Knife, Fork And Spoon Etiquette

Knife, fork and spoon is a famous symbol of Western food culture, and it is also an important part of Western etiquette culture. Compared with Chinese food, the complexity of Western food etiquette is more than the difference between chopsticks, forks and spoons. The cutlery of uncivilized Western food in public is mainly knives, forks, spoons, that is, spoons and napkins, like some common items on the western table, there are no common things, such as no wet towels. Because foreigners treat eating as a social activity and wipe their faces with a wet towel, the makeup disappears. In addition, there are no toothpicks. It is an uncivilized manner to pick teeth in public, destroying the appetite of others and destroying your own image, so you should not look for toothpicks on the western table.

At the formal banquet, the hostess spreading a napkin on her lap was a sign of the start of the banquet. This is the first role of napkins, it can suggest the beginning and end of the banquet. Western ladies are given priority. The hostess is the first order at the Western food banquet. The hostess does not sit, others cannot sit. The hostess puts napkins on her laps to show that everyone can start. On the other hand, the hostess will put the napkin on the table, which is the sign of the end of the banquet. In addition, it must be noted that napkins can only be laid on the legs, you can not be placed elsewhere. Napkins should be spread on the legs, usually folded into strips or triangles and spread on the legs to avoid dirtying the skirt or trousers with dishes and soup during meals.