Tableware usage
1. knife
It is used to cut food. Don't stir up food with a knife and send it to your mouth. Remember: knife in your right hand. If there are three kinds of knives with different specifications at the same time when eating, the correct usage is: the one with small serrations is used to cut meat and make food; Medium size is used to cut large pieces of vegetables into small pieces; And that kind of small knife with a round tip and some upturned top is used to cut the bun, and then use it to pick some jam and cream to spread on it.
Step 2 fork
Hold a fork in your left hand, fork up the food and send it to your mouth gently. Pick up the right amount of food and put it in your mouth at one time. Don't drag and drop it after taking a bite. This is indecent. When the fork picks up the food and enters the mouth, the teeth only touch the food. Don't bite the fork, and don't let the knife and fork sound on the teeth or the plate.
Step 3 spoon
On formal occasions, there are many kinds of spoons, the small ones are used for coffee and dessert; Flat for buttering and sharing cakes; Larger, used to drink soup or hold small food; The biggest one is for sharing soup, which is common in buffets. Make no mistake.
4. Placement of tableware
Tableware is placed from outside to inside according to the order of serving. Some dishes will remove some knives and forks after use. Pay attention to the direction and position of knife and fork. The knife and fork are placed on the saucer in a figure of eight, with the knife edge facing inward and the fork tip facing downward, which means that you will continue to eat; Knife and fork are placed parallel to the knife edge on the saucer, and the fork tip up means you don't eat. The spoon is placed horizontally in the soup plate with the spoon center up, which also means that the soup tableware can be taken away.
What foods can be eaten with your hands in western food?
If you don't know if you should eat with your hands, just follow the master. Remember: when food is served on a shallow plate, put it on your own plate before eating. Here are some foods you can eat with your hands: corn with a core, ribs, clams and oysters with shells, lobsters, sandwiches, dry cakes, cookies and some fruits. Crispy bacon, frog legs, chicken wings and ribs (informal occasions), potato chips or chips, radishes, olives and celery.
1, Bacon: It's easy to eat. You should use a knife and fork to eat bacon with fat. If bacon is crisp, chop the meat with a fork first, and then eat it with your hands.
2, birds: first cut off the wings and legs, and then use a knife and fork to eat body parts. You can eat your wings and legs with your hands, but you can't take your body parts.
3. Pork chops: Insert a fork or a sharp knife into the center of beef, pork or mutton chops. If there are paper sleeves on the ribs, you can grab them with your hands to cut the meat on the bones, so as not to make your hands greasy. You can't chew bones with your hands even if you are wrapped in paper sleeves on formal occasions or in restaurants.
4. Sandwiches: Remember that small sandwiches and toast are eaten by hand, and the bigger ones are cut before eating. A hot sandwich with gravy needs a knife and fork. By taking bread, you can test whether a person is a cultured person. But as long as you remember to cut the bread or egg roll in half or small pieces before buttering it, you can easily pass the test. Cookies don't need to be broken. Use the butter knife in your plate, and the oiling should be done on the plate or on the upper part of the plate. Put the butter knife slightly to the right. The handle is placed outside the edge of the dish to keep it clean. Hot toast and buns should be oiled immediately. You don't have to break the bread loaf, you can butter it on one side. Cut Danish cakes (sweet egg rolls) in half or four and a half. Wipe it and eat it.