Order tip 1: Who will order?
Who can order a meal is very particular, depending on who is invited, the status of the invited person and their relationship. Because of their different interests and status, the way of ordering food will be different. Here are a few points to pay attention to.
If you pay the bill yourself, let the guests order first, and then order by yourself; If the guest is out of town, try to order by yourself; If you accompany a leader to dinner, don't let him order because he respects him or thinks he is experienced in entertainment. Unless he asks for it on his own initiative, he will feel disgraceful and leave the right to order drinks to the leader.
Tip 2: What kind of food is appropriate to order?
There are also high and low grades for business banquets. The top-grade dish is called "the first dish", and the one with bird's nest and shark's fin is called "the swallow's wing mat". There are also "Yan Bao Xi", "Yan Cai Xi", "Bao Wing Xi", "Shen Wing Xi" and "Duck Wing Xi" in this order, which are called "Xi", and the lowest one should be headed by sea cucumber. Swallows, wings, abalone, ginseng, lobster, etc. are also called "big pieces".
1. Main course: It is the most upscale banquet dish, and it can usually have one or two dishes.
2. Side dishes: Generally, they are composed of chickens, ducks and fish. When there is no special high-end dish, this kind can also be the main course.
3. The next meal: generally cooking, the taste is mainly salty.
4. Clear-mouthed dishes: they are light and vegetables.
Tips for ordering 3: How much is appropriate?
It's normal to order a cold dish and a hot dish per capita. If the attendance is odd, the dishes will be even-numbered. For example, if there are seven people at a dinner party, we should not order seven cold dishes and seven hot dishes, but six cold dishes and eight hot dishes. yes man is a win-win situation. Cold dishes are appetizers before dinner. It doesn't matter if one is missing. Cold dishes are also waiting for guests. When the guests arrive, they can eat some cold dishes first, and then wait until the guests are all here before serving hot dishes.
Cold dishes are generally a single variety, and you can choose half meat and half vegetables. There can be one sweet cold dish in every four to six cold dishes, and the taste is good. However, pay attention to the variety of cold dishes and the raw materials of hot dishes. Although the methods are different, the menu will still be monotonous.
If the banquet is more standard, a thorn-like main course can be served in the cold dish to show respect. The choice of hot dishes is relatively simple. If there are ten dishes, there should be at least one or two main courses. For example, fish is the main course that can be served on the table. According to the budget, you can order sea fish or river fish, and the tastes are almost the same. You can choose one or two kinds of meat, such as pigs, sheep and cattle. Of course, you need to take care of the various habits and customs of the guests. Shrimp is also good. It is small in size and large in quantity, and chopsticks can be nodded a few times.
Tips for ordering 4: Taboos for ordering
1. Food collocation taboo
Some foods are harmful to human body when used at the same time, so you should always pay attention when ordering. The common foods that cannot be eaten at the same time are: chicken and celery, radish and fungus, taro and banana, mutton and watermelon, garlic and dog meat, tofu and spinach, beef and leek, fungus and snail.
2. Religious dietary taboos
Buddhists in China eat less meat, which is not only meat, but also pungent food such as onion, garlic, leek and mustard. Muslims generally do not eat pork; Muslims use halal seats, not wine, not even any alcoholic drinks: Hindus don't eat beef.
3. Personal dietary taboos
People with hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, arteriosclerosis and sequelae of stroke are not suitable for eating dog meat; Hepatitis patients avoid eating mutton and soft-shelled turtle; People with digestive diseases such as gastroenteritis and stomach ulcer soup are not suitable to eat soft-shelled turtle, and patients with hypertension and high cholesterol should drink less chicken soup.
How to order as a dinner party?
1, people who treat guests like to let them order, and guests are afraid of something bad when they are new here. If they want something expensive, do you want to have another time? Want something cheap, vinegar and shredded potatoes, it's cheap, and there are all kinds of restaurants, but it's too embarrassing for the host! Then try to order something moderately priced and suitable for everyone present!
2. Know the flavor. Ask the waiter about the special dishes here. You can refer to the suggestions, but you should listen to them selectively, because some waiters will recommend some dishes cooked with expired ingredients, especially those with heavy oil.
3. Know the price. Except for vegetables, it is normal that the general meat food is 1.5 times more expensive than the market price. (Except for special dishes) Dishes marked with the word "seasonal" are advised to be avoided.
4. Be fresh. Vegetables emphasize seasonal freshness, and some unconventional fragrant dishes should pay attention to whether the raw materials are fresh. 5-knowledge combination. Generally, the whole table should be properly matched, and the combination of vegetarian, light and dry cooking methods should be adopted.
From the psychological analysis of food consumption, if one or two dishes can satisfy people at a meal, people will feel satisfied, and don't think that the whole table will impress you.
Ordering skills in different business occasions
1, the first contact between the two sides in business talks
The principle of the first contact between the two sides in business talks to entertain customers and order food is decent and thoughtful. Sincere and natural expression is very important.
It is best to have an informal conversation for a few minutes before ordering, so that the other party can relax first and break the deadlock in business work.
2. Banquet and order in the middle of business negotiation
Banquets in business negotiations should pay attention to grades and be simple and exquisite.
When the business negotiation banquets order food, the host takes the initiative to order food, or shows the menu to the negotiators and asks them to order food. Generally, these are all polite and polite orders, and the person in charge is the main party.
3, business cooperation banquet ordering skills
Because of the commercial purpose, how to eat is no longer a simple matter. Abalone and bird's nest have become a business tool or a prop. How to play the role of these props is very knowledgeable.
The first type: cooperation.
Business cooperation banquets highlight economic benefits, few people, and the best dishes are few and refined; There are many people, and the dishes are best refined and complete.
The second type: the cooperation is over.
The principle of ordering food at the end of cooperation is festive and peaceful, and attention should be paid to the effective collocation of nutrition, color, taste and cooking.
The third type: big business cooperation business banquet ordering skills
1. Mastering the standard, not only how much you plan to spend to invite guests to dinner, this is the foundation;
2. Master the food taste of the guests, whether there are special requirements in religion, nationality, etc., and be prepared;
3. When looking for a professional order, you can ask them to help you order and give pertinent advice.