With Chinese food using chopsticks is different, Western food is generally to knife and fork as the main cutlery, learning Western food etiquette is the most basic to learn the use of knife and fork. Here is a brief introduction to the use of knives and forks in Western food.

How to use a knife and fork in western food etiquette

1. When eating, the plate is in the middle, then the knife and spoon are placed on the right side of the plate, and the fork is placed on the left side. Generally right-handed people who write, when drinking Western food, it is natural to use the right hand to take the knife or spoon, the left hand to take the fork, and the cup also with the right hand to the end.

2. Putting knives and forks on the table, generally no more than three pairs at most. For set menus of more than three courses, a new knife and fork must be placed with the food after the set is used up.

3. Knives and forks are used sequentially from the outside to the inside *** that is to say, beforehand, in the order of use from the outside to the inside in order ****.

4. When eating, usually the left and right hands cooperate with each other, that is, a knife and a fork used in pairs. With some exceptions, when drinking soup, the spoon is simply placed on the right side - held in the right hand. Raw oysters are also generally eaten with an oyster fork held in the right hand.

5. Knives and forks come in different sizes, and their size varies according to the purpose for which they are used. When you eat meat, whether you want to cut it with a knife or not, you should use a large-sized knife. For salads, sweets or appetizers, use a medium-sized knife. The fork or spoon generally varies with the size of the knife. For soup, use a large spoon, while for coffee and ice cream, a small is appropriate.

6. It is taboo to use your own cutlery to serve food to others.

7. Instead of sticking your fork in the food and importing it, you should scoop it up***. Of course now this rule has become not so strict. The British take the fork in the left hand, the fork tines face down, stick up the meat, send **** in, if it is a burnt vegetable, use a table knife to pluck the vegetable to the fork, send **** in, the Americans use the same method to cut the meat, and then the right hand puts down the table knife, change to use the table fork, the fork tines face up, inserted into the meat underneath, do not use a table knife, shovel up the meat, send **** in, eat the burnt vegetables are also shoveled up to eat in the same way.

8. If you eat a dish does not need to use a knife, you can also use your right hand to hold the fork, for example, the Italians eat spaghetti, only use a fork, do not need other utensils, then use your right hand to hold the fork is easy and convenient. If there is no large piece of meat to be cut, such as a vegetarian plate, just vegetables and side dishes that do not need to be cut, then it is reasonable to use the right hand to hold the fork to eat.

9. For safety reasons, don't gesture while holding a knife and fork in your hand. When speaking or talking, it is only polite to put the knife and fork on the plate. This is also a sign of respect for the person next to you.

10. Forks and spoons are allowed, but knives are not allowed in the ****, regardless of whether there is food on it or not. Aside from being a requirement of etiquette, knives **** are dangerous.

Western food etiquette in the knife and fork placement meaning

In the Western food, knife and fork placement is also a meaning, your dining wishes can be conveyed through the placement of the knife and fork:

1.I have not yet finished the meal: the plate is not empty, such as you want to continue to eat, the knife and fork open, about the triangle, then the waiter will not be take your plate away.

2. I've already finished my meal: you can place your knife and fork on the same side of the plate, parallel to each other. Even if you still have something on your plate, the waiter will understand that you have finished your meal and will take your plate away at the right time.

3. Please give me a new meal: the plate is empty, but you still want to eat, put the knife and fork open, about the figure of eight, then the waiter will give you a new meal.

Note: This only applies at parties where additional dishes are permitted, or when there is a possibility of an additional dish being served. You don't have to put the cutlery in this way if there is only one plate per course.