Chinese Food Etiquette -- The Gift Of Eating

Eating etiquette, eating and drinking activities itself, because the participants are independent individuals, show more individual characteristics, and each person may have different habits formed in his long-term life.

However, eating activities also show a strong sense of group. It is often carried out within a certain group. In the family or in a certain social group, it is necessary to restrict each person with social recognition etiquette, so that the behavior of individual individuals is brought into the right track.

According to the book of rites Qu Li, there are very strict requirements in the pre Qin period.

In general, it is better to sit on the back than to respect the elderly, in order to show humility. "Eating before sitting" means that when eating, try to sit as close as possible to the food items near the table, so as not to contaminate the seats with careless food.

"To eat, to eat, to eat, not to spit."

When the feast begins, the guests must stand up when the food is served, and when other guests arrive, other guests must stand up to show their respect.

Let the host give food and use it with enthusiasm.

"If the guest is lower, he will eat and sing."

The host will welcome the guest to the guest, then the guest will sit. "

If the guest status is lower than the host, the food must be served with both hands. The guest can only be seated after the host's greeting is finished.

The "master", "the master extends the offerings, sacrifices, sacrifices and sacrifices."

Before eating, when the food is ready, the hostess guides the guests to the sacrifice.

In the sacrifices of the sacrifices, when the wine is sacrificed to the ground, what sacrifices are the first to eat, and all the sacrifices are made according to the order of eating.

In the three meal, the owner extends the customer's food and then distinguishes the dishes.

The so-called "three meals" means that when the average guest eats three small bowls, they say they are full, and the host must persuade them to start eating meat.

At the end of the feast, the host could not finish the meal and leave the guests.

If the host does not eat the meal, "the guest does not empty mouth", the empty mouth refers to the mouth of the liquor to make the food clean and safe.

It is disrespectful that the host is still eating and the guests are empty.

When you eat, you kneel before your guests.

The host makes a speech and then sits.

"After the banquet, the guests themselves must kneel before the food case, tidy up their own utensils and the rest of the food, and give them to their servants.

When the owner said that he did not need to do the guest himself, the guest stopped and sat down again.

They are not enough to eat.

When you eat with others, you must not eat too much.

"A meal does not kill a hand."

When you use the same dish to eat, you can't use your hands.