The dining etiquette of western food is stricter than that of Chinese food. Foreigners do things strictly, but there are many rules about how to eat western food and how to eat it. If you are not careful, you will make mistakes. Then, let me share with you the basic taboos of western food etiquette. Welcome to read and browse.

Open your mouth when chewing food.

People always unconsciously open their mouths when chewing food, but this is very indecent in western food. Remember to keep your lips closed next time you chew food, and don't let others see your food or teeth. Moreover, chewing food with your mouth open is prone to squeaking or squeaking, which will affect others' eating.

Swallow food whole.

Chew slowly when eating, which will not only help the food to melt, but also let you enjoy the beauty brought by the food. I have to say that this is a major feature of western food, exquisite and calm, and there are guests to accompany you to enjoy leisurely dining time. Eating with a small mouth has another function: when others can't wait to ask you questions, it's not beautiful to chew a big ball of food in your mouth. A small bite of food can make you swallow it quickly and not let others wait.

Speak with food in your mouth.

It is unsightly to speak with your mouth full, and it is difficult for others to hear clearly. Don't talk even if there is only a little food in your mouth. It's not too late to speak until you have swallowed all the food. Similarly, don't start a conversation when others have food in their mouths. You need to wait for TA to swallow the food before you speak.

Mouth full of food

Don't stutter, you're full and your cheeks are bulging. Don't chew all the food with one tooth, so your cheeks will bulge, which is even worse.

Drink soup while chewing food.

It is best not to drink soup or water when chewing food, unless the food is too hot or spicy to adapt, you can drink soup or water to adjust it.

Blow food through your mouth to cool it.

Many people have the experience of blowing hot food with their mouths, but remember, it is absolutely impossible to do this in western food! You can eat slowly in small bites until the food cools naturally. However, at informal parties, you can use ice cubes to cool hot drinks (if there are any).

The food on the fork was only half eaten.

You can't just eat half a mouthful of food with a fork or spoon, you should eat it all at once.

Waving tableware

Don't make any gestures while holding the tableware in your hand.

Play with tableware or clothes.

After sitting in your seat, don't fiddle with ties, jewelry, bracelets and other clothes, and don't fiddle with cutlery, plates, napkins and other tableware. Don't sway from side to side or walk around. Keep your manners when eating.

Use the wrong tableware

Left fork and right knife, you can also hold the fork in your right hand when you don't use the knife. When eating noodles, roll a roll with a fork and send it to your mouth.

Push the plate away after eating.

Don't push the plate away after eating, and don't announce to the whole table that you are finished. After eating, put the napkin cloth on the left side of the plate (without folding it) and leave the table politely.

Sit loosely while eating.

Sit up straight when eating, don't lean back listlessly. In addition, when eating, be careful not to bend over or lower your head to eat food, and use tableware to send food into your mouth, while maintaining a correct posture. Don't put your elbows on the dining table unless it is before or after meals. Keep your elbows close to your body when eating.

Pick your teeth in public.

If there is food on your teeth, don't pick your teeth with your fingers or toothpicks in public. You should politely say "I'm sorry" to the guests next to you, and then get up and go to the bathroom to brush your teeth. Of course, you can't sit at the table and clean your teeth with your tongue after dinner.

Dress up or arrange clothes at the dinner table

In any case, dressing up or tidying up clothes should be done in private and avoided in public.

Make a noise when eating

Everyone should know that it's embarrassing if the knife and fork rattle the plate when eating. People who are not familiar with western food can skillfully use all the tableware at the banquet because they practice more in private. Avoid making a "pop" sound when drinking soup. In addition to whispering to the guests next to you, try to keep silent during the whole meal.

Help yourself to food.

There is an invisible boundary between the positions of each guest. If the plate is within your position, you can help yourself to the food. If you are in someone else's position, you should politely ask someone to pass you the plate before you take the food. When there is only the last piece of food left on the plate, you should ask others if they need more food first. If others don't want it, you can take the last piece of food to your plate. It's best to take a proper amount of food from the public plate at a time, and don't take any more.

The food fell during the meal.

It is unsightly to spill food on the table. If the sauce falls on the plate, it's a good idea to drain it with slices of bread, but remember, you need to fork the slices of bread with a fork instead of holding them directly in your hand. If the sauce falls on the table, wipe it quickly with a paper towel to avoid leaving traces. If solid food accidentally falls, pick up the fallen food and put it on the plate before leaving the table after eating.

Leave the table without saying hello.

