The etiquette of drinking coffee in the "Etiquette Book" of the dining table.

If you want to have elegant temperament, in addition to proper dress, proper behavior is also one of the necessary conditions. If you want to show a gentleman and lady demeanor at dinner, you must pay attention to some table manners.

From the door, the meal to the end, each link must be paid attention to, although some tedious but not too difficult, as long as the opportunity to practice, I believe that the cultivation of the temperament on the table is also easy.

"seating etiquette"

If the banquet is held as host, the hostess and hostess should sit in the middle of the long table and sit face to face. As the host, you have to invite all the guests to sit down one by one, and with regard to the order of invitation, the first person to arrange the seat should be the female companion of the VIP, who is located on the right-hand side of the male host, while the distinguished guest sits on the right-hand side of the hostess.

If there is no special distinction between the host and the guest, unless there are elders present and they must be courteous, the ladies can sit generously first, and a polite gentleman should wait for the girl to sit down before sitting down.

When you eat out, you will inevitably take your bag with you. At this time, you should put your bag between your back and the back of your chair, not on the table or on the floor. Maintain an upright posture after sitting down, but you don't have to be stiff enough to look like a wooden man, and pay attention to keeping a proper distance from the table.

When you need to leave midway, it is absolutely necessary to say hello to your deskmate, and men should get up and show politeness, even if the elders or women who leave the other seat must help drag the seat.

After the meal is over, we must wait for the host and hostess to leave the table before the others can start to leave their seats.

"use etiquette"

With regard to the use of napkins, we must wait for everyone to sit down before starting to use them. After the napkin is spread out, it should be spread flat on the thigh and never into the neckline, because it may be cute for a three-year-old girl, but it is not good for adults after the age of 13.

In addition, the main function of napkins is to prevent food from soiling clothes and to wipe off grease stains on lips and hands. Please do not wipe your nose when you forget to bring tissue paper, because it is neither elegant nor hygienic.

Some people may worry about the hygiene of tableware, so use napkins to wipe tableware, in fact, this is very impolite behavior, will cause embarrassment to the restaurant or the host. After the meal, you should fold the napkin and put it on the table before leaving.

In the order of the use of knives and forks in western food, the principle is from the outside to the inside. First use the tableware placed on the outermost side of the plate and use a knife and fork for each meal. After eating, the knife and fork are side by side in the middle of the plate, and the waiter will take the initiative to take away the plate. In addition to cutting food, tableware is also used to move food, because it is impolite to turn the plate on formal occasions.

"Etiquette"

Meat: when cutting steak from the outside to the inside, cut a piece to eat a piece, please do not cut it into pieces for the sake of convenience, this is not only a lack of temperament, but also let the loss of delicious gravy, it is a pity; when cutting meat, the size should be moderate, not so big that there is a danger that the mouth can not be closed. When chewing food, be sure to close your mouth to avoid making a sound, and do not send food to the entrance before swallowing it.

Shellfish seafood: shellfish should hold the shell in the left hand and the fork in the right hand and pick out the meat to eat. When eating fish fillets, you can eat with a fork in your right hand and avoid using knives, because delicate fish can easily be chopped up and become difficult to clean up; when you encounter a whole fish, first eat the upper layer of the fish, and then remove the fish bones with a knife and fork, do not turn over, when eating lobster, you can use your fingers to remove the shrimp shell before eating.

Fruit: fruits with more moisture should be eaten with a small spoon. Peaches and melons are peeled and sliced in the restaurant and should be eaten with a small fork. Strawberries are mostly placed in small plates and can be eaten with spoons or forks.

In addition, when eating fruit, the restaurant usually provides a hand washing box with petals or lemons in it. For washing hands.

Dessert: general cakes and cakes, eat with a small fork, hard ones cut with a knife, also use a small fork to eat, as for ice cream or pudding, you can eat with a small spoon. If you encounter small hard cookies, you can take them directly.

Drinking etiquette

Soup: when drinking soup, use a spoon instead of picking up the whole bowl. when drinking soup with a spoon, the spoon should be scooped out from your own side. do not stir the hot soup or cool it with your mouth. It is the least courtesy to avoid making a sound when drinking soup. When the soup is almost finished, hold up the soup plate with your left thumb and index finger and tilt outward to get the soup. After eating the soup, the spoon should be placed on the plate or cup of the soup.

Coffee and tea: when drinking coffee or tea, the restaurant must attach a small spoon, which is used to stir sugar and cream, so try not to stir your drink with the spoon in the sugar jar and cream jar, and do not use the spoon to scoop up the coffee to taste the sweetness. otherwise, you will be sure to get the attention of the whole table.

When drinking coffee or tea, you should hold the cup handle with your index finger and thumb, but you don't have to pick up the plate. After drinking, the spoon should be put on the plate. Please don't put it into your bag.