Let's order!
● From appetizer to coffee, this is the most traditional set meal form: appetizer → soup → fish dish → meat dish 1 (main course) → fruit freezing point → meat dish 2→ salad → dessert → fruit coffee. Before the appetizer, you can drink an aperitif or choose a small amount of snacks.
● Simplified whole meal: Nowadays, apart from the western food for wedding banquets, there are fewer and fewer whole meals like the above, and there is only one general meat dish. In the restaurant, you can eat in the order of the combination of dishes decided by the restaurant, or you can match your favorite dishes according to your own preferences.
* Use the knife and fork correctly and never make a fool of yourself.
Hold a fork in your left hand, cut it with a knife in your right hand, and then lift the cooking fork with a fork and send it to your mouth. If it is finely divided food, it can be scooped up with the front end of a fork. Of course, if you don't use a knife, you can eat with a fork in your right hand in a relaxed occasion with your friends.
● The message conveyed by the knife and fork: when eating, it is shaped like a figure of eight. The front and back sides of the fork can face up, and one side of the fork must face itself. When the blade points at others, it is hostility. After eating, the front end of the fork can be turned up, and the blade of the knife can be placed parallel to the fork.
● Napkins are prepared to prevent clothes from getting dirty when eating. Usually open it after ordering, fold it in half and put it on your knees. Never hang the napkin on the back of the chair or knead it into a ball and put it on the table after leaving temporarily or eating.
The right posture and the right angle have a considerable influence on your elegance. * Enjoy all kinds of dishes with ease and pleasure.
● How to eat appetizers: appetizers are a bit like cold dishes in Chinese food, including caviar, smoked mandarin fish, raw ham, crayfish, oysters or snails. , can be more casual.
● How to drink soup: Never make a sound when drinking soup. It's easier to drink when the spoon is slightly tilted. If the soup is still very hot, you can quietly stir it back and forth with a spoon to reduce the temperature. When the soup is finished, put the spoon directly on the soup plate or the dinner plate.
● How to eat bread: Generally, there is an unlimited supply of bread. Never eat too much bread. In order not to eat too much bread, it is best to start eating bread after appetizers and soup are served. When eating bread, you should tear off a large piece and a small piece by hand before eating. Never eat bread with a knife, fork or fork.
● How to eat meat dishes: cut the meat dishes from the left and put the sauce on the plate. Vegetables placed next to steak are not only for decoration, but also for balanced nutrition, so they should be eaten alternately with meat. Don't cut all the meat into pieces at the beginning, or the delicious gravy will flow out.
● How to eat fish dishes: There will be lemons on the fish dishes. You can round the lemons with a knife to let the fragrance of lemons penetrate into the fish dishes; Half-moon-shaped lemon slices can be gently poked into the pulp with a fork and squeezed with the right hand to make fish dishes. The sauce used should not be poured directly on the dishes, but should be placed on the outside of the plate. ● How to eat lettuce salad: salad from simple green vegetables to luxurious seafood or meat, or add "salad"? Salad, etc. Knife and fork must be used on formal occasions. If it is a salad in a big bowl or plate, you must take the salad from the plate with a fork and spoon. ...
● How to drink coffee: It is most suitable for drinking steam-pressurized espresso after meals, because espresso contains almost no caffeine and can be safely drunk even at night. Take a sip first, taste the aroma of coffee, and then add the right amount of sugar and milk according to your own preferences. * Etiquette details before and after meals
● Before you arrive at the restaurant, you'd better call in advance to make an appointment.
● After entering the restaurant, large items such as coats can be placed in the cloakroom, and handbags and personal belongings can be placed next to the chair feet.
● If it is a private dinner, ladies should be given priority when seated; When eating a business meal, the boss or elder should be seated first. When seated, you must sit from the left.
● It is best to smoke after meals, and then smoke after drinking coffee. When I want to smoke, I can't help going somewhere else.
Clothing is also very important. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the instrument and minimize makeup and decoration.
* Dining taboos
Knife is a tool for cutting vegetables and cooking. You can't raise it to your mouth when eating. Don't put food into your mouth with a knife and fork at the same time; Don't lick the sauce on the knife.
"If the soup is too hot, blowing it with your mouth will spoil your fun; Drink? Don't hiss; Don't eat bread with soup; Don't lift the whole plate when drinking soup; The act of licking a spoon is absolutely against western etiquette.
After tearing the bread, if you still have a big bread in your left hand, you can't eat the bread in your right hand; You can't pick up the whole bread and take a bite without tearing it apart.
Once the washbasin is served, don't drink water, don't squeeze the lemons in the basin, and don't put your hands in the washing at the same time.
