a spoon is absolutely against western etiquette.
3. After tearing the bread, if you still have a big bread in your left hand, you can't eat the bread in your right hand; You can't pick up the whole bread and take a bite without tearing it apart.