There are many western tableware, especially in Europe. What kind of arrangement is the proper arrangement? The following picture can be seen at a glance.

General tableware arrangement (suitable for lunch and dinner)

Graphic sequence from left to right and top to bottom.

1, butter plate- cream plate

2, butter knife-

3, dessert Fork-

4, coffee/tea spoon-

5, water goblet- water glass

6, wine glass- < Fish course fork-

8, meat course fork-

9, salad course fork-

1, Dinner plate/soup bowl

11, salad course knife-

12, Meat course knife-

13, fish course knife-

14, soup spoon-

15, seafood fork-

16, coffee/tea- coffee/teacup

Tableware arrangement rules in general restaurants

Most common restaurants. These tableware include: chassis, knives and forks, spoons, bread plates, cups and napkins.

2. Chassis

The chassis does not directly hold food, but its function is the combination of decorations and trays.

The chassis is placed in front of the diner, and the waiter puts the food and dishes on the chassis when serving; Sometimes, the waiter will take the chassis away when serving the first meal.

some restaurants don't put a chassis on the dining table, and waiters will put the food and its plates directly on the dining table when serving.

3. Fork and knife

The fork is placed on the left side of the chassis, the knife is placed on the right side of the chassis, the blade is facing the chassis, and the spoon is placed on the right side of the knife.

4. The napkin

can be placed on the chassis or on the left side of the fork.

5. Cup

The position of the cup is in front of the knife. The largest glass is a goblet for water, the second largest is for red wine, and the slender glass is used for white wine, and the glass used for champagne or sherry will also be placed as appropriate.

6. Bread plates and butter knives

This group is placed in front of or on the left side of the plate. Among them, the butter knife straddles the bread plate.

7. Order of placing knives and forks

Knives and forks are placed in a certain order on both sides of the chassis. Appetizers, soups, dishes, fish dishes and meat dishes are used from the outside to the inside according to your needs.

so, the knives and forks for eating snacks before meals are on the outermost side.

8. Tableware for dessert

Tableware for dessert sometimes has to wait until later. This is because there is another rule for tableware placement, that is, the number of any kind of tableware in front of diners cannot exceed three (except cups).

if there are many meals, and more than three tableware of any kind are needed, the waiter will temporarily deliver the required tableware when necessary.

9. Handle of spoon

In the United States, the handle of spoon faces to the right and the handle of fork faces to the left; In Europe, both handles face to the right.

1. Tableware used for coffee and tea

In most cases, the tableware used for drinking coffee and tea is put last.

At this time, the coffee cup or teacup is placed on a small plate, and the spoon used to stir the coffee or tea is also placed on this small plate.

11. Keep the position unchanged

Because the place of tableware is particular, all kinds of tableware should be kept in the original position during eating. For example, the glass should be put back after a sip of wine, but once the fork, spoon or knife have been used, these tableware can no longer be placed directly on the table.

Language of Tableware

When eating western food, you don't need to waste your breath in most cases. When you eat at the table, you will tell the service staff your intention, and the trained service staff will serve you according to your wishes and meet your requirements. This is the "knife and fork language".

1. Continue to eat

Open the knife and fork in a triangle, which indicates that you will continue to eat, and the waiter will not take your plate away.

2. Dining result

When you put the tableware on the edge of the plate, even if there is something left in your plate, the waiter thinks that you have finished eating and will take the plate away at the right time.

3. Please give me more food.

The plate is empty, but you still want to eat. Open the knife and fork in a figure of eight, and the waiter will give it again.