So, let's learn French table manners in this issue.
French people pay great attention to etiquette when eating. Generally speaking, they use a long dining table, and the male and female hosts sit at both ends of the table respectively. Other family members or guests are arranged on both sides of the table in descending order of importance from the hostess side to the host side. Tableware uses knives, forks and spoons of different shapes. There can only be one dish on the table. Only when the last dish is removed can the second dish be served. However, according to the dining situation, all tableware is placed on both sides of the diner's plate and used from outside to inside.
Generally speaking, the first course is soup, then cold dishes, then main course, and finally dessert. Bread is always available, which is more than the British and Americans consume. Drink liqueur before meals, and serve aquatic products and poultry dishes with dry white wine at meals. Meat dishes with dry red wine. The French consume a lot of wine, which is almost essential for every meal. Unlike British and American laws, minors can also drink alcohol.
When visiting a French family, you can't use a bottle of wine and flowers as a gift, just like visiting an American family, which is equivalent to satirizing that the host family doesn't have enough wine and can only use a box of chocolates as a gift. French dining etiquette has become a classic model of western banquets.
Meal arrangement can be said to be the representative of meat dishes since ancient times, and the eating method of meal arrangement has naturally become the basic form of other meat dishes, so it is best to make some efforts to study it. When ordering steak, the waiter will ask the degree of barbecue first, and then serve it according to your favorite cooking method.
When eating, fork the meat from the left and then cut it along the right side of the fork with a knife. If the cut meat can't be eaten in one bite, you can directly cut it into smaller pieces with a knife, cut the meat into just one bite, and then send it directly to the population with a fork.
Take the sauce bowl to the edge of the plate, and be careful not to drip on the tablecloth when you take the sauce with a spoon. The sauce can't be poured directly on the steak. Put a proper amount on the inside of the plate, and then cut the meat into a mouthful of dipping sauce. The best amount of sauce is about two tablespoons. After taking the sauce, put the spoon on the edge of the sauce bowl and pass it on to the next person.
Don't cut all the meat into pieces at the beginning, or the delicious gravy will flow out. If you fork the left side of the meat, but start cutting from the right side of the meat; It will be difficult to cut meat. Because you have a fork in your left hand, it is basic to start cutting from the left. Never start cutting from the right. If you cut too hard, you will make a loud noise when you cut. It is difficult to use a knife when leaning forward.
All side dishes should be eaten. The vegetables placed next to the steak are not only for decoration, but also for balanced nutrition. Most people in China leave watercress behind. If they don't really like it, they'd better not leave. Take the sauce out of the soup and put it on a plate. The vegetables and meat on the side are eaten alternately.
Conclusion China is an ancient civilization with a long history. In China, there are many things to pay attention to at the dinner table. But have you learned these basic table manners in this romantic and exquisite country?