Chinese cuisine has a long history. In ancient times the ceremonies, pay attention to Food is the country where the food naturally become an important part of food culture.

began in China known as the Duke of Zhou ritual banquets for thousands of years of evolution, and finally the formation of a set of widely accepted today, eating dining etiquette, eating etiquette in ancient inheritance and development.

eating etiquette because of the nature of the feast, with different purposes; different regions is different. The diet of ancient rituals is divided by class: Palace, his official line help, civil and so on. The ritual is reduced to the modern diet: the owner (host), guest.

as a guest, dinner pay attention to appearance, according to relationship closeness to decide whether to carry small gifts, or wine. Dinner punctual compliance. Upon arrival, the first based on knowledge or yourself first, or introductions by the host to introduce, listen to hosting arrangements, and attendance: The “row seating” is the Chinese food the most important part of etiquette.

since ancient times, as with the evolution of the table, so the seat rows law also change accordingly. In general, the seating is “still left respect the East”, “respect for facing the door.” The highest seniority in the family feast for the elderly chief, Moxi is the lowest.

order wine all the way from the head under the King. If the round table, you are on the main passenger door, left, followed by the right hand side … 2,4,6 … 3,5,7 … … until the order of convergence.

the case of square table, if the seat is on the door, the door is on the right side of the main bit off. If the errors on the door, then face the right side of the East seat for the chief. Then take the left hand side open to the chief for the 2,4,6,8, the right hand side is 3,5,7.

If the banquet, the table and the tables are arranged between the chief attention to the top center, followed by 2,4,6 seats left and right for the 3,5,7 seats, according to subject and object identity, status, affinity points sit.

etiquette is etiquette, rituals collectively, refers to interpersonal relationships, from start to finish in a certain, conventional procedures and methods to express the self-discipline, respect for the integrity behavior.

form of a Western type of diet, simply, is the theme of eating and drinking as a way of eating. Understanding of people eat and drink today has been not only a means to sustain life, but a pleasure, but also a means of communication.

Western for selection of materials, cooking methods and eating way to determine the requirements in every respect certain basic rules and etiquette. For dining guests can happily successfully, you must understand one of the norms and truth. Be noted here is that some of these rules are not rigid dogma, it is for the purpose of the service, and our aim is: to enjoy Western food, as a non-professionals.

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standard posture is very important, for example, sitting should be stable, not back and forth. Can be imagined: one hiding behind your little mouse, and a cat lying in your lap – should be erect, knees straight. Both men and women, meals Qiaoqi his legs are not pretty, and rude. Many embarrassing and unpleasant scenes, most of the move because of these outdated caused. Similar actions should be avoided are: Zhang Cheng eight-shaped legs, chests, loose belt, head wagging, stretching his arms to do gymnastics, so that these positions are very rude, unsightly.

in the United States, when dining with one hand, the other hand can be placed on the knee. In continental Europe is different, both hands must remain on the desktop. But be warned: can not use arms to support the body, leaning against the table, nor his hands across his chest, but the wrist gently in the table. Fingers on the table to naturally smooth, not strum or play on the table utensils.

meal

meal, usually the right hand with a knife or spoon, take the left fork, cup, also used his right hand to grip. Body not to be too close to the plate, with the tableware to the food to your mouth, not make plates, bowls porting: Who would not rob the food on your plate. To note:

● into the soup in the food, aspiration should be to avoid sending the sound to the mouth, if the soup a higher temperature, can wait a while longer to enjoy, can not move directly into the mouth tray.

● should shut up and chew food, the mouth should not drink wine with food and other beverages.

● Remember to eat bread: not to dip bread soup plate (especially the ladies pay attention to the identity or more to avoid such a move); bread should be placed in a dedicated small-cap or a tablecloth should not be on your dinner plate to plate edges; with bread and butter, a small piece of bread in a little butter on the cast, hand-breaking food, not a knife to cut or bite with the teeth; bread into the soup only or when the first plate of food for human consumption.

● If do not want to drink wine, you can politely say: “I do not drink, thank you.” Do not hand cover the cup.

● conversation, should knife and fork on the plate. Blade fork in hand to talk when not finding fault, and do not put up a knife and fork, this will make people feel “scared”, and indeed of harm to themselves or others at risk.

● Do not presumptuous on the table or laughing out loud clamor.

● taboo in the mouth or body noises, meals or after meals children can not burp, Baji mouth.

● makeup in public is not on the table, sorting clothing or makeup.

● can not use their own utensils for others and take their food, ladle soup or select other foods.

● There is no cover up not to publicly teeth.

swing sets

swing sets mainly refers to the arrangement of seats and table table furnishings. Put on the table table is handsome in appearance, not only offers a comfortable dining space and a set of clean utensils, but also bring pleasure to their enjoyment of art. This is of course an integral part of food.

either platform or casual dinner table pendulum swing sets, mostly using the square table, long table, or round table. Table decoration and use of tools similar. Basically, the use of metal cutlery cutlery, a knife, fork and spoon three categories based. Because of the different types of dishes, eating many different forms, the use of cutlery in the shape and size is also different. Is how they put it on the table? Here we can be divided into two categories: basic swing sets and deluxe swing sets.

middle and low priced restaurant

basic swing sets: (a main course) a knife, a fork, a napkin (also available tissue), a cup.

● knife should be placed on the right, the direction toward the left edge.

● fork should be placed on the left, fork forking up the knife and fork should be enough to put one between the main plate, fork and knife at the bottom should be 1 cm away from the table.

● just above the cup on the knife, a distance of about 1 cm. When the first dish there: If soup, spoon should be placed on the outer end of knife; if the first dish is a salad fork spoon should be changed. Have dinner dessert: According to the different types of sweets, you can put a fork and a spoon or a knife and a fork.

upscale restaurants

basic swing sets: (a main course) a knife, a fork, bread plate and butter knife.

● a wine glass and a glass: glass placed above the knife about 1 cm, glass on glass in the lower right side.

● a saucer: sometimes for decoration on the middle seat, facing the back plate of the center of the middle of the table plate 1 cm from the edge.

● spend some restaurant napkins instead of using only saucers.

● a napkin: According to the requirements of the restaurant, some pursuit of beauty, some to pursue practical; There is talk that, cloth napkins as much as possible not more than a hand to touch, to keep it clean.

stress and elegant seafood restaurant

basic swing sets: (a main course) a fish knife, a spear, bread plate and butter knife, a glass and a glass , a napkin.

a napkin

napkins, cloth can also be a paper, usually placed in the center of display can also be placed on the left. If the menu should be placed in the upper left corner, or other more suitable place, if the opposite is also a display case, should be in line with the opposite. Neighbors with the right to keep a distance of about 80 cm (from the center of a display to another display center).

useful to the left if the guests eat, dishes all the exchange should be the direction of the location from which embody respect and concern for these guests. All in all, the provisions of furnishings should be on the table as a whole for the purpose of harmony and comfort, guests should not have a sense of displeasure.