Whether you leave temporarily or need to leave after dinner, you should say "sorry" to the people next to you before you leave. But you don't have to explain to others where you are going. Of course, when others leave, don't ask why TA left.

burp

What should I do if I can't control my hiccups while eating? Don't care too much, don't feel embarrassed, just apologize softly to the people next to you if you want to find a hole to drill down.

Tableware falling

As a knife, fork, napkin, etc. Fall to the ground, don't just lie under the table and pick it up. Ask the host if there are any extra ones or ask the waiter to supply them. However, you can't call the waiter loudly. You should use your eyes. When TA doesn't notice your eyes, you can raise your hand to attract the attention of the waiter.

Note: If you can't remember so many rules and regulations, you can follow the actions of the banquet host (if it is a large banquet, you can watch the actions of the people next to you. Of course, if you are the host of the party, you must do your homework before the party. Don't comment on other people's eating habits or keep staring at others with strange eyes, even if you notice that other people's eating styles don't conform to the rules.

Taboo of western food etiquette

Western food napkins are generally made of cloth, and the napkin cloth is square and flat, and the color is simple and elegant. Always put it on your legs, on your chest for ceremonial occasions, and on the table for leisure occasions. The corner of the napkin is facing your chest, pressing the plate. In the process of using napkins, be careful not to make the following rude moves:

1. Drop the napkin on the floor when you leave the table.

2. The napkin cloth is stained or wrinkled.

3. Put the leftovers on the napkin cloth.

4. Wipe the table with a napkin cloth.

Napkin cloth can be used to wipe your mouth or hands, folded diagonally into a triangle, or folded in parallel into a square. All stains should be wiped inside, and the appearance always looks neat. When you leave your seat, even if you leave temporarily, you should take off the napkin cloth, fold it into a square or triangle at will, and put it on the table edge or corner, preferably on your own seat.

Step 2: About knives, forks and spoons.

Knives, forks and spoons used in western food have their own uses and cannot be replaced or mixed.

1. knife

It is used to cut food. Don't stir the food with a knife, 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 for food; Medium size is used to cut large vegetables into small pieces; There is also a kind of knife with a round tip and some upturned knives at the top, which are used to cut buns, and then use it to pick some jam and cream to spread on them.

fork

Hold a fork in your left hand, fork up the food with a fork and gently send it into your mouth. Pick up the right amount of food and put it in your mouth at one time. Take a bite and don't put it off. This is obscene. 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 make a sound on your teeth or plate.

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On formal occasions, there are many kinds of spoons, the small ones are used to hold coffee and dessert; Buttered and cake-sharing apartments; Larger, used for drinking soup or holding small food; The biggest one is used to divide soup, which is very common in buffets. Make no mistake.

Step 3: Placement of tableware

Tableware is placed from outside to inside in the order of serving. Some dishes will remove some knives and forks after use. Pay attention to the direction and position of the knife and fork. The knife and fork are placed on the saucer in a figure of eight, with the blade inward and the fork tip downward, indicating that you will continue to eat; Knife and fork are placed parallel to the knife edge on the saucer, and the fork tip is up to indicate that you don't eat. The spoon is placed horizontally in the soup plate with the center of the spoon facing upwards, which also means that the soup tableware can be taken out.

Step 4: Eat gracefully.

1. When drinking thick soup

Take the spoon horizontally and gently scoop it from the outside to the inside. Don't dig the spoon to the end. The outside of the spoon touches the soup. Touch the spoon with your lips when drinking, and don't pick up the soup basin to drink. When the soup is almost finished, put your left hand on your chest and gently lift the inside of the soup basin, concentrate the soup on one side of the bottom of the basin and scoop it out with your right hand. The action is perfect!

2. When eating pizza or other cakes.

Cut a piece on the plate with a knife just big enough for one bite and fork it into your mouth.

3. When eating bread

Holding bread in one hand, the other hand tore off a small piece and put it in your mouth. Don't bite the whole bread. When eating western food, you should dress neatly, sit upright, keep your back straight and stretch your neck. The most important thing is to keep your hands clean and your nails neatly trimmed.

Taboos to eat western food

First of all, avoid refusing each other's toast when eating western food. At the western-style dinner table, the other party must be enthusiastic when trying to persuade him to drink. Even if you can't drink, in order to show etiquette, you should raise your glass in return, touch it with the other person, and then put it to your mouth to show the action of drinking. Even if you touch your lips a little, the other person won't mind that you haven't finished drinking. But you can't say with your hands that you can't drink or you can't drink, and the cup doesn't move. This is a rude behavior.

