What are the precautions for Chinese dining etiquette?
1, chopsticks
Chopsticks are the main tableware in Chinese food and must be used in pairs. Chopsticks are used to hold food. It is impolite to scratch, pick your teeth or pick something other than food. When talking with people, you should temporarily put down your chopsticks. You can't dance chopsticks like a baton when you talk.
No matter whether there is food residue on chopsticks, don't lick them. Is it appetizing to pick up food with licked chopsticks?
In addition, don't put chopsticks vertically on food. Because in China custom, this method is only used when paying homage to the dead.
2. spoon
The main function of spoon in Chinese food is to scoop vegetables and food. Sometimes when eating with chopsticks, you can also use a spoon to help yourself eat, but try not to use a spoon alone to get food. At the same time, when taking food with a spoon, don't scoop it too full, so as not to spill it and dirty the table or clothes. After scooping out the food, you can pause in the same place for a while, and then move over to enjoy the soup until it stops flowing downwards.
In a restaurant, when you don't use a spoon for a while, you should put it on the plate in front of you, not directly on the dining table.
If the food you take is too hot, don't scoop it with a spoon, and don't blow it with your mouth. You should put the food in a bowl until it is cold. Also be careful not to put the spoon in your mouth or lick it repeatedly.
3. Bowl
Chinese bowls can be used to hold rice and soup, and you can eat them with a rice bowl when you eat. When holding a bowl, hold the bottom of the bowl with four fingers of your left hand and put your thumb on the end of the bowl. When eating, the height of the rice bowl is roughly the same as that of the chin. If the soup is served in a soup cup with a lid alone, the way to explain that the soup has been finished is to take out the spoon and put it on the saucer, and turn the lid upside down and lay it flat on the soup cup.
Step 4 plate
Chinese food has many kinds of plates. Smaller plates are called plates, which are mainly used to hold food, and their uses are roughly the same as those of bowls. When eating, it is generally required that the plates remain in place on the dining table and cannot be piled together. What needs to be introduced emphatically is a kind of dish with special purpose-cabbage. In Chinese food, there are probably some differences between north and south; In the southern region, it is more inclined to be used as a storage place for food residues; In the northern region, it is more inclined to temporarily put the dishes taken directly from the dish plate together to enjoy. A more conservative usage is compromise: you can take all the food and residue you want to eat, but keep them separate. The residue should be gently placed at the front of the dish. Don't spit on the dish directly from your mouth when you take it, but clamp it at the front of the dish with chopsticks. If the plate is full, you can signal the waiter to change the plate.
5. soup cup
The soup cup is used to hold soup. When eating, there is one thing to pay attention to when using the soup cup: take out the spoon and put it on the saucer, and put the lid upside down on the soup cup, indicating that the soup has been finished.
6, water cup
Chinese food cups are mainly used to hold soft drinks such as water, fruit juice and soda. Be careful not to hold wine in a water cup, and don't turn the water cup upside down. Another thing to note is that what you drink in your mouth can't be spit back into the cup, which is very indecent.
7.toothpicks
Toothpicks are also a must-have item on the dining table of China people. It has two functions, one is to grab food; Second, it is used to pick teeth. But when eating, try not to pick your teeth in public. Cover your mouth with your other hand when you have to pick your teeth. Don't "watch" or re-enter food in public, and don't throw or spit casually. After picking your teeth, don't take a toothpick, let alone take food with a toothpick.
8.napkins
Before eating Chinese food, each diner is usually given a wet towel. The function of this wet towel is to wipe hands. After wiping your hands, put them back on the plate and take them away by the waiter. Before the banquet is over, the waiter will put on another wet towel. Unlike the former, this wet towel is used to wipe your mouth, not your face or sweat.
Matters needing attention and taboos of table manners in China
China's table manners are to sit down.
The seats in Chinese food are also exquisite. In China, leftists are generally respected. If there are elders, it should be the main seat, and the rest of the elders sit down in order of closeness.
