Knives, forks and other silverware are called tableware. Knives and forks are divided into meat, fish, appetizers and desserts, while spoons are used for seasoning besides appetizers, soups, coffee and tea. The spoon used for seasoning is the spoon used when adding seasoning, which is mostly used for dessert or fish dishes. The tableware used today is constantly changing with the change of cooking. In the set meal of formal western food, knives and forks with different shapes are often used according to the characteristics of different cuisines, and not all of them are put out at the beginning. When it comes to complete sets, it is easy to think of silverware on the dining table, but now most of them are 2-3 single discs. Therefore, the formal dining decoration filled with silverware on the dining table can only be seen at the wedding reception. Recently, the use of a set of knives and forks has become less and less, and people who only eat 2-3 appetizers.
More and more, knives and forks do not change with it. Most of them are eaten with a set of knives and forks and then served as appetizers. Moreover, there are more and more restaurants with knives and forks (or spoons) on them and placed on the right side of the plate. In any restaurant, the shape of the knife used by cook the meat is basically the same, but the knife used for cooking fish often varies from restaurant to restaurant. Especially recently, the number of fish cooking knives with the same width as meat cooking knives has gradually increased, and wider ones are also common. There are also some fish cooking knives with wider widths, and the blade body is luxuriously decorated. In addition, some restaurants use seasoning spoons instead of fish knives. Knife and fork are like chopsticks racks in China. Sometimes knives and forks (or spoons) are put on the knife and fork rack as a group; Sometimes, knives, forks and spoons will be placed in groups on the knife and fork rack;
Sometimes knives and forks (or spoons) are put on them as a group, so that the blade of the knife and the front end of the fork will not touch the tablecloth.
How to put the knife and fork in a figure of eight? If you have a rest in the middle of a meal, you can divide the knife and fork into plates, and the cutter head and fork tip are in a zigzag or figure-eight shape, indicating that you want to continue eating. If you are talking, you can hold the knife and fork, but if you need to gesture, you should put it down and never wave it in the air. It should be noted that at no time should one end of a knife and fork be placed on a plate and the other end on a table. Besides cutting food into the mouth, knives and forks have another very important function. The arrangement of knives and forks conveys the message of "eating" or "ending eating". The waiter uses this method to judge the dining situation of the guests and whether the tableware is ready for the next service. So I hope Jirun can remember the correct way to put tableware. It is particularly important to note that the blade side must face itself. There are two ways to put the end of the meal: after the meal, you can turn the fork up and threaten the knife. Put the fork inward and parallel on the plate. The following placement methods are divided into English and French, no matter which way is ok, but French is the most commonly used one. Put your hands on the plate as much as possible to avoid falling off because of touch, and it is easier for the waiter to clean up. When attending a wedding reception, put the tableware in the "eating" position anyway, and put away all the dishes as soon as the host and guest finish eating. Therefore, when hosting a banquet, remember to take the guest as the center. At the banquet, each dish uses a pair of knives and forks, and the knives and forks placed in front of you are taken from the outside in turn, because the order in which the knives and forks are placed is exactly the order in which each dish is served. When the knife and fork are used up, the serving is over. When you need to talk or rest halfway, put the knife and fork on both sides of the plate in a figure of eight. On the contrary, the knife and fork handles are placed side by side on the plate, indicating that the dish has been used and the waiter will take the plate away. For appetizers or desserts, if they can be eaten directly with a fork, there is no need to deliberately use a knife. Soft dishes such as salad or rice with eggs can also be eaten with only a fork at a family dinner or an informal dinner with friends. But using knives and forks at formal parties can give people a more elegant and tidy feeling. In addition, in Europe and other places, people can often be seen eating with a fork in their right hand and bread in their left hand. No matter how neat and elegant you eat, this kind of dining can only be done at home or in popular shops, and it is absolutely not feasible in high-end restaurants. Unused knives can be put on the table like this and the waiter will take them away automatically. Although putting the knife and fork together on the plate is a message to end the meal, there is no need to deliberately put the clean knife on the dirty plate. Unused tableware can be put in its original place, but it is strange to stick to the rules of form. It is the most correct thing to improvise and deal with things according to the situation at that time. Even if you drop it, it's not embarrassing. It's embarrassing to bend down and pick it up. So when you drop something, you'd better call the waiter to help you pick it up. The waiter always pays attention to the situation of the guests, so he will bring new tableware soon. In case the waiter doesn't notice, you can raise your hand slightly to the waiter and try not to attract others' attention.