The second is the taboo of guest behavior. During the meal, guests should not be near the back of the chair or the table in their seats. Don't take off your coat at will, don't loosen your tie or pull up your sleeves again and again, and don't eat too fast like a wolf. Don't drink it all at once, and it's not appropriate to stand up and get food. Don't wipe your dirty hands, these are very uncivilized.

In addition, guests should also pay attention to some problems when eating, such as: you can't ask others questions with food in your mouth; Don't spit out hot food; When eating food containing foreign bodies such as bones or meat residue, spit it out by hand and put it on the side of the dish; It is impolite to dig the fishbone out of your mouth with your fingers; Used metal tableware must be placed on the dinner plate, not on the tablecloth. Avoid the above problems, and make your behavior in the process of eating appear Wen Ya and decent.

Etiquette of eating western food

Etiquette 1: Sitting posture

When eating western food, the sitting posture is very particular, and you can't cross your feet. This should be avoided. Sit upright, and your upper arms and back should rest on the back of the chair. Your chest should be a fist away from the table, but you can lean forward slightly when eating.

Etiquette 2: the order of using knives and forks

When eating western food, there will be several pairs of knives and forks. When eating, the order of using knives and forks should be from outside to inside. It is very impolite to see delicious food without paying attention to etiquette. Put down the knife and fork in the middle of eating, and put it on the plate in a figure of eight, not on the table. If you have finished eating, you should put it side by side on the plate.

Etiquette 3: How to use a knife and fork

When eating western food, you should hold a knife in your right hand and a fork in your left hand, and cut the food piece by piece to prevent the knife and fork from making noise when touching the plate. When eating salad, if you eat a large piece of lettuce leaves, you can cut it into small pieces with a knife at one time, but you can't cut the whole salad into small pieces before eating.

Etiquette 4: the way to drink.

When eating western food, everyone drinks. When drinking, you should hold the cup foot with three fingers, gently shake the cup, and then put the cup to your mouth, but you can't suck the wine off. It's about taking a sip of wine on your tongue, not drinking it all at once. If lipstick is printed on the edge of the cup, don't wipe it by hand, but use a paper towel.

Etiquette 5: wipe your mouth with a napkin

After eating, when you want to wipe your hands or mouth, you can't wipe it with a napkin. It's rude. You should gently wipe off the oil stains on your mouth and hands with a corner of your napkin.

Comparison of table manners and cultural taboos between China and the West

I. Introduction

Table manners play an important role in daily life, and their role in cultural exchanges between China and the West cannot be underestimated. Chinese and western table manners culture mainly consists of four aspects: leaving the table, using and placing tableware, serving and ordering food, and tasting wine. This paper aims to introduce the differences between Chinese and western table manners and cultural taboos, mainly from the aspects of the placement and use of tableware, and analyze the background of these differences in order to deepen the understanding of western culture.

Second, the questionnaire data analysis

By issuing questionnaires and interviewing respondents, we know that people's understanding of table manners taboos in China and the West is very limited, and few people have analyzed the subsequent cultural background. The following is our detailed analysis of the questionnaire. The following is our detailed analysis of the questionnaire. Through the analysis of the questionnaire, it can be concluded that there are more sophomores among the respondents, accounting for 44.7% of the effective percentage; Freshmen account for 22.9%, juniors for 2 1.3%, and seniors are the least, accounting for 1 1.2%. Among the respondents, the proportion of English classes is 52.4%, and the proportion of non-English classes is 47.6%. The proportion of English classes and non-English classes is almost the same. The results of these questionnaires show that the respondents have a general understanding of table manners and cultural taboos in China and the West, but quite a few people do not.

The detailed analysis of the questionnaire shows that people have a deep understanding of a few taboos, but few people know their cultural origins, and their understanding of table manners taboos in other Chinese and western cultures is limited, which needs to be strengthened. Therefore, we will mainly analyze the table manners of Chinese and western cultures from the comparison and background of the use and placement of tableware on the table, systematically analyze the table manners of Chinese and western cultures, and investigate its roots.

Third, the text

Table manners play an important role in daily life and also reflect the differences between Chinese and western cultures.

Placement and use of tableware

(1) Placement, use and taboo of chopsticks (taboo, note)

Usually, before eating in China, chopsticks should be placed on the right side of the rice bowl, and both ends should be aligned neatly. If you eat with chopsticks, but don't eat continuously, chopsticks should stand neatly in the middle of the rice bowl.