* error demo set
● It will appear very uneducated.
Don't be so absorbed in chatting that you wave a knife and fork in your hand.
Don't put your elbows on the table when eating.
"The folding of eight? It is impolite to laugh and laugh loudly because of the existence of.
Don't look around, always pay attention to other people at the table.
Don't talk loudly to people at other tables.
You can't pick your teeth with a toothpick in your seat after dinner.
● It will cause unpleasantness to others.
Playing with your hair while eating will give people an unclean impression.
It is very impolite to burp too loudly.
Eating without saying a word will inevitably make your companions think that you are "not very satisfied" with the food
It is very impolite to make fun of others.
● Pay attention to the usual bad habits.
Don't collect crumbs on the table by hand, and don't sweep to the ground.
Yawning is also impolite.
Don't change dishes with your companions without authorization.
Don't talk with your mouth full.
It is also impolite to put cosmetics on the seat.
How to eat fruit?
Apples and pears-at the banquet, take apples or pears in your hands and put them on the plate. You can peel it with a spiral. If it is difficult to make a sample, put the fruit on a plate, cut it in half first, then cut it into pieces and eat it with a fork or fruit knife. If the occasion is casual, you can eat it with your hands.
Avocados-Avocados with shells need to be eaten with spoons. If you slice them on a plate or mix them in salad, you should eat them with a fork.
Bananas-if you eat bananas at the table, you should peel them first, then cut them into pieces with a knife and eat them with a fork. On informal occasions, such as picnics and beaches, you should peel off half the bananas and eat them like monkeys.
Figs-fresh tea fruits as appetizers should be eaten with knives and forks and spiced ham with skin. If there is a hard stick on it, cut it off with a knife (otherwise there is a chewing head). When eaten as dessert, cut the fig into four and a half, soak it in orange juice or cream, and eat it with a knife and fork.
Grapefruit (orange, orange)-When eating grapefruit, cut it in half first, and then dig it out with a teaspoon or a pointed grapefruit spoon. On informal occasions, grapefruit juice can be carefully squeezed into teaspoons.
There are two ways to peel oranges, both of which require sharp knives. Method 1: Spiral peeling. Method 2: First cut off the skin at both ends with a knife, and then cut off the skin vertically. After peeling, you can break off the orange meat. If the broken part is not big, you can eat it in one bite. If it is too big, cut it with a dessert knife and fork before eating. If the orange is cut, you can also dig it with a grapefruit spoon or teaspoon and eat it like a grapefruit. To eat oranges, peel them by hand first, and then eat them piece by piece. You may want to peel off and remove the white cover film, especially when the film is thick.
Grapes-there is nothing particular about grapes. Just eat them one by one. If the grapes have seeds, Lin chews the grapes in his mouth, sucks the pulp, and then spits the seeds into his hand. If you want to peel the grape skin easily, you should lift its stem to your mouth and squeeze the gravy into your mouth with your middle finger and paper. Finally, put the remaining grape skins on the plate.
Mango, papaya-the whole mango should be cut in half longitudinally with a sharp fruit knife first, and then cut in half. Put each piece into a dish with a fork, with the peel facing up, and peel off the mango. You can also eat it with a spoon like avocado. For example, cut the mango in half, dig out the core and keep the skin. Eating papaya is like eating avocado and small watermelon. First cut it in half, dig out the seeds, and then dig with a spoon.
Peach and plum-cut the peach and plum in half, then cut it in half, and remove the core with a knife. The skin can be peeled off, but if the skin is cut into small pieces together, it is also good to eat it with a dessert knife and fork.
Persimmon-there are two ways to eat persimmon: one is to cut it in half, and then dig out the persimmon meat with a spoon; Second, put the persimmon vertically on the plate, put your hand down, cut it into four pieces, and then cut it into small pieces with the help of a knife and fork. When eating, spit the persimmon core in a spoon and put it on one side of your plate. Don't eat persimmon skin, because it is too bitter and astringent.
Pineapple (pulp)-very simple, when eating shredded radish, you must use a knife and fork.
Strawberries-Big strawberries can be eaten whole (from your own plate) with their handles soaked in white sugar. Then put the strawberry handle on your plate. If strawberries are mixed in cream, of course, use a spoon.
Watermelon-cut watermelon is usually eaten with a knife and fork. Watermelon seeds eaten in your mouth should be cleaned up in time, spit them out with tight concave hands and put them on your own plate.
Berries and cherries-there are many ways to eat them, depending on the situation. Generally speaking, when eating berries, you should use a spoon with or without cream. To eat cherries, hold them in your hands, spit them gracefully in tight concave hands, and then put them on your own plate.
