Western dining etiquette and Chinese food is different, as follows: 1. seating arrangements Western food generally use a square table, the host of the guests to attend the banquet has been arranged before the seating.　　Seating arrangements have the following kinds: (1) British sitting method (most commonly used): male and female hosts sitting at the two ends of the rectangular table, male and female guests were sitting on the right hand side of the hostess and hostess, other guests should be men and women apart. In the eyes of Westerners, banquets are one of the best ways to make friends, so acquaintances should be avoided. When seated, the man should help the lady to take her seat, that is, gently pull open the right hand side of the chair, in the lady sat down for a moment and then gently push the chair back.　　(2) French sitting: the host and hostess sit in the center of the table, and other people sit at the ends of the table.　　(3) Mouth-shaped table: "mouth" shaped table for many guests at the banquet, at this time, the host and hostess sitting at the center of the table, other aspects of the same British sitting.　　2. napkin use when the host to pick up the napkin, the guests can open the napkin in front of the napkin, flat on the lap, if the napkin is too large, it can be folded, folded outward placed. The napkin may be used to wipe grease from the mouth before conversation. Ladies can wipe their lips with a napkin before eating to avoid getting lipstick on the cutlery. However, be careful not to wipe your face or hands with the napkin. If you want to temporarily leave the table during the meal, you should put the napkin on the chair, said not eaten; Banquet is over, the napkin should be roughly folded on the table.　　3. cutlery use The most commonly used cutlery in Western cuisine is the knife and fork. Correct use is: British usage is to keep the left hand holding a fork, the right hand holding a knife, cut a piece to eat a piece; American usage is to cut all the food, put the knife on the plate, the left hand fork to the right hand and then fork something to eat, no matter which method to use should pay attention to the following points: (1) Cutting food, the food fork to stabilize, do not let the food fly out.　　(2) When cutting food, keep both elbows close to your body and never make a sound.　　(3) After cutting, you should fork only one piece at a time and bring it all the way to your mouth.　　(4) If the knife and fork are not to be used for a while, they should be placed in a figure of eight shape, with the blade facing inward and the tines of the fork facing down. If you have finished your meal, place your knife and fork side by side in the corner of your plate, with the blade facing inward and the tines facing up. Note that do not put the knife and fork set into the shape of a cross 4. Western food dish order Western food Lei order for: bread and butter, soup, fish, meat, salad, dessert, coffee or tea, eat different dishes to use different tableware, so the table placed more than a pair of forks and knives, placed on the left and right side of the plate, respectively.　　On the right side of the plate is a spoon for soup, on the left side of the spoon is a knife for fish (corresponding to the first fork on the left side of the plate), on the left side of the fish knife is a knife for meat (corresponding to the second fork on the left side of the plate), right in front of the plate is a fork and spoon for dessert, and on the left side of the plate, diagonally in front of the plate, is a bread plate and bread knife. The principle of use is from the outside to the inside.　　The method of serving each dish of a specific Western meal is as follows: (1) Bread Tear the bread in the bread plate into small pieces with your hands, spread it with butter, and put the whole piece into your mouth.　　(2) Soup Sit up straight with your head slightly bowed, hold a spoon in your right hand, and drink the soup from the inside out. If there is not much soup left, use your left hand to lift the soup plate slightly, so that it is tilted outward, and then use the spoon to scoop it up. Do not make noise when drinking soup.　　(3) Fish First, cut off the head of the fish, then use a fish knife to cut off the fish meat along the back of the fish, put the remaining fish bones into a dish specially designed to hold the fish bones, and then cut the fish meat into small pieces for consumption; in the case of removing the bones of the fish, you can use a knife to cut the fish directly into small pieces for consumption. If the fish is too fishy, squeeze lemon juice before eating.　　(4) Meat The meat dish of Western cuisine is often steak. When eating steak, it should be eaten from left to right. If you eat meat with bones, you can pick it up with your hands and gnaw on it.　　(5) Salad Salad is generally eaten directly with a meat fork, only encountered a mouthful of food can not be eaten before using a knife to cut and eat.　　(6) Desserts Western sweets are generally cookies, cakes, sandwiches, cheese, pudding, macaroni, ice cream and so on. Eat cookies and cakes or sandwiches, should be held in the right hand, bite by bite; eat cheese, should be cut into small slices with a knife, eat with your hands; eat pudding or ice cream, should be scooped with a fork or spoon to eat; eat macaroni, usually with the right hand to hold a fork, held in the left hand with the help of a spoon, the macaroni wrapped around a fork and sent to the mouth.　　(7) Coffee or black tea After the meal, the waiter will often send a cup of coffee or black tea, the guest can add milk and sugar according to their own preferences, and then gently stir with a small spoon, after stirring, put the small spoon on the cup and saucer. Then use the right hand to hold the cup handle to drink.　5. Matching Wine In Western cuisine, wine is the main character, the dish is the supporting role, the dish should be with the wine to choose. Western banquet drinks a **** divided into the following three: (1) pre-dinner wine. Usually a wine with a strong spicy flavor, such as cocktails, champagne, Scotch whisky, sherry and so on.　　(2) Wine with meals. Refers to the wine consumed during formal meals, usually wine. Western food in the wine with the principle of "white wine with white meat, red wine with red meat", that is, eat white meat (seafood, chicken, etc.) with white wine, eat red meat, with red wine. However, if the flavor of the fish is too strong, it should be paired with red wine.　　(3) After-dinner wine. Usually use brandy or champagne, etc.　　The essence of etiquette: eating western food, advocating the so-called "one bite" doctrine, each bite can not eat too much, not to mention part of the mouth, part of the mouth, to shut up and chew, can not eat while talking. When eating Western food, each dish should be consumed a little, if there is not like to eat, but also to take a little less, or a little to show appreciation. If a certain kind of food is far away from you, you can ask others to pass it for you, never stand up and stretch your arms to get it. (