The basic etiquette of placing knives and forks in western etiquette

If you are not used to using a knife and fork, buy a set and practice how to use it at home until you are comfortable with it, otherwise you will be laughed at when you go out later. Below, I will sort out the arrangement of knives and forks about western food etiquette for you, hoping to help you!

Placement of knives and forks in western etiquette

Placement of knives and forks

The setting of high-class western-style banquets in the world is basically unified.

* * * The same principle is: the center of the plate, the horizontal spoon in front of the plate, the left knife and the right knife and fork, the front inside and the back outside, the fork tip upward, the knife edge facing the plate, the staple food on the left, the tableware on the right, all kinds of tableware lined up, and the tableware matched with the dishes.

Desktop items: put the vase in the center of the table, put salt and pepper in front of the vase, put a toothpick tube in front of the salt and pepper, put an ashtray in front of the toothpick tube, align the gap between the ashtray and the salt and pepper, and put the table mat in the center of the table.

When placing, don't touch the disk surface and cup mouth with your hands, and use a tray to hold tableware, wine utensils and utensils. Gloves should be worn when placing gold and silver utensils to ensure that the tableware is clean and prevent pollution.

Tableware placing process and standard

Dinner plate (decorative plate)? Knife and fork and spoon? Bread plate? Wine glasses. After the tableware is set, put napkin flowers on the plate, vases, pepper bottles and salt bottles in the middle of the table, toothpicks, ashtrays and candlesticks.

1. Set the display panel

You can use the tray end bracket or use your left hand to pad the mouth cloth. Put the mouth cloth on the bottom of the tray, hold up the display tray, and put the tray in front of the dining table clockwise with the right hand. The distance between the trays is 1.5cm from the edge of the dining table, and the distance between the trays should be equal.

2. Place the bread plate and butter plate

Place a bread tray on the left side of the display tray 10 cm. The bread plate is aligned with the central axis of the display plate, and the butter plate is placed at the right front of the bread plate, with a distance of 1.5 cm, and the pattern is straight.

3. Place knives, forks and spoons. Place the knife, fork and spoon in turn from the right side of the display tray. When placing, you should hold the handle of the knife and fork, starting with the main knife.

(1) The main knife is placed on the right side of the display tray, perpendicular to the edge of the dining table. The handle is away from the table edge 1 cm, and the blade is on the left, away from the display tray 1 cm.

(2) The fish knife, fish head knife and soup spoon shall be placed at a distance of 0.5cm, with the blade to the left and the spoon upward.

(3) The main fork is placed on the left side of the display tray, at a distance of 1cm from the display tray, and the fork handle is at a distance of 1cm from the table edge.

(4) When placing the harpoon, the handle of the harpoon is 5cm away from the edge of the table, and the fork head protrudes upward. The fork face of the head fork (appetizing fork) is upward, and the fork handle is parallel to the main fork handle.

(5) Place the dessert fork in front of the dessert spoon, parallel to the spoon, with the spoon head to the left, at a distance of 1 cm from the fork handle of the dessert fork.

(6) The butter knife is placed obliquely on the bread plate, with the blade to the left, the center of the butter knife is consistent with the center line of the bread plate, and the handle is facing down to the right, one third of the bread plate.

Set the wine table

When setting the wine set, hold the cup holder or cup bottom.

(1) The water cup is placed above the main knife, the center of the cup bottom is on the center line of the main knife, and the distance between the cup bottom and the tip of the main knife is 2 cm.

(2) The red wine glass is placed at the lower right of the cup, and the connecting line between the center of the cup bottom and the center of the cup bottom is 45? Angle, cup wall spacing of 0.5 cm.

(3) The white wine glass is placed at the lower right of the red wine glass, and other standards are the same as above.

Place napkins

Put the folded napkin into the display tray. The folding pattern of napkins should be properly matched, and the viewing surface should face the guests.

6. Place candlesticks, pepper bottles and salt bottles. Generally, two candlesticks are placed at western-style banquets. The candlesticks are placed on the center line of the tablecloth and at appropriate positions on both sides of the dining table. Pepper and salt bottles should be placed symmetrically on the center line of the tablecloth according to the left salt and right pepper. The bottle walls are 0.5 cm apart and the bottom of the bottle is 2 cm away from the bottom of the candlestick.

7. Place ashtrays and matches. The ashtray should be placed in front of the main machine and the auxiliary machine, with its center on the vertical line of the center of the display panel of the main machine and the auxiliary machine, and 2 cm away from the pepper and salt bottle. Matches are placed on the top of the ashtray, with the picture facing up. When placing, start from the right side of the first owner and place an ashtray every other person.

The use of knives and forks

Before using a knife and fork, take off your napkin, fold it in half under the dining table, lay it flat on your thigh, and open it outwards. Don't shake or fold the napkin in half on the dining table, which is unhealthy and impolite. If you want to wipe it with a napkin, take the upper floor, not the whole napkin on the table. If it is a host-guest relationship, you need to wait for the host to take the napkin before you start using it.

The usage of knives and forks is mainly divided into American and European/European. American knife and fork usage: when eating, hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand, gently hold the tail end, press your index finger on the handle, fix the food with the fork, and cut it gently with the knife. After cutting a bite of food, put down the knife in the upper part of the plate, with the blade inward, and change your right hand to take a fork to eat, with the fork teeth facing up when holding the pen. European knife and fork usage: when eating, it is the same as American. Hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand, gently hold the tail end, press your index finger on the handle, fix the food with the fork, and gently cut it with the knife. After cutting a bite of food, you don't have to put down the knife, and continue to eat with the fork in your left hand and the fork teeth facing down. You can use a knife to help the fork pick up the food. You don't have to put down your knife and fork during the whole meal, whether you chew food or talk to others. The difference between Americans and Europeans in using knives and forks is mainly when eating. Of course, in Britain, the use of European knives and forks is more common, because Europeans think it is a bit rude to change forks frequently.

If you want to put down your knife and fork to talk or have a rest, you can cross them in the lower half of the dish, with the knife facing down, the blade facing inward, the fork facing up and the fork teeth facing down. If you want to get up and leave, move the chair back and put the napkin gently on the chair, not on the dining table. When you come back, gently pick up your napkin and sit in front of your legs. After eating, put the knife and fork side by side in the middle of the food plate, or in the direction of 10: 20, with the blade inward and the fork teeth downward. Napkins are placed on the left side of the food tray. Knife, fork, spoon and napkin should not be placed on the table directly before eating. You can't put the napkin on the table until you finish eating.

Common error mode

The main function of napkins is to prevent food from staining clothes and wipe off oil stains on lips and hands. Never use them to wipe your face, let alone rub them on your hands. It is neither hygienic nor table manners.

Never use a knife and fork at will. You must take the tableware in the order in which it is served.

If you use a European knife and fork, you don't have to put it down during the whole meal, whether you chew food or talk to people. But remember not to wave your knife and fork in the air. If you want to make a gesture, just put it down. Don't wipe your mouth with a knife and fork in one hand and a napkin in the other, and don't hold a cup and a fork in the other.