On the dining table in China, you will see some such scenes. When guests pick up chopsticks, they will be indecisive and don't know what to take. This phenomenon is called chopsticks suspicion, which is taboo in formal occasions and not very strict in informal occasions. When picking vegetables, some guests will use chopsticks to pull back and forth in the dish plate to find out what to pick up. This phenomenon is called dirty chopsticks. In a shallow sense, dirty chopsticks are impolite. Sometimes, at the dinner table in China, people will see two people holding the same dish at the same time and accidentally touching chopsticks. This phenomenon is called grabbing chopsticks. In order to avoid embarrassment, when people encounter this situation, they will say subtly and half jokingly: How about I help you clip it? Or one side shows humility and let the other side take the lead. Generally, when eating continuously, there will still be something left on the chopsticks after eating a dish. Leftovers are called sticky chopsticks, which is taboo, so when you plan to pick up vegetables, you should lick your chopsticks lightly to avoid sticking things on your chopsticks when you pick up other dishes.

When chatting between meals, a big taboo of chopsticks is to point at chopsticks and point at people with chopsticks. When eating, the most taboo is to provide chopsticks, that is, put chopsticks in the middle of the meal or in your own rice bowl. According to the tradition in China, people usually pay homage to the dead at a memorial service. If chopsticks are inserted in the middle of food, the situation is similar. Therefore, in China, whether it is a formal or informal table, giving chopsticks is one of the biggest taboos.

In addition to the above description, the taboo of using chopsticks in Chinese food is to avoid stabbing chopsticks, that is, to use chopsticks as a fork and clamp them when you can't afford to clip vegetables; Avoid chopsticks, that is, use chopsticks as a knife and tear meat and vegetables with chopsticks; Avoid tears chopsticks, that is, when picking vegetables, some soup on the dishes drenched the table; Avoid beating chopsticks. When waiting for a meal, you can't sit at the table with chopsticks in one hand and tap the bowl lamp or teacup with chopsticks at will. Avoid crossing chopsticks. Chopsticks should not be placed horizontally and vertically, with a big head and a small head. After eating, chopsticks should be neatly placed on the table on the right side of the bowl.

(2) Placement, use and taboo of western-style tableware.

Compared with Chinese food, the tableware of western food is more complicated. In a narrow sense, western tableware includes three parts: knife, fork and spoon. Knives are divided into edible knives, fish knives and meat knives (with serrated blades, used to cut steaks, pork chops, etc. ), butter knife, fruit knife. Forks are divided into edible forks, fish forks, meat forks and shrimp forks. Spoons include spoons, dessert spoons and teaspoons. The specifications of public knives and forks are obviously larger than those of table knives and forks. Western tableware in a broad sense includes knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, napkins and so on. There are dish plates, pudding plates, milk plates and butter plates.

In the arrangement of tableware, western countries follow the same rules: the saucer is in the middle, the fork is left and the fork is right, the knife tip is up and the knife edge is inward. The specific rules are: put the spoon horizontally in front of the plate, the staple food on the left, the tableware on the right, and other utensils as appropriate; The number of wine glasses is equal to the type of wine, arranged from left to right, followed by strong wine glasses, grape wine glasses, champagne wine glasses and beer glasses; In western food, napkins are put on a plate. If you need to put something on the plate before the guests sit down, the napkin is next to the plate.

Western tableware is arranged in a figure of eight. If you have a rest during the meal, you can divide the knife and fork into plates, and the cutter head and fork tip are in a straight line or a figure of eight, indicating that you still want to eat. There are two ways to place the meal tail: in the middle of the meal, the lower surface of the fork can face upwards, and the blade side of the knife is inward close to the fork and placed in parallel on the plate. At the banquet, each dish uses a pair of knives and forks, and the knives and forks placed in front of you are taken from the outside in turn, because the order in which the knives and forks are placed is exactly the order in which each dish is served. When the knife and fork are used up, the serving is over. Besides cutting food into the mouth, knives and forks have another very important function: the arrangement of knives and forks conveys the information of eating or ending, and the waiter judges the dining situation of the guests in this way. When the knife and fork handles are placed side by side on the plate, it means that the dish has been used and the waiter will take the plate away.

What are the etiquette requirements and taboos of western food?