Chinese food table etiquette ordering
If it's a banquet, it's best to choose a place with the right grade. Guests usually know something, but usually the host will order at this time, and the guests will only order one or two dishes symbolically.
If invited, remember not to take the initiative in ordering. You can order one or two dishes properly, knowing fairly well. When ordering, you'd better ask others if there are any taboos. It's best to order a dish with moderate price and suitable for everyone. Of course, if you have a good relationship with your peers, you don't have to worry so much.
Chinese table manners eat vegetables
Our country pays attention to eating while paying more attention to eating. Pay attention to manners when eating, and don't persuade the dishes. We can properly say that this is delicious and let him taste it. It is up to others to decide whether to eat it or not. Second, don't help others casually. Once or twice is acceptable, and repeating it several times will make people feel disgusted.
And don't just eat the food in front of you, and don't stand up and reach for it, but wait until the food comes to you or you turn it around manually, and eat slowly, otherwise it will leave a bad impression on people.
Chinese table manners leave
Don't leave your seat after eating. If you eat at home, you'd better take the chopsticks away and put them in the kitchen. If you are outside, you'd better put them in order. I'm full. Why don't you enjoy your meal? Wait, then let the host know, and you can leave your seat.
Common sense of etiquette in eating Chinese food
First, the etiquette of sitting. Please take the guests to their seats first, then sit next to the elderly guests in turn, and enter from the left side of the chair when seated. Don't move chopsticks after sitting, let alone make any noise, let alone get up and walk. If you have anything to say hello to your host.
Second, when eating, please ask the old man to move chopsticks first. Eat less food every time, eat less food far away from you, eat quietly, and drink soup quietly. Sip the soup with a spoon. It is not advisable to drink a bowl to your mouth. Drink the soup when it is too hot and too cold, and don't blow it at the same time. Some people like to chew crispy food hard and make a crisp sound when eating, which is not in line with etiquette requirements, especially when eating with others, try to prevent this phenomenon.
3. Don't burp and make other noises when eating. If you have sneezing, bowel sounds and other involuntary noises, you should apologize by saying "I'm sorry", "I'm sorry" and "Please calm down".
4. If you want to serve food to guests or elders, you'd better use chopsticks, or you can send the food to them far away from the guests or elders. According to our Chinese custom, dishes are served one by one. If there are leaders, old people and guests at the same table, whenever a new dish is served, please ask them to move chopsticks first, or take turns asking them to move chopsticks first to show their attention.
5. When eating fish heads, fishbones, bones, etc. Don't spit it out or throw it on the ground. Slowly take it to your plate by hand, or put it next to your dining table, or put it on the paper prepared in advance.
Sixth, we should take time to chat with people around us in time to reconcile the atmosphere. Don't eat bareheaded, ignore others, don't wolf down a big meal, and don't be greedy.
Seven, it is best not to pick your teeth at the dinner table. If you want to pick your teeth, cover your mouth with a napkin or hand.
Eight, to be clear about the main task of this meal. Make it clear whether to talk about business, contact feelings or eat. If you are in the front, you should pay attention when arranging seats, and put the seats of the main negotiators near to facilitate conversation or channel emotions. If it's late, just pay attention to common sense etiquette and concentrate on appreciating the dishes.
9. When you finally leave, you must thank your host or invite him to your home in return.
Etiquette and taboo in using chopsticks
China is very particular about chopsticks. Chopsticks, also known as chopsticks, were made of ivory as early as Shang Dynasty. Historical records? "Song Weizi Family" records "from the beginning". Making chopsticks with ivory is a symbol of wealth. Chopsticks are made of different materials, such as gold chopsticks, silver chopsticks and ivory chopsticks, usually bone chopsticks and bamboo chopsticks, and now plastic chopsticks. Chopsticks in Hunan are the longest, some about two feet long; Japanese chopsticks are short and sharp, which is because they eat sliced food such as fish fillets. Chopsticks were introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty, and now it is the country that produces and uses the most chopsticks in the world, with an average annual output of 654.38+03 billion pairs of chopsticks, 90% of which are cut only once. The Japanese also designate the fourth day of August as the "Chopsticks Festival" every year, and pay attention to "avoiding eight chopsticks" when using chopsticks.
