What should women pay attention to when eating?

Table manners are rich and trivial. Generally speaking, table manners include taking food in moderation, paying attention to ordering food and buffet, and eating all the food; Don't make any noise when eating and drinking soup; All kinds of tableware in the east and west are made from local materials, and no taboos are made; Also be careful not to make noise and answer the phone frequently when eating. Generally, it is very impolite to mute your mobile phone at a party, otherwise answering the phone is as impolite as being a thief. Specifically, you can view the following:

Dining Etiquette

Although buffet is freer than eating formal western food, it also has its own rules: the order of taking food is generally cold food, soup, hot food, dessert, fruit and ice cream. If there are many people, please line up to get the food.

You can't take too many dishes at a time, you can take them several times. You should eat all the dishes you bring to the plate. The most taboo is to get too much at once, and finally can't stay.

A few friends have dinner together, so help yourself. Don't take many plates, eat them together like Chinese food. If there are multiple sets of forks on the dining table, they should be used to eat cold dishes and hot dishes from outside to inside, and the forks and spoons placed horizontally should be used to eat desserts.

After eating a plate, you can put the knife and fork in parallel and vertically, and then take a plate, and the waiter will take the initiative to take it away.

Unless the restaurant specifically indicates that the buffet generally does not contain drinks-drinks in big hotels are generally more expensive, so please pay attention to the wine list when ordering.

Etiquette of eating noodles

The most convenient way to eat noodles or strip pasta is to use chopsticks, but the movement should be light to prevent noodles from splashing soup. When eating slender noodles, if you are a person who insists on the "orthodox" eating method, you will use chopsticks to wrap the noodles, not too much, only about four or five. Winding should be slow, so that all the noodles are firmly wound on the chopsticks, and then you can give them to others.

When you try this method for the first time, a lot of noodles may slip off the chopsticks, and you may lose a lot of noodles when winding. Sometimes even an expert will inevitably make mistakes, but he must try to suck the slippery noodles into his mouth, thus making a hissing sound. However, everything is the same, practice makes perfect.

Etiquette of treating guests

Etiquette of eating fish

Be careful of the fishbone when eating fish. If a fish fillet is served on the table, most of the fishbones have been removed, so you can rest assured when eating it. I like to eat fish without fishbones. It's so enjoyable.

If the fish head on the plate is still there, and you never eat fish head like me, cut it off first, and then slice it. You can ask the waiter for an extra small plate to hold the fish bones and heads, so that the waiter can take them away, so that you can enjoy the delicious fish without having to eat them in front of the fish.

Eat lobster

Lobster is a juicy and delicious dish, and enjoying this dish can give you an extra pleasure, that is, breaking the lobster shell and taking out the shrimp meat. On any occasion, don't be ashamed to wear a bib before fighting with lobster. Because wearing a bib is better than spending money on dry cleaning.

Some people eat lobster with melted cream, others with mayonnaise, and some people like to sprinkle some lemon juice on lobster meat.

If the kitchen hadn't broken the lobster's shell (which I personally think is a lazy behavior), there might be a nutcracker and an oyster or a needle with a sharp tip on your desk. Nutcracker can be used to clamp lobster shells, small fork can be used to pick shrimp meat from narrow and difficult places, and ordinary chopsticks can be used to pick shrimp meat from larger parts.

First, fix the lobster on the plate with your left hand, and pull off the lobster claw with your right hand and put it next to the plate. Then, continue to fix the lobster body in the plate, take out the shrimp meat at the tail with chopsticks, cut it into small pieces for dipping in the sauce, and then remove the shrimp claws by hand to suck out the sweet shrimp meat and juice from the cracked end. Next, break the prawns on the side of the plate, take them out, cut them into small pieces and dip them in your favorite sauce.

Let's eat the green substance called corn pie and lobster eggs in the lobster stomach cavity. Lobster eggs only exist in the mother shrimp and are very delicious food. Fork it with a fork, cut it into pieces, then dip it in the sauce and season it according to your personal preference.

Usually, the host or restaurant should provide a large bowl or plate for the guests to put lobster shells on. After eating lobster, you should also send a finger bowl to the guests.

Tableware from outside to inside

Seeing rows of knives and forks on the dining table, you may not know where to start. In fact, it is to use the tableware arranged outside the two sides first, and then take it inside. Remember to use it from the outermost row. It can't be wrong.