The most respected guests usually arrange to sit in the best seats, usually those with their backs to the wall. Once the guest's seat is determined, the host can sit on his left, and the rest of the guests can sit according to the host's arrangement; However, on formal occasions, for the convenience of guests, there will be a seat card on the dining table.

Use napkins correctly

Napkins are prepared to prevent clothes from getting dirty when eating, and are usually opened after ordering. But on formal occasions, you need to wait for the host to open the tablecloth and put it on his lap before you can spread your own tablecloth.

Don't shake the tablecloth when you open it. The big tablecloth is folded in half, and the small one can be completely opened and laid flat on the thigh.

If you need to leave halfway, just put the tablecloth on the chair, but be careful not to touch the used side of the chair cushion. When you finish eating, the tablecloth can be placed on the left side of the plate.

Placement and use of tableware

There are so many knives and forks on the table that you can't make a mistake at first sight. Put it left and right, usually just use it from the outside to the inside. The fork on the top of the plate is used for dessert, and it is used last. Here's a little trick to share with you: take the tableware from the outside to the inside, so you'll be fine.

The way to hold a knife and fork when eating western food is generally to hold a knife in your right hand and a fork in your left hand. If you are left-handed, you can also use it according to your own habits.

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Sit down, spread out your napkin, and dinner will be ready.

wine

The profoundness of wine culture cannot be described in a small space here. Let's talk about wine glasses.

In western food, 3-4 cups are usually placed on the table near the right hand side at a 45-degree angle.

The nearest to your right hand in the lower right corner is a bubble glass. The tall and thin cup is convenient for everyone to watch the bubbles rise. The second cup, a little farther away, is used to drink white wine. It is different from bubbling wine glasses, and it is our common style.

The third cup farther away is a red wine glass, which is similar in shape to a white wine glass (of course, the specific shape is not absolute, depending on the owner's hobby, this is the general situation), but slightly higher.

The cup farthest from your right hand is the water cup, which is also the tallest and largest. Drinking water and gargling when changing wine and vegetables is helpful to better taste the taste of wine and vegetables.

2. Bread

Generally speaking, there is an unlimited supply of bread. Waiters usually ask if they want to use a basket of bread before serving the first course, and they will come over several times in the middle.

If it is a whole piece of uncut bread, you can cut off the eaten part when you take it, put it back in a basket or plate, and then ask the person on the left whether it needs to be passed to the person on the right.

When in use, break off a small piece of bread and then butter it. Remember to butter the whole piece of bread.

3. appetizers

Appetizers are sometimes salads. Salad is eaten by cutting a large lettuce leaf into small pieces with a fork. If it's not delicious, you can use a knife and fork. Cut one piece at a time. Don't cut the whole salad into small pieces at once.

How to cut and eat food can be divided into American and European styles, both of which are in line with western etiquette.

The American way of doing this is to hold a knife in the right hand and a fork in the left hand, fix the food on the plate with the fork, then cut it into bite-sized pieces with the knife, and then put the knife horizontally on the upper edge of the plate with the blade inward. Then, change the fork in your left hand to your right hand, and you can start eating.

European cutting is the same as American cutting, with a knife in the right hand and a fork in the left hand; But the difference is that after cutting, the fork is still left in the left hand, the fork tip is down, the knife is still left in the right hand, and then the cut food is directly eaten with the fork in the left hand.

Leave the table and have something to eat while eating.

When you leave halfway, you can put your knife and fork in a figure of eight and put it on a plate. After dinner, it will be placed on the upper side of the plate in parallel. Knife and fork are placed side by side on the plate at 1 1, indicating that you have used this dish well and can take it down. At some very formal parties, if the tableware is not properly placed, even after dinner, the waiter will not take your plate away rashly.

After eating, don't put the used knife and fork back on the table, and don't leave the used spoon on the plate with food. They should be placed on a soup plate specially used for placing spoons, and unused knives and forks should be left on the table.

4. soup:

Whether it's western food or Chinese food, you should pay attention to it. Don't bend your head to reach the soup on the table. To lift the spoon to the same height as your mouth without lowering your head, send the soup in.

How to scoop soup? Scooping from the inside out is the British way to scoop soup, while the French way to scoop soup from the outside in. As shown below, English is on the left and French is on the right:

In particular, I want to mention the tricky noodle soup. If you don't want to eat the cake outside, poke a hole in the cake with a spoon and scoop out the soup below. But if you want to eat cake, you can scrape it off the edge of the bowl with a knife, put it on a plate and break it into small pieces by hand like bread.

