For example:
1, the knife and fork set into the following eight, that you will rest before eating, but also to remind the waiter that you are not finished do not take away.
2, knife and fork in the following cross, that you are still hungry, sit and wait for the next course.
3, knife and fork as follows cross, that you are very satisfied with this dish, praise!
4, knife and fork as follows vertical set into 11, that you have finished eating, remind the waiter can take away the tableware.
5, knife and fork as follows cross into eight, that you think the restaurant's food or service is not good, bad!
How to use the knife and fork in Western food
1, in the formal Western banquet, Western food tableware is generally so arranged. Usually eat a dish for a knife and fork, so the number of knife and fork and the number of dishes equal, the whole meal down can not use the same knife and fork or mess with the knife and fork.
2, eat a Western-style meal, placed the main knife and fork: eat butter with a knife, eat fish with a knife and fork (fish knife in the dinner knife on the right, fish fork in the dinner fork on the left), eat meat with a knife and fork (i.e., dinner knife, fork), eat desserts with a knife and fork, and eat salads with a fork. They have different shapes and are placed in different positions, so it's good to know that you can distinguish them correctly. Sometimes in the left and right sides of the plate are placed on the knife and fork will be as many as three pairs, in order not to take the wrong, the key to remember that should be taken from both sides from the outside to the inside, that is, the order of eating for appetizers to fish and then to meat.
3, knife and fork method is very simple, generally right-handed knife, left-handed fork. The use of knife and fork is mainly divided into British and American:
British: eating, always the right hand holding a knife, the left hand holding a fork, while cutting the food while the fork and eat, people believe that this way is more gentlemanly and elegant.
American: eating, first of all, is also the right hand holding a knife and left hand holding a fork, but the Americans are used to eat all the things at once cut up, and then the right hand of the knife placed diagonally in front of the dinner plate, the left hand of the fork to the right hand, and then continue to eat. This way is easier and less complicated than the British style.
4. When cutting food, remember to keep your elbows down, and don't slice and dice.
5. When cutting food, pay attention to the amount of food, it should be just enough to fit into the mouth, do not fork it up and then eat it one bite at a time.
6. When eating, you should eat with a fork, not with a knife.
7, pay attention to the direction of the knife and fork, put down the knife, the knife always inward, not outward. Both hands at the same time when using the knife and fork, the fork tines should be facing down, the right hand holding a fork to eat should be fork tines to face up.
8. If you drop your knife or fork on the floor, don't pick it up and use it again, but ask the waiter to replace it with a new one.
9, when eating, the plate in the center, then the knife and spoon placed on the right side of the plate, the fork on the left. Generally right-handed people 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, the cup also with the right hand to the end.
10, in the table on the knife and fork, generally no more than three pairs. For a set meal of more than three courses, a new knife and fork must be placed after the knife and fork are used up and served.
11, knife and fork from the outside to the inside in order to use (that is to say, beforehand according to the order of use from the outside to the inside of the sequential placement).
12, eating, generally left and right-handed cooperation, that is, a knife and a fork used in pairs. Some exceptions, when drinking soup, just put the spoon on the right - with the right hand holding the spoon. Raw oysters are also usually eaten with the right hand holding the oyster fork.
13. There are different sizes of knives and forks, and their sizes vary according to the purpose for which they are used. When eating meat, whether or not you want to cut it with a knife, use a large knife. For salads, desserts and appetizers, use a medium-sized knife. Forks or spoons generally vary with the size of the knife. For soup, use a large spoon, and for coffee and ice cream, use a small one.
14, it is taboo to use their own utensils for others to cloth.
15. You can't stick your fork in the food, you should scoop it up. Of course, this rule has now become less strict. The British left-handed fork, fork tines down, the meat tied up, into the mouth, if it is burned vegetables, with a table knife to the vegetables on the fork, into the mouth, Americans use the same way to cut meat, and then put down the right-handed table knife, with a fork, fork tines up, inserted into the meat underneath the meat, do not use a table knife, shovel up the meat, into the mouth, eat burned vegetables are also shoveled up to eat.
16, such as eating a dish does not need to use a knife, you can also use the right hand to hold the fork, for example, the Italians eat spaghetti, only use a fork, do not need other utensils, then the right hand to hold the fork is simple and convenient. If there are no large pieces of meat to be cut, such as a vegetarian plate, but only 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.
17To be on the safe side, don't gesticulate 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 kind of respect for the person next to you.
18. Forks and spoons are allowed in the mouth, but knives are not allowed in the mouth, regardless of whether there is food on them. In addition to the requirements of etiquette, it is also dangerous for a knife to enter the mouth.
19. When facing a Western-style meal, sit upright, relax your shoulders and wrists, keep your arms close to your body, your elbows not too high or too low, and keep the angle of the knife and the plate at about 15 degrees. If your elbows are too high, the knife and fork will be too angled, and the knife and fork will be upright; on the other hand, if your elbows are too low, the knife and fork will be upside down, and you won't be able to cut the food properly. Also note that you should not use force when pulling the knife back, but rather when pressing it forward, so that you can cut through the food smoothly. The knife and fork should not be tilted too much, and the fork can be held in different ways depending on the characteristics of the food to make it easier to eat. The back of the fork must be upward when picking up food, but when scooping up food, the fork should face upward.
20, Europeans eat with a knife in the right hand and a fork in the left hand, while cutting and fork, the food into the mouth. Americans are cut every mouthful of food, the right hand of the knife down, the fork to the right hand, and then the front of the fork food into the mouth. The British use a knife to sweep the food onto the back of the fork, flatten it, and bring it to their mouths. There is no advantage or disadvantage to all kinds of food, but it is better to be familiar with the use of different countries and eat with different people, do as the Romans do, and be able to meet the needs of the people.
21When eating rice, corn, green beans, and other small foods, you can turn the fork upside down and use it like a spoon, and then scoop up the small food into the fork's indentation with the help of a knife.
22, Chinese food should be held in the rice bowl, Western food should not be held on the plate to eat. Accidentally the knife and fork to the ground, you can ask the waiter to pick up, and take a new one to replace, the guest drilled under the table to pick up cutlery is a rude behavior.