Etiquette Two (Food Etiquette)

The main matters that foreigners should pay attention to during banquets and banquets: when they host a banquet to host foreigners, they should pay attention to the selection of menus, the way to eat, the position of banquets, the environment of eating, etc.

The first thing to do is to confirm the menu of the dinner.

Dishes that are not suitable for banquets of foreigners are mainly classified as follows: 1.

We must know about this before we entertain foreign guests.

When entertaining many foreign guests, we need to know each person's personal taboos.

Two, a dish that offends ethnic taboos.

For example, Americans do not eat mutton and garlic. Russians do not eat sea cucumber, jellyfish, cuttlefish and fungus. The British do not eat dog meat and animal heads and claws. French do not eat scaly fish. Germans do not eat walnuts. Japanese do not eat preserved eggs.

Three, violating religious taboos.

Among all dietary taboos, religious taboos are the most stringent and must not be violated.

Which dishes are suitable for banquets of foreign friends?

According to the general rule, the dishes that can be used to entertain foreigners can basically be divided into four categories: 1.

Usually, spring rolls, dumplings, dumplings, dragon noodles, Yangzhou fried rice, stir fried bean sprouts, fish flavored shredded pork, kung pao chicken, Mapo Tofu, goo meat, sour and hot soup, etc.

Dishes with Chinese characteristics are often welcomed by foreign friends.

Two, local cuisine.

In terms of diet, they are "sweet in the south, salty in the north, spicy in the East, sour in the West."

Cuisines vary from place to place.

Shanghai's "little Shaoxing three yellow chicken", Tianjin's "Goubuli baozi", Xi'an's "Lao sun's mutton steamed bun", Chengdu's "dragon hands", "Lai Tang Yuan", Kaifeng's "filling soup baozi", Mengzi's "cross bridge rice noodle", Xishuangbanna's "pineapple rice", all in the country has long enjoyed a high reputation.

It can be used to entertain foreign friends.

Three, your own dish.

The restaurant has "special dishes" in restaurants, and each has its own "home cooking".

The master also needs to elaborate on his anecdotes and recommends the guests seriously.

Four, foreign guests I like dishes.

During the banquet of foreign guests, when the time is right, when the Chinese dishes are the main ones, some of the home dishes that the other side wishes is served.

The next step is to choose the way to eat.

There are three main ways of dining in the world: one is to eat with chopsticks, two is to eat with knives and forks, and three is to eat directly with the right hand.

When chopsticks are used for eating, they can be subdivided into four specific forms.

The first is "mixed meals".

It is also called the "meal style" dining mode.

The two is "meal sharing".

People also call it "Chinese food to eat in the west".

Three is "self help" dining mode.

Usually it's also called buffet.

Four is "public chopsticks" dining mode.

Once again, it is necessary to arrange the order of the guests and the host.

For the organizers of banquet, the problem of banquet seating can be further divided into two aspects: the arrangement of seats and the notice of seating.

The way of banquet arrangement is adopted in China.

One is to "occupy the middle and serve the upper".

That is to say, the table is surrounded by the table, and the table in the center is the main table.

The second is "taking the right as the upper".

The third is "to go beyond the distance".

The fourth is "standing on the stage".

When arranging the specific positions on each table, there are three basic etiquette conventions such as "face centered", "right high left low", "table and direction".

The so-called "face main" refers to the main seat in front of the main entrance of the banquet hall at each table, usually the host should be seated here.

The so-called "right high left low" refers to the height of the rest seats on each table, except the theme, should be based on the front door of the banquet hall, and the number on the right side is higher than that on the left side.

The so-called "each table is the same direction" means that when holding a large banquet, the main table of other tables should be kept in the same direction as the main table.

After the arrangement of the banquet is arranged, all the effective methods should be adopted in time for all the invited banquets. The following four routine ways should be announced for the banquet.

The first thing to do is to mark every table in the invitation.

Second, the banquet table is displayed near the entrance of the banquet hall.

In the third place, he arranges the locale for the guests, especially the distinguished guests.

The fourth is to place table cards on each table and name cards for each diner, so that everyone can "sit in the seat".

When people arrange a banquet, they are usually required to abide by the "four M principle".

The so-called "four M principle" refers to the preparation of banquet, the environment, menus, manners, music and other four most important aspects of serious preparation.

Four main points should be paid attention to when dining arrangements for foreign affairs.

First, the environment must be quiet.

Second, the environment should be elegant.

Third, the environment should be neat.

Fourth, the environment must be hygienic.

The main problems that need to be paid attention to are the types of banquets, the law of paying, the rules of ordering dishes, the ordering of meals, the manners of eating, and the techniques of dining.

The type of banquet.

It can be divided into three types.

One of them is a banquet.

It is the most formal and ceremonious banquet, which can be held in the morning, evening and evening, and the highest level of dinner.

When you host a banquet, you should send out invitations in advance. Not only will guests give speeches, but also the orchestra will play music. Even tableware, drinks, dishes, dining room furnishings, waiter's appearance and so on must be specified in detail.

Generally speaking, banquet is divided into four forms: state banquet, formal banquet, banquet, family banquet and so on.

The second is the reception.

The third is working food.

Two, pay the way.

There are mainly three ways to pay.

First, there is no need to pay.

The two is the fixed fee.

The three is to pay separately.

Two tips should be paid when paying tips.

The first is how much it should be paid.

The second is how to pay.

Three, ordering rules.

The first thing is to tell the other person that they are "following the Lord."

The second is respectful obedience, but only one point.

Four, meal order.

The regular meal orders that you need to master are: 1.

A regular western dinner should consist of appetizers, soup, seafood, main course, dessert, fruit, black tea or coffee.

Two is the regular menu for Western food.

A regular western style meal should consist of head dishes (appetizers), soup, main course and dessert.

Three is the regular menu of western buffet.

When eating buffet, the regular order of meals should be: cold dishes, soup, hot dishes, snacks, desserts and fruits.

Four is the regular way of matching drinks with dishes.

Abroad, the main character of western style banquet is wine.

Five, eating manners.

Behave civilized, courteous, and standardized.

The first thing is to make loud noises in the mouth or inside the body.

The second is to dress up or make up or make up while eating.

The third is smoking during meals.

Fourth, it is repeatedly persuading others to drink, or even getting up to drink to others.

The fifth is to use their own tableware for others to pick up vegetables, ladle soup or choose other foods.

Its six is to pick and pick dishes or other foods.

The seventh is to use tableware to point fingers at others, or to knock the tableware on each other, making it clang.

Its eight is to directly use hands to pick up dishes or other foods that are not suitable for hand use.

The nine is to pick teeth in public without concealed.

His ten is to spit his mouth out of his mouth.

Six, dining skills.