China's use of chopsticks is a scientific invention worthy of pride and admiration in the history of human civilization. Li Zhengdao said in demonstrating that the Chinese nation is an excellent one: "China people invented chopsticks as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. These two simple things apply the lever principle in physics wonderfully. Chopsticks are an extension of human fingers. They can do whatever their fingers can, and they are not afraid of high heat and cold. This is really great.
Comparatively speaking, westerners didn't invent knives and forks until16th century and17th century, but how can knives and forks be compared with chopsticks? Japanese scholars have determined that when people hold food with chopsticks, there are more than 80 joints and 50 muscles moving, which is related to the cranial nerves. Therefore, eating with chopsticks is handy and can train the brain to be flexible. Foreigners are amazed at the functions of these two magical sticks to clamp, pick, scoop and beep, and they are also very happy to eat with them.
In the long-term practice, people have also formed some etiquette taboos in using chopsticks:
Avoid beating chopsticks. Even when waiting for a meal, you can't sit on the edge of the meal and knock with chopsticks in one hand, nor can you knock on a bowl lamp or a teacup with chopsticks.
Second, avoid throwing chopsticks. When handing out chopsticks before meals, put them in pairs and then gently put them on everyone's table; When it's far away, you can ask someone to hand it over, not throw it on the table.
Don't fork chopsticks. Chopsticks should not be placed horizontally and vertically, with a big head and a small head. Chopsticks should be placed next to the bowl, not on it.
Four bogey chopsticks. When you need to leave temporarily during the meal, put chopsticks gently on the table or beside the plate, and don't put them in the rice bowl.
Five taboos are waving chopsticks. When picking vegetables, you can't wave chopsticks in the dish plate and flip them up and down. When someone else picks vegetables, you should
Deliberately avoid, beware of "chopsticks fighting."
Six taboos dance chopsticks. When talking, don't use chopsticks as knives and dance around the table; Don't poke chopsticks in front of others when you invite them to dinner. It is impolite to do so.
Etiquette for eating vegetables
After a dish is served, you usually have to wait for the owner or the old man to come before you start eating. If you need to use public chopsticks or a public spoon to serve food, you should first use public chopsticks to serve food on your own plate, and then eat it slowly with your own chopsticks.
When picking vegetables, don't move chopsticks until the dishes are turned to yourself, and don't grab them in front of your neighbors. It is not advisable to bring too many dishes at a time. Don't just put one dish on the plate, followed by another. Don't put the picked dish back on the plate, stretch your chopsticks to pick up another dish. Occasionally, some vegetables fall on the table, so don't put them back on the plate. Avoid the food next door and beware of chopsticks fighting. If there is a foreign guest at the same table, don't persuade him repeatedly or help him, because foreign guests generally don't have this habit.
How to refuse dishes you don't like?
If you meet a dish you don't like, it's easier to attend a buffet-style banquet, as long as you stay away from it; But if you order a dish together, how should it correspond? In fact, it is polite to eat the dishes served, otherwise the host, other guests, waiters or chefs will feel uncomfortable, especially if they don't eat the main course.
Of course, this is not without solution. The best way is to just eat it. Whether you like it or not, it is polite to eat all the dishes except the specialties. But if you can't eat because you don't like it, but because of diseases such as allergies or religious reasons, you should inform your owner.
If you can't eat because of diseases such as allergies or religious reasons, you should inform your owner.
If you can't give your personal opinion at the wedding banquet, you can choose small pieces or less when you take the food. This way, even if it is left on the plate, it will not be too eye-catching. Otherwise it doesn't matter if you don't take it at all. However, you can't just take the side dishes without the meat or fish for the main course; On the contrary, you can just eat the main course and not the side dishes.
If the waiter finds that he can't eat or doesn't want to eat, he can use a knife and fork to indicate that he won't eat, that is, put a signal on the plate to indicate that he has finished eating. So that the waiter can grasp the meaning and walk to the next guest.