Correct usage of Western knife and fork: Western knife, fork and spoon have their own use, can not be replaced or mixed.
1, the knife is used to cut the food, do not use the knife to pick up the food to the mouth. Remember: hold the knife in your right hand.
If there are three different sizes of knives at the same time during a meal, the general correct usage is: the one with the small serrated teeth is used to cut meat products; the medium-sized one is used to cut large vegetables into small slices; and the small, rounded tip knife with a slightly upturned top is used to cut small bread, and then it is used to pick up some jams and creams and spread them on top of the bread.
2, fork
Left-handed fork, fork up food to the mouth, the action should be light, pick up the right amount of food into the mouth at once, do not drag and drag a large piece of, bite and then put down, this is very indecent. Fork pick up food into the mouth, the teeth only touch the food, do not bite the fork, and do not let the knife and fork in the teeth or plate sound.
3, spoon
In formal occasions, the spoon has a variety of small is used for coffee and sweet snacks; flat for butter and share the cake; larger, used to drink soup or sheng crushed small food; the largest is the public used to share the soup, commonly used in buffets. Make no mistake.
4, tableware arrangement
The tableware arrangement is based on the order of serving from the outside to the inside. Some dishes are used, some of the knife and fork will be removed. The direction and position of the knife and fork are very specific. Forks and knives are placed on the plate in the shape of a figure of eight, with the mouth of the knife facing inward and the fork tines downward, indicating that you want to continue to eat; knives and forks are placed parallel to the plate with the mouth of the knife facing inward and the fork tines upward, indicating that you do not want to eat. The spoon is placed horizontally in the soup plate, and the heart of the spoon is upward, which also indicates that the soup utensils can be収走.