The soup should be scooped out.

Because western soup bowls are like plates, the last few mouthfuls are difficult to scoop. You can lift the soup bowl outwards with your left hand, and then scoop it outwards with your right hand. After drinking, the spoon should be placed on the saucer under the soup bowl, not in the soup bowl.

Press the lid when pouring tea.

Sister Sha said that many ladies are greedy for convenience and don't pour tea according to the actual cover. One of them accidentally fell out of the lid of the teapot, which was embarrassing. She thinks that if she wants to keep her manners, she should press the lid of the teapot when pouring tea to ensure safety.

Drink tea with a saucer.

If the table is far away from you, it is enough for a lady to pick up a cup with a saucer in one hand and slowly taste the cup in the other. Although every dish on the table looks attractive, if it is not handled properly, minutes will become your "table gaffe trap".

bread

In table manners, there is a saying that "left bread, right glass", so don't put them upside down. Put the bread within reach. If you want to butter, first move the butter dish to the edge of your own dish, and then spread it on the bread. Many people like to dip bread in soup, which is very unsightly and should be avoided as much as possible.

soup

When drinking soup, try not to make a sound first; In addition, if you think the soup is too hot, wait until it is a little cooler. Put the spoon to your mouth and drink it several times. It's really rude If the soup has a handle, you can drink the soup with both hands.

roast

According to the degree of barbecue, barbecue can be roughly divided into semi-cooked, slightly cooked, moderate, slightly cooked and fully cooked. When ordering food, you should first choose the degree of barbecue.

Grilled fish steak

You should eat from left to right. Cutting the steak into small pieces will not only look bad, but also spill gravy. If the steak cools quickly, it will lose its proper flavor.

New prisoner

When enjoying fish dishes, if you eat fishbone, don't spit it out directly from your mouth. The best way is to push them out with your tongue, grab them with a fork and put them in the corner of the plate. If the fishbone gets stuck between your teeth, cover your mouth with a napkin and pull it out with your thumb and forefinger. As for using toothpicks, cover your mouth with napkins.

Horizontal chopsticks etiquette

When eating, the host can generally say "Please use chopsticks" and "Help yourself" to show hospitality. When you stop eating at a party, you can put chopsticks directly on the plate or spoon. If chopsticks are placed horizontally on the plate, it means that you are drunk and full, and you don't eat any more. This kind of horizontal chopsticks etiquette has existed in ancient China. The horizontal chopsticks ceremony is generally used between peers or close friends. In order to show respect for scientific research achievements, the younger generation must wait for the old people to cross chopsticks before they can follow suit. According to historical records, a Tang Su in the Song Dynasty committed a crime of disrespect and was sent to the border. Now when eating, even if you eat first, you won't immediately clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and then clean up together when the whole table is finished. It can be said that it is a continuation of the ancient horizontal chopsticks etiquette, which means "people don't accompany you with chopsticks."

Although more and more countries and regions have become tourist destinations, China people seem to be as famous as Chinese food. In Thailand, Australia and other places, China tourists are usually arranged to eat in local restaurants with lower grades. One is that travel agencies save costs, and the other is that people in China don't pay attention to table manners.

Some people attribute the problem to the difference between Chinese and western diets, but if we look at the domestic and foreign media criticizing some China people for eating "casually dressed, making a loud noise, grabbing food and wasting the table", we can see that uncivilized eating has nothing to do with eating Chinese food or western food.

Some people say that the tradition of our table culture is "lively". Some books about civilized etiquette write: "China's food etiquette is relatively developed", "China is a country of etiquette, and food etiquette has a long history". There are many explanations like this. However, while carrying forward the delicious food from generation to generation, we almost forgot some fine traditions of our ancestors.

"Liveliness" is not the cultural tradition of Chinese food. During the Warring States period, there was a saying that "food without words, sleep without words". Earlier, The Book of Rites recorded Confucius' words that "courtesy begins with food" (food etiquette is the basis of all etiquette systems), which simply means "politeness begins with food". Many of these warnings, such as "Don't slap rice" (don't grab food), "Don't make any noise when chewing" and "Don't pick your teeth when eating", seem to be worth studying after thousands of years.