In Britain, it is not advisable to arrive early for a banquet, 10 minutes late is best, a bottle of wine, a bouquet of flowers or chocolates are better gifts for the host. It is very rude to visit a British home without being invited. If you want to invite a British person to dinner, you must do so in advance, not at short notice.
The daily diet of the British has not changed much. In addition to bread, ham and beef, they often eat potatoes, fried fish and boiled vegetables. In Britain, "roast beef and Yorkshire pudding" (roasted beef and Yorkshire pudding) is known as the national dish. It is a dish made from beef loin (serloin), potatoes, with eggs, milk and flour, baked together in the oven, but its most traditional and popular food is fish and chips (English fish and chips).
Unlike the "light diet", the British are very "heavy drinkers" in their daily lives. The vast majority of Britons are addicted to tea, and black tea is their favorite. When drinking tea, they first pour some milk into the teacup, then brew the tea and put sugar in order. The British often specialize in making time to drink "afternoon tea" (afternoon tea), "afternoon tea" for them, both for lunch and dinner between a snack, but also "tea will be friends The "afternoon tea" for them is not only a snack between lunch and dinner, but also a way of socializing with friends over tea.
British people often go to the bar to drink, more like produced in the mountains of Scotland whisky (whisky) and gin (gin). In their daily lives, they commonly use "please" and "thank you", even among family members, and even more so at the dinner table. It is worth noting, however, that in informal situations, the British frequently use the word "Cheers" instead of "Thank you".
Generally speaking, the British do not serve food or wine at the table, depending on the guest's interest. Generally speaking, the guest will take the dish to eat up to be polite, do not drink, as long as the waiter poured wine when the hand on the mouth of the glass can be.
France: food and drink is more important than life
The French people are very concerned about food and drink, and everyone likes to gourmet (gourmet) to call themselves.
The French love their pasta, and the variety of bread they eat is uncountable. In terms of meat, they love to eat beef, pork, chicken, caviar (caviare), snails (snail), goose liver (goose liver). As far as taste is concerned, the French people like fat and thick, cooking commonly used garlic (garlic), cloves (clove), parsley (parsley) seasoning. Second, favor fresh and tender (fresh and tender), cooking most of the half-baked (half-baked), and even direct raw food certain vegetables. Most French people love to eat cheese, often come up with a variety of cheese guests to taste.
France produced brandy (brandy), champagne (champagne) and red and white wines, renowned all over the world, they almost every meal must drink, and pay close attention to different drinks with different dishes, such as aperitifs before the meal to drink, eat fish to drink white wine, eat meat to drink red wine, after the meal to drink liqueur (Liqueur) or brandy, on the cocktail (cocktail). Cocktails (cocktail), the French do not appreciate.
In formal banquets, the French believe that "conversation is more important than everything". When dining, they are allowed to put both hands on the table, but can not tolerate the two elbows on the table, in putting down the knife and fork, they are accustomed to half of it on the plate, half on the table.
Germany: romantic candlelight dinner
The Germans are very conscientious about food and drink, they are on time for appointments and have a strong sense of time. In the banquet, men sit on the left side of the lady and the high status people, the lady in leaving the seat and return to the table, the neighboring man should rise to show courtesy. With the Germans at dinner, it is best to talk about some of the wilderness scenery, because their hobbies are mostly sports activities.
Germans like to eat greasy things, and prefer cold dishes and slightly sour, sweet dishes. Pork is the favorite of the Germans, to pork made of a variety of ham and sausages (sausages), so that they never get tired of eating, beef comes in second. Generally speaking, the Germans do not like lamb, in addition to a few residents of the northern region, most of them do not like to eat fish, shrimp, even if you eat fish, are not allowed to speak. Germans avoid eating walnuts (walnuts).
In terms of beverages, the Germans love beer, and everyone is the amount of sea. If beer and wine are consumed at the same time, Germans believe that drinking beer first and wine later is good for health. In addition, they also like coffee, black tea and mineral water.
Among the three meals a day, the Germans attach the most importance to dinner. ***When having dinner, they like to light up with small candles, and talk about their feelings while eating under the quiet candlelight.
New Zealand: six teas a day
In New Zealand, the descendants of the European immigrants (the descendants of the European immigrants) are usually accustomed to eat British-style Western food, their tastes lighter (light), like to eat beef, lamb, chicken, fish and dairy products (dairy) and so on. They like to eat beef, lamb, chicken, fish and dairy products.
In addition to eating lean meat, the descendants of European immigrants also love to drink thick soup, and black tea is an indispensable part of their diet. Influenced by British customs, New Zealanders have developed the habit of having "six teas a day", known as morning tea, breakfast tea, lunch tea, afternoon tea, dinner tea and evening tea. Refreshments and teahouses can be found almost everywhere in New Zealand.
It is best to contact New Zealanders in advance of a date, and guests should arrive a few minutes early as a courtesy. Chocolates or whisky are appropriate gifts when invited to a New Zealander's home. New Zealanders avoid talking to people frequently during meals, and most of their conversations are about the climate and sports, and they are reluctant to talk about racial problems.
Fast food: the typical American diet
Americans like to eat "raw", "cold", "light" food. In general, they eat mainly meat, beef is their favorite, chicken, fish, turkey is also popular. Americans avoid eating animal offal (internal organs), garlic and sour, spicy food do not eat.
By the fast-paced (fast-paced) social life, fast food (fast food) in the United States to be very popular. Hot dogs, fried chicken, French fries (fried potatoes), sandwiches, hamburgers, bagels (donuts), pizza, ice cream, etc., in the United States can be described as young and old, is the protagonist of their daily meals.
When Americans ask you to be their guest, be sure to give a clear reply and remember the time and place. If suddenly something can not go to the appointment, be sure to call to explain the reason, so that the host early preparation. You should usually arrive on time for a dinner, or around five minutes before or after the appointed time.
Americans do not deliberately pay attention to the form and ostentation (ostentation and extravagance), and sometimes invite friends and relatives to their own home **** into the dinner, the invitation to prepare only two or three dishes is also extremely normal. Americans are not formal, but when you go to the banquet should also be ready to a bouquet of flowers or a bottle of wine. At the banquet, the most delightful gift for the host is a toast full of friendship. Seats should be everywhere ladies first; meal is over, should praise the hostess of the cooking (culinary skill), and the next day to send a brief letter of thanks (a brief letter of thanks).