How to hold a knife:
The index finger should be pressed against the back of the handle. The most correct knife posture at the banquet is "hold the handle with your hand, press your thumb on the side of the handle, and press your index finger on the back of the handle." Some people will put their index finger on the back of the knife, which is not correct. Except for those dishes that can only be cut by biting the root tightly, or the knife is too blunt and the forefinger can't reach the back of the knife. Some people, especially women, straighten their little fingers and hold knives. Maybe the client thinks this gesture is elegant, but it is actually wrong.
Second, the basic posture of eating western food is to hold a knife in your right hand and a fork in your left hand. At this time, the back of the fork should face up. Try not to eat other dishes with a fork except meat, so that the posture will look good.
Most people only use forks when eating salad. At this time, you can hold the fork with your right hand, with the inner side facing upward, and it is not necessary to particularly face the back side upward. In short, you can hold it in a convenient hand. If "the fork must be in the left hand" is the golden rule, it will be hard to eat a meal.
"I still want to eat, but the waiter took the plate away!" Many people have had this experience. In fact, it's not that the waiter is bad, but that the diners want to stop and have a rest and put the knife and fork on the plate, but because the knife and fork are not placed correctly, the waiter will take things away.
When eating western food, the arrangement of knives and forks is the expression of the wishes of the parties. So, how should you put your knife and fork when you want to have a rest or take bread during the meal?
It should be that the knife is placed on the right side of the plate and the fork is placed on the left side, all of which are splayed. But it doesn't need to be an absolutely straight figure of eight, as long as the front ends of the knife and fork collide with the plate, or the front ends of the two straddle the edge of the plate, and the figure of eight is far apart. It should be noted that the tip of the knife can't slide off the edge of the CD, and the back end of the handle can't touch the desktop.
Another thing to note is that the fork back must face up. Because, no matter how to take the fork when eating, putting the fork in it is a sign that the meal is finished. At the same time, it is also one of etiquette to point the knife inward.
When leaving the table temporarily, if you want to go back to your place to continue eating, put the knife and fork in a figure of eight, so that even if there are only a few dishes left on the plate, the waiter will never take the plate away and leave the table with peace of mind.