There are six kinds of tableware for Chinese food: cups, plates, bowls, plates, chopsticks and spoons. Generally speaking, chopsticks, spoons, food trays, seasoning trays, soup bowls, tea cups, wine glasses, etc. It is placed in front of each seat, and sometimes there are utensils or napkins for placing bones. At a formal banquet, the water glass is placed at the top left of the dish and the wine glass is placed at the top right. Chopsticks and spoons can be placed on special seats or in paper sleeves. Public chopsticks and spoons are best placed in special seats.

The order of serving Chinese food is generally:

Cold dishes first, then hot dishes, and finally sweets and fruits. Before eating, the first wet towel given by the waiter is for wiping hands, and it is better not to wipe faces. Before serving shrimp, crab, chicken and other dishes, the waiter will send a small water tank with lemon slices or rose petals floating in it. This is not a drink, but for washing hands. When washing hands, you can dip your fingers in water in turn, rinse them gently, and then dry them with a small towel.

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Taboo etiquette in using chopsticks:

1, "incense in public places": Don't put chopsticks upright on food, especially rice. Because of this practice, it is generally only used at memorial services.

2. "Pinpin Liu Sheng": No matter whether there is food residue on chopsticks, don't lick or put one end of chopsticks in your mouth and make a sound with your mouth. Is it appetizing to pick up food with licked chopsticks? This is a rude behavior.

3. "Flying around": When talking with people, you should temporarily put down your chopsticks. Don't wave or point with chopsticks when you speak.

4. "Abuse" chopsticks: strictly implement the functions of chopsticks. Chopsticks are used to pick food. It is impolite to pick your teeth, grab things or pick things other than food.

5. Digging "grave": rummaging through the dishes with chopsticks to find the dishes you want to eat is a sign of uneducated.

6, persistent tour of the city: holding chopsticks, no one's watching back and forth on the table, I don't know where to get chopsticks. It is also a typical lack of education.

7, tears leave beads: When you pick up the food on your plate with chopsticks, your hands are not neat, leaving the soup in other dishes or on the dining table is a serious disrespect. You can use a spoon to help you drink soup.

References:

Phoenix. Com- Chinese etiquette: Pay attention to the arrangement of tableware and the order of ordering.