With the export of foreign culture, both daily life and daily diet are slowly changing. Nowadays, Western food has become a very common meal for everyone. Therefore, many people will install a Western dining table at home to enjoy Western food. So does anyone know how to arrange the system according to the reference? Next, we will introduce to you the types and layout methods of family western dining tables. Friends who are interested, please come and take a look.

Styles of Western dining tables for families

There are relatively few styles of Western dining tables, generally square tables are the main ones. After Western food entered China, some restaurants will choose round tables as Western dining tables, but this situation is still relatively rare. Western table manners are a bit too ancient. Since the French Merovingian Dynasty, France has been inspired by Byzantine culture and developed a series of exquisite and complicated table manners. The layout of modern Western dining tables ranges from simple to complex.

How to arrange the Western dining table at home

1. Large dinner plate: The large dinner plate is located in the center of the dining table.

2. Butter bread plate: This small bread plate is placed on the right side of the large dinner plate, above the dinner fork, and a butter knife is also placed inside.

3. Cups: Place the tall water glass above the guest's dinner knife, and place the slender champagne glass between the water glass and the other glasses. The red wine glass has a larger arc. When holding the red wine glass, you can hold the bottom with your palm; while the white wine glass has a longer base and the belly is like a cylinder. When holding the white wine glass, you can only hold the cup. foot. Finally, sherry glasses may also appear on the table. The sherry glass is smaller and may be placed to the right of the wine glass, which also indicates that the sherry will be served with the soup.

4. Forks: Place the salad fork one inch to the left of the large dinner plate, the dinner fork to the left of the salad fork, and the fish fork to the left of the dinner fork.

5. Knives: Place the dinner knife (or carving knife if there are meat dishes) one inch to the right of the large dinner plate, and place the fish knife to the right of the dinner knife. The butter knife is placed on top of the bread and butter plate, with the handle facing the guest.

6. Oyster fork: If you have an oyster fork, place it on the right side of the soup spoon (or fruit spoon). The oyster fork, also known as the seafood fork, is the only fork that is placed on the right side of the dinner plate. The fork can be placed in a bowl with a spoon, and the handle is at a 45-degree angle to the tabletop. Before eating, you can also place it parallel to the right side of the soup spoon (or fruit spoon).

7. Spoon: The soup spoon or fruit spoon is placed on the right side of the dinner plate and on the right side of the knife.

8. Dessert fork: The dessert fork (or spoon) can be placed horizontally on the large dinner plate, or it can be given to the guests when serving dessert.

Tips for purchasing a solid wood western dining table

First of all: solid wood material: a solid wood dining table is not just a dining table made of one material. There are many types of solid wood, and different materials of solid wood have different characteristics. Of course there are pros and cons. So what kind of material is the best solid wood dining table? This requires us to have a certain understanding of different solid wood materials. As a piece of furniture with a specific purpose in the specific environment of a restaurant, the solid wood dining table should be made of materials that are anti-corrosive, wear-resistant, easy to clean, and heat-resistant.

Secondly, before purchasing a solid wood dining table, we need to determine how big our dining area is so that we can better decide on the size and shape of the solid wood dining table. A long solid wood dining table requires a larger dining area, while a round one feels relatively smaller. The irregular ones are smaller and more practical for two people, while the foldable ones do not have so many requirements and are more flexible.

Again, when purchasing a solid wood dining table, we should also make a decision based on the overall style of our restaurant decoration. Due to the particularity of solid wood furniture, people's processing of it is not as complicated as other materials. People have always preferred solid wood furniture in its original ecology and natural form. Therefore, when choosing solid wood dining tables, we should also choose according to our own home environment.

The above is all the types and layout methods of Western dining tables at home introduced by the editor. As we all know, there are dozens of types of tableware and cutlery for Western dining tables, and they are used for different purposes. The placement of each tool is also particular.