How much do you know about the basic culture of Western food

Western food is a general term for Western food. After all, Western food is very different and difficult to generalize. However, in addition to the difference in taste with Chinese food, Western food has two distinct common characteristics.First, they originated from Western countries; Secondly, they must eat with knives and forks. Over time, where in line with the above two characteristics, can be commensurate with Western food. With the deepening of cultural exchanges between China and the West, Western food has gradually entered the life of Chinese people, and is welcomed by some people. Mastering some basic etiquette knowledge about western food is of great help to our social communication.

1. Seating order In Western food, people pay much attention to the seating order. The more formal the occasion, the more important this becomes. Compared with Chinese food, the seating arrangement of western food has many similarities, but also many differences. The ranking of Western food, generally should be in accordance with some conventional.

(1) Ladies first. In western food etiquette, ladies are respected everywhere. When arranging the table, especially when arranging a family dinner, the hostess should be invited to take a seat, and the host should step back to the second chair.

(2) To honor the guest of honor. In western food, the guest of honor is as respected as the female guest of honor. The guest of honor is the center of attention, even if some of the guests at the dinner are superior in status, status, and age. The male and female guests should be asked to sit close to the hostess and the male host respectively in order to be further taken care of.

(3) Respect the right. It is a basic principle to give priority to the right in ranking. In relation to a particular position, the position to the right is higher than that to the left. For example, arrange the male guest of honor to sit on the right side of the hostess and arrange the female guest to sit on the right side of the male host.

(4) distance positioning. Generally speaking, the rank of the western table is closely related to its distance from the throne. In general, the seat nearer to the theme is higher than the seat farther away.

2. Eating with a knife and fork is one of the most important features of Western food. Knife and fork is the general name of two kinds of tableware, knife and fork. In the formal Western dinner banquet, usually pay attention to eat a dish to change a knife and fork. In other words, use a special knife and fork for each dish. Neither can be used carelessly, nor can only use a knife and fork from beginning to end.

(1) The use of Dao Yi is skillful. Western meal knife, fork generally appear at the same time, left knife and right fork. The placement of knives and forks in Western food suggests the progress of the meal. Western food focuses on communication, such as talking with people, should temporarily put down the knife and fork. Its specific approach is the knife right, fork left, knife edge inward, and teeth downward, star “eight” shape placed on the meal. It means: The dish is not finished yet. But be careful not to cross them in a “cross” shape. Westerners believe that it is a bad luck pattern. If you finish eating, or do not want to eat any more, you can edge outward, fork teeth upward, knife right fork left side by side vertical, or knife up fork down side by side on the plate. This method is to tell the waiter: I have finished the dish, please accept the knife, fork and plate together.

(2) The use of napkins is exquisite. Napkins are very popular in western food etiquette, and there are simply three ways to use them. One, the beginning of the party sign. When the hostess spreads the napkin gently on her lap, it signals the beginning of the feast. Western culture stresses ladies first, the hostess does not move, others are not able to knife. The other is to leave temporarily. If you need to go to the bathroom or take a phone call during a meal, you should place your napkin on the chair as a sign to leave for a while. Three is the end of the meal. When the hostess puts her napkin on the table, she intends to signal the end of the dinner. Do not wrap the napkin around your neck, tucked in your waist, do not use the napkin to wipe your face, do not wipe the tableware, these practices are not in line with the etiquette norms.

(3) There are regulations on the use of cups and bowls. There are many cups in Western food, including water and wine. Wine glasses come in many shapes, sizes and functions. There are two general rules for the use of wine cups: one is that no matter what kind of wine cup is selected, it depends on the menu, “red wine with meat, white wine with fish”; Second, no matter what kind of wine glass is used, it should be transparent. On more formal occasions, there is a glass, or porcelain, or silver little bowl, half full of water, with a few rose petals floating on it, and a slice of lemon, which is used for washing hands, but must not be drunk.

3. Western dining etiquette.

(1) Food should be served in front of all the guests and the hostess signals before starting to eat.

(2) The napkin should be spread on the lap. If the meal is large, it should be stacked on the lap.

(3) When eating, the body should sit upright, not too forward tilt, do not put the arms across the infection, so as to avoid collision with the guests next to. The cut food should be gentle, not clanging.

(4) When cutting food with a knife and fork, bite into it. The size of the population should be appropriate, do not fork fork up after you can use the napkin to burn the mouth, so as not to talk to the danger.

(5) Awkward when you want to talk with someone during the meal. Make no noise. Speak as you should. It’s not polite to leave early.

(6) Eating, especially soup, the host from the seat to stand up, and then with the departure.

(7) After the meal, should wait for the hostess to stand up from the seat, and then leave together.