Chinese food etiquette_table manners in Chinese food etiquette

Seating in an orderly manner. A short story: The little fat man with a beard invited guests to his house. Since there were many people, they set up another table for the children to sit at. Xiaopang was a little older than the other children, so he wanted to sit at the same table with adults, so he begged his mother. Mom said: "Little Fatty, you are still young. When you grow a beard, you can eat and drink with the adults." Little Fatty had no choice but to lower his head and sit at the child's table.

The food is so delicious that the little fat cat is attracted to it. Little Fatty said to the cat: "Cat, you have grown a beard, don't stay at this table, go to the adults' table to eat!"

Etiquette Tips

1. When eating, you should wait for the elder to sit down before taking your seat.

2. If there are women eating together, men should wait until the women have sat down before they can sit down.

3. If you are dining in a restaurant, you can also be guided to your seat by the waiter.

Don’t just think about yourself

Little story: Don’t break them apart

One day, Su Dongpo, a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, was drinking with his friends. They ordered a side dish: four small fish. His friend ate three pieces in a row. Looking at the last piece on the table, his friend said sheepishly: "You can eat this one!"

Su Dongpo sighed and said with a smile: " I wanted to eat it myself, but I really couldn’t bear to break them up, so let’s reunite them.”

Etiquette Tips

1. Don’t just focus on the dishes you like.

2. Don’t rush to pile your favorite dishes on your plate.

Don't "dance" with chopsticks

Short story: swatting flies

The fat kid who loves to tell jokes is also an active member at the dinner table. One day, he started "improvisational speech" again while eating. He was gesticulating while talking, and the chopsticks in his hand almost touched his grandfather who was eating next to him. Grandpa said angrily: "Little Fatty, what are you doing with your chopsticks?" Little Fatty said: "Grandpa, you don't know, I just learned martial arts secrets and am preparing to swat flies!"

Etiquette Tips

1. When talking to others, you should put down your chopsticks temporarily.

2. Never use chopsticks to hit bowls or plates, let alone point at each other with chopsticks.

3. Don’t use chopsticks to move around on the dish because you don’t know what to pick; and don’t insert chopsticks deep into the dish.

Tips

Reasons for taboos in using chopsticks

1. Sucking chopsticks is unsightly

This behavior is considered a An indecent practice. Because sucking chopsticks with your mouth while eating is a rude behavior in itself, and coupled with the sound, it is even more annoying. Therefore, this kind of practice will generally be considered as a lack of cultivation and lack of tutoring.

2. Uneven lengths are unlucky

Putting uneven lengths of chopsticks on the table before or during a meal is considered very unlucky. . Usually we call it "three long and two short", which means "death". Because the coffin used to hold the dead consists of two short wooden boards at the front and back, and three long wooden boards at the sides and bottom. The five wooden boards put together make a coffin that is exactly three long and two short, so it is extremely unlucky. things.

3. Beating chopsticks is not allowed

Why can’t you use chopsticks to hit bowls and basins? A common saying is: This behavior is similar to begging, because beggars only use it when asking for food. Only then can I hit the bowl and basin with chopsticks. There is another theory related to the ancient legend of "poison". According to legend, Gu is a kind of artificially cultivated poisonous insect. People put hundreds of insects into a jar. When they open it after many years, one insect will eat up all the others. This winner is called "Gu". When poisoning others by putting the voodoo powder in food, you must recite the incantation and bang the bowls and basins while poisoning, so that the voodoo can work. Therefore, it is taboo to hit bowls and basins with chopsticks.