Western food order
1, appetizers
This dish mostly has a characteristic flavor, common appetizers are caviar, foie gras, smoked frogfish, cocktail cups, creamy chicken pastry box, etc., the taste of the salty and sour, and the number of less, higher quality.
2, soup
Western soup can be roughly divided into red soup (such as borscht), white soup (such as mushroom soup, cream soup, etc.), clear soup is very light soup.
3, side dishes
Often called white meat, mainly fish, seafood dishes.
4, the main course
usually called red meat, mainly beef, lamb, pork, etc., the most representative is beef or steak.
5, side dishes
Mainly vegetable dishes, also known as vegetable salad.
6, dessert
Western desserts are eaten after the main course, which can be counted as the sixth sequential dish, and it includes all the food after the main course, such as pudding, ice cream, cheese, fruits and so on.
7, coffee, tea
The last course of Western food is on the drink, coffee or tea. Coffee is generally added sugar and light cream. Tea is usually added with peach slices and sugar.
Western food etiquette common sense
1, seating etiquette
When dining in a Western-style restaurant, you enter or leave the seat is best to go to the left side of the preferred, of course, subject to some special factors, you can go to the right side. When you are seated, you should follow the principle of women's priority, and men should take the initiative to move the chair for women, and bring the women to be seated after they have settled down.
2. Order carefully
Before ordering, you'd better ask your friend's opinion, according to your friend's taste likes and dislikes to go before the meal. Also, you'd better have some knowledge of the meal to understand before ordering, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables and the right amount of food, do not pretend to understand, wantonly.
3, the correct use of cutlery
When using Western-style cutlery, you should hold a fork in your left hand, and a knife and spoon in your right hand, and don't use too much force when holding the cutlery, just hold it naturally. When you pick up the knife and fork, you can't place them at random, and you can't wave them around.
4, dining etiquette
Eating before the napkin should be placed in the lap, pause to eat before leaving the table, you can put the napkin on the chair, do not remember to place on the table, that means you have been eating pills to leave the scene. When using a knife and fork, be careful to move gently, do not make cutting friction sound, each time the food should be cut into small pieces into the mouth. When drinking soup, use a spoon to drink soup, do not pick up the plate directly to drink or make noise while drinking soup.
5, toast
The toast should be initiated by the host, the first toast with the guest of honor, in the other guests toast, when there are many people, you can not have to clink glasses, raise your glass to indicate that you can. When clinking glasses should pay attention to both sides should have eye or verbal communication, at the same time to pay attention to the strength, do not make too much noise, can not cross the clinking glass. Finally, you have to remember to drink in moderation.
6, by the left side of the chair into the seat
When the chair is pulled out, the body in almost to touch the table at the distance to stand straight, the leader will push the chair, the bend of the leg to touch the back of the chair, then you can sit down.
7, dining, upper arms and back to the back of the chair, the abdomen and the table to maintain a distance of about a fist, the best way to avoid sitting with legs crossed.
8, the official order of the whole meal order is: ① vegetables and soup ② cod liver oil ③ fruit ④ meat ⑤ cheese ⑥ dessert and coffee ⑦ fruit, and pre-dinner and dinner wine.
It's not necessary to order everything; it's rude to order too much and not be able to finish it. A good restaurant will not welcome people who only order appetizers.
A starter, main course (fish or meat) and dessert is the most appropriate combination. You don't start with the appetizer, but rather choose the main course you want most, and serve it with a soup that suits the main course.
9. Don't pretend to be an insider when ordering wine.
In high-class restaurants, there will be a bartender who is good at tasting wine to take the wine list. For those who don't know much about wine, it's best to tell him the color of the dish he's picking, the budget, and the taste of your favorite liquor, and ask the bartender to help you pick it out.
10, the main dish if the meat should be with red wine, fish with white wine. Before serving, you may want to have a glass of champagne, sherry or gin and other lighter wines.
11, napkins can be opened before the meal.
After ordering, in the time before the appetizer is delivered to the napkin open, folded inward one-third, so that two-thirds of the flat on the legs, covering the legs above the knee part. It's best not to tuck the napkin into your lapel.
12. Grip the foot of the glass lightly with three fingers.
Alcohol service is usually handled by a server who pours a small amount of wine into a glass for the guest to identify the quality. Just take it as a formality, take a sip and sign back Good. the waiter will then come to pour the wine, at which point, instead of reaching for the glass, leave it on the table to be poured by the waiter.
The correct way to hold the glass is to gently hold the foot of the glass with your fingers. In order to avoid the temperature of the hand to increase the temperature of the wine, the thumb, middle finger, index finger should hold the foot of the glass, the little finger on the bottom of the glass stationary.
13, drinking method.
Drinking should never be sucked, but tilted the glass, as if the wine on the tongue to drink. Shake the glass gently to let the wine come into contact with the air to increase the flavor of the wine, but do not shake the glass violently. In addition, it is rude to drink from the glass and to look at people through the glass while drinking. Don't use your fingers to wipe lipstick marks on the rim of the glass; use a Kleenex to do so.
14, drinking soup can not be sucked to drink.
First, use a spoon to scoop up the soup from back to front, with the bottom of the spoon resting on your lower lip to bring the soup into your mouth. It is better to hold the spoon at a 45° angle to your mouth. Lean forward slightly on the upper part of your body. When there is not much soup left in the bowl, use your fingers to lift the bowl slightly. If the soup is served in a bowl with a gripping ring, you can just hold the ring and serve it.
15, the way to eat bread.
Tear it into small pieces with both hands, and then use your left hand to eat it. Eat hard bread, hand tearing not only laborious and crumbs will fall all over the ground, this time the knife can be cut into two halves, and then hand-torn into pieces to eat. Avoid cutting the bread like a saw, you should stab the knife into the other half first. When cutting, you can use your hand to hold the bread in place to avoid making noise.
16. The way to eat fish.
Fish meat is very tender and fragile, so restaurants often do not have a knife but a special spoon. These spoons are slightly larger than those used for soup, and not only can they be used to cut up dishes, but they can also be used to scoop up sauces and eat them together. For other mixed vegetables, a fork is preferred. Start by stabbing a straight line near the gills of the fish with a knife, not through the tip of the knife, but halfway in. After picking the top half of the fish apart, starting at the head, fork the knife under the bones and cut toward the tail, picking off the pin bones and moving them to a corner of the plate. Finish by cutting off the tail of the fish. Work from left to right side, cutting as you go.
17.How to use a knife and fork.
The basic rule is to hold a knife or spoon in your right hand and a fork in your left. If you have more than two, you should take them in order from the outermost one. A knife or fork should be held with a light grip on the end and the index finger on the handle. A spoon can be held in the same way as a pen. If you feel uncomfortable, you can switch to holding the fork in your right hand, but changing too often will make you look rude. When eating larger vegetables, use a knife and fork to fold and slice them. Softer foods can be placed on the fork plane and organized with a knife.