5. Main course

Seafood: Forks generally have four teeth. Forks that eat seafood will have three teeth, slightly upturned. Fish is fragile. If you can't even lift a special fork, use a spoon to help. If the fish has bones, don't turn it over after eating. Remove the bones and eat the rest. Eat oysters, lobsters, snails and so on. , will have their own special tools, just use them in order.

Meat: This involves cutting. Usually we fork the fork on the meat, and the knife cuts the meat gently near the fork.

This can prevent food from moving. Generally speaking, starting from the left side of the meat and cutting to the right side, the size of the meat is suitable for eating in one bite.

If there is chicken, small ribs, etc. The main course of food with bones can be removed with a knife before eating; If there are tiny bones or fishbones that need to be spit out, don't spit directly on the table. You can cover your mouth with a napkin, then put a fork to your mouth, spit out the bones on the fork, and then put the bones on the fork next to the plate.

Europe and America cut differently.

5. How to eat spaghetti:

Swap the right panel on the desktop. Fork some noodles with a fork, then spin them against the spoon and roll them up to eat.

6. dessert

For dessert, Spock on the top of the plate, fork fruit, and spoon to eat soft food such as pudding. Sometimes, when the fruit is too big to swallow, a spoon can be used instead of a knife to help cut it before eating.

7. Cheese board

Cut the cheese with the knife that comes with the cheese board, put it on the biscuits together and eat it directly by hand.

Other preventive measures

1. If it is a private dinner, ladies should be given priority when seated; When having a business dinner, the boss or elder should be seated first; Sit from the left when sitting.

When knives, forks and napkins fall to the ground, don't just lie under the table and pick them up. Please ask the waiter to supplement them.

Don't talk with your mouth full.

4. After the washbasin is served, don't squeeze the lemons in the washbasin, and don't put your hands in it to wash at the same time.

5. Ladies should wipe off lipstick before eating, so as not to leave lip prints on cups or tableware, giving people a sense of uncleanness. Don't put makeup on your seat, even after dinner.

6. It's best to smoke after meals, and then after coffee. If you really want to smoke, you can leave the table with your deskmate.

Western food etiquette taboo 1. Don't put too much food on the plate when serving. Many people's bad habits, especially in buffets. )

2. Always or just using a fork when eating will give people a bad feeling;

3. Never wipe your face with a napkin;

4. Don't stretch out or erect your elbows when cutting meat. Keep your elbows close to your sides when eating;

5. Cut the meat into small pieces in your own direction;

6. I believe that no one wants to see the food in your mouth, so don't chew with your mouth open;

7. It is sometimes annoying to make too much chewing sound when eating;

8. Don't touch your face and head while eating;

9. Just tilt the glass or soup bowl slightly when drinking;

10. It's impolite to reach to the other side of the table or go over others to get food. If the food is far away from you, please ask someone nearby to pass it to you;

12. Don't push the plate away directly after eating, let alone put it in front of others!

13. If you don't use tableware, just put it down, and it's impolite to gesture with a knife and fork in your hand.

14. Talking about personal food likes and dislikes while eating may also greatly reduce your image.

15. Solid food is on your left. Be careful not to take the bread or salad you brought by mistake.

Seven taboos about French western food etiquette

1, the most basic use principle of tableware is from the outside to the inside. Finish a dish, serve, take away the tableware, and add a set of knives and forks if necessary.

2. When eating meat (such as steak), cut it from the corner, and then cut another piece after eating. When you meet a part or side dish that you don't eat, move it to the side of the dish.

3. If you have something to spit out in your mouth, put the fork to your mouth and take it out, or take it out with your fingers and move it to the edge of the plate. Try not to attract others' attention during the whole process, and then eat naturally.

4. When you meet a side dish such as beans or rice, you can hold the fork in your left hand, put the fork tip up flat on the plate, and then gently dial the beans or rice onto the fork with a knife. If you need seasoning but you can't reach it, you can ask the other person to pass it to you. Never stand up and lean forward to get it.

5. Wipe your hands and mouth after eating. Don't wipe hard with a napkin. Pay attention to manners and gently print off the oil stains on your mouth or fingers with a corner of a napkin.

6. No matter how comfortable the stool is, sit upright and don't lean back. You can lean forward slightly when eating, and keep your arms close to your body to avoid bumping into the next door.

7. After eating every dish, it is ugly to put the knife and fork on the four sides or cross them. The correct way is to put the knife and fork side by side on the plate, with the fork teeth facing up.

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