You must also pay attention to etiquette when eating a buffet. Whether you are a true lady or a man who understands etiquette will be known after a meal. The order of taking meals from the buffet should be in the order of Western food, and you should take one dish after another. Take soup, bread and butter for the first time; cold dishes for the second time; hot dishes for the third time; desserts and fruits for the fourth time; take an appropriate amount of food each time to avoid spilling the food. If there are others in front of you picking up food, please be patient and wait for a while. Don't get too close to the dining table when picking up your meal to avoid staining your clothes.
Buffet, sometimes also called buffet. It is an informal Western-style banquet that is currently popular internationally, especially in large-scale business activities. Its specific practice is that no formal meal is prepared, and the diners are left to choose their own food and drinks during the meal, and then stand or sit down to eat freely with others or alone.
The reason why the buffet is called a buffet is mainly because it can mobilize the subjective initiative of the diners during the meal, and they can do it themselves, help themselves, and arrange and select dishes within the established range. As for the fact that it is also called a buffet, it is mainly because the food provided is mainly cold food. Of course, it is also allowed to provide some hot dishes in moderation, or to provide some semi-finished products that can be reprocessed by the diners themselves.
Generally speaking, buffets have the following obvious advantages. First, it allows you to skip the row of seats. Formal buffets often do not fix the seating arrangements of diners, or even provide them with seats. This eliminates the need for arranging seats and allows diners to mingle freely.
Second, it can save costs. Because buffets mostly feature cold food and do not include dinner, high-end dishes or drinks, it can greatly save the organizer's expenses and avoid waste.
Third, it can take what everyone needs. When attending a buffet, diners can just take their favorite dishes if they come across them, without having to worry about others laughing at them.
Fourth, it can entertain many people. Whenever you need to provide food and drinks for a large number of people, a buffet is the first choice. Not only can it be used to entertain a larger number of guests, but it can also better handle difficult-to-reach issues.
Buffet etiquette generally refers to the basic etiquette norms that people need to abide by when arranging or enjoying a buffet. Specifically, buffet etiquette is divided into two main parts: etiquette for arranging a buffet and etiquette for enjoying a buffet. Below, they are introduced respectively.
The etiquette of arranging a buffet refers to the standardized practices of buffet organizers when preparing a buffet. Generally speaking, it includes four aspects: meal preparation time, dining location, food preparation, and guest reception.
First, meal preparation time. In business interactions, according to convention, buffets are mostly arranged after various formal business activities as one of its subsidiary links, and rarely become an independent activity. In other words, buffets in the business world are mostly seen after various formal activities and are one of the items for entertaining guests, and should not be used as a formal form of business activities.
Because buffets are often held after formal business activities, the specific time they are held is limited by formal business activities. However, it is rarely held in the evening, and each meal should not last longer than an hour.
According to convention, buffet meal times do not need to be formally limited. As long as the host announces the start of the meal, everyone can start eating. During the entire meal, diners can eat wherever they want, and there is no need to wait until the host announces the start of the meal
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