There is still a difference between Chinese and Western style plating, and mastering plating skills is one of the essential skills for restaurant waiters. Today, the Chinese food network editorial staff will introduce you to the differences between Chinese and Western plating and Chinese food plating notes.

The difference between Chinese and Western dishes: Chinese and Western food is the biggest difference between the meal system and meal system, the Chinese focus on the reunion of the family atmosphere, *** enjoy the delicious form and habits also affect the dish dish, Chinese food more than the use of round containers, also due to this. In addition, Chinese food dishes more warm colors, lively and festive, pay attention to the choice of plate color, not too rely on color.

Western food plate flexibility, will focus on a lot of dishes outside of things, such as the season, restaurant style, dish theme, etc., there is no fixed pattern, but the same plate of different ingredients in the flavor will never affect each other, Chinese food is to focus on traditional habits and color and flavor of the overall combination, with the exchange of Chinese and Western, the Chinese food plate is also gradually diversified.

Today's traditional Chinese restaurant dishes also gradually pay attention to the effect of the plate, indicating that the good or bad of the plate directly affects the guests' appetite, so the skills of the plate is a chef to be one of the necessary skills, do not slack off.

One, the basic form of plating

Mixed plating: this plating applies to different colors, different ingredients of the dishes, plus the sauce can be mixed well. Separation plate: the different flavors of the ingredients or dishes on the same plate in different partitions, more common.

Three-dimensional plating: very common in Western food, now Chinese food is also often used, this form requires a sense of design and imagination, staggered three-dimensional shapes can be presented in a stylish modern sense.

Flat plate: overlapping flat on top of the container, suitable for cold meals, such as cold meat.

Cylindrical plating: the same as three-dimensional plating, but it does not require complex modeling design, as long as the food is placed on the plate into a cylindrical shape, the body of the beautiful and neat.

Radial plate: a sense of unity, and the main and secondary clear, radial open pattern is more neat.

Two, plate

Tips:

1, choose tableware in line with the characteristics of the food

2, the plate is large, easy to shape the style of the dishes

3, the texture and material generally follow the soft to hard, rough to smooth, dry to sticky, etc.

4, the food should be neatly arranged, not beyond the edge of the plate

5, additional content should not be too much

6, the main body of the food highlights, avoid the noise

7, pay attention to dietary hygiene

In fact, there are many, many skills of the plate, we must continue to absorb new things, self-renewal, to master the experience, record the shortcomings, so that we can create a unique style of plating and enhance the level of professionalism.

The purpose and significance of hotel plating

1. Plating: starting from the master's seat, set the plate along the clockwise direction, 1cm from the table edge, the distance between the plate and the plate is equal.

2. Setting up the chopstick rack and chopsticks: the chopstick rack is placed on the upper right side of the plate, the chopsticks are placed on the chopstick rack at a distance of 0.5cm from the edge of the table and 1cm from the edge of the plate, with the pattern upwards.

3. Soup bowl and spoon: place the soup bowl on the left front of the plate, 1cm from the plate, place the spoon inside the soup bowl, with the spoon handle to the left.

4. Wine set: Chinese banquet with three cups, wine glass, white wine glass and water cup. The first wine glass is placed in front of the spit plate, the wine glass is placed on the right side of the right grape glass, the water glass is placed on the left side of the grape glass, 1cm away from the wine glass, the three cups horizontally into a straight line, and in the water cups are placed on the folding flowers. 5. Place the communal cutlery; put a chopsticks stand in front of the wine set between the hosts and put chopsticks, chopsticks with the end of the chopsticks to the right. 6. Place the toothpicks. 7. Place the cigarettes and matches: place the cigarettes in the right side of the hosts. 8. Place the menu. 9. 8. Place the menu: place it next to the chopsticks of the host, or place it vertically next to the host's glass of water. 9. Organize the countertop again, adjust the base and put the vase on it to show the end of the meal.