How to get food with bones
Bird: Cut off the wings and legs first, and then eat the body parts with a knife and fork. You can eat your wings and legs with your hands, but you can't take away your body parts. Chicken: Eat half of the chicken first. Use a knife and fork to separate the chicken legs and wings from the joints. Then hold the chicken leg (chicken breast or chicken wings) with a fork and cut the meat into pieces of appropriate size with a knife. Only cut two or three pieces at a time. If the occasion is formal and you can't use a knife and fork, don't move. If it is informal, you can hold a small bone with your hand, but you can use one hand in the middle.
Pork chop: Insert a fork or sharp knife into the center of beef, pork or lamb chop. If there is a paper sleeve on the ribs, you can cut the meat on the bones with your hands so as not to get greasy on your hands. In formal occasions or restaurants, even if you are wrapped in a paper sleeve, you can't chew bones with your hands. These extra things are basically used for decoration, and they don't mean to let you eat a meal. In addition, in informal situations, only when there is no soup on the bone can you pick it up and chew it.
First, cut off the head and tail of the fish with a knife and fork and put it on the edge of the plate. Then split the fish from beginning to end along the bone with the tip of a knife. At this time, you have three choices: 1, slide the fish bone out, 2, separate the fish horizontally and take out the fish bone, 3, remove the upper piece, and then remove the bone after eating. If you eat the small bones in your mouth and pinch them out with your thumb and forefinger, people who love fish will eat even their heads, and they will be lucky to eat the cheeks of the fish.
How to place knives and forks
When eating, it is 8-shaped. If there is a short break between meals, you can divide the knife and fork into plates. The knife head and fork tip are in the shape of "I" or "I", and the knife and fork are facing themselves, indicating that they 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 other hand, 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. The waiter's job is to make the guests eat more enjoyable, so try to ask them.
Basic usage of knife and fork
The basic action of cooking after serving is "cutting with a knife in your right hand and fork with a fork in your left hand". Press the left end of the dish with a fork and fix it. After cutting the dish into a bite along the side of the fork with a knife, the fork can be put directly into the mouth, which simply means "hold it down with the fork first, and then cut it with a knife". If you want to cut vegetables smoothly, start with your posture! Correct posture and proper angle are very important. Too high elbows on both sides will make the knife and fork angle too large and upright; On the other hand, if the elbow is too low, the knife and fork will fall off and it will be impossible to cut the food well. Relax your shoulders and wrists, don't open your arms, and keep the angle between the knife and the plate at about 15 degrees. Here is a summary of seven points: sitting and cooking; Relax your shoulders and wrists; Keep your arms close to your body; Elbows should not be too high or too low; Knife and fork tilt to the plate; Hold the dish tightly with a fork; Move the knife gently, but hold it firmly. This not only makes it easy to cut food, but also looks quite elegant. The way the knife moves is also reasonable. First, push the left fork.
Dahua western food etiquette
To be honest, western food may not suit everyone's taste. My wife once expressed her feelings to me privately, saying that eating western food is a form and its content is not worth mentioning. She told me that I had western food with you and I was never full. Burning a red candle, spreading a white napkin, holding a silver knife and fork, eating half-baked food. Even so, she expressed a frank feeling, but sometimes when you go to other people's homes for dinner, for example, when you are talking to a foreign businessman and he invites you to eat western food, you can't avoid it. When you go abroad to find Chinese food in some places, it is not authentic and often expensive. In this case, there is a problem of western etiquette.
First of all, I want to briefly talk about what western food is. Strictly speaking, the term western food is not very strict, and it is difficult for you to say clearly what western food is. We can only say that the so-called western food refers to a general term for catering in western countries, and its basic feature is to eat with knives and forks. In fact, there are three kinds of dining methods. The first category is what we call orientals, that is, those who hold chopsticks. China, Japanese, Koreans and Laos eat with chopsticks. Of course, some chopsticks are different from chopsticks. For example, if you have been to Korea, you will find that Korean chopsticks are generally metal, flat and sharp, because they can be eaten with a fork when eating barbecue. We are square and round here. I mean, ten miles is different, and the wind is different. Our oriental style is generally eating with chopsticks. The other type, we can call it Indian and Arabic type. What are their characteristics? Is to eat directly with your hands without tableware. The general feature is to put together what you want to put in your mouth with your right hand and then put it in your mouth. If necessary, you can wash your fingers with the washbasin. We have seen this situation a lot, and it will not be rare and strange, and we can't adapt to it, but it will not work in the past few years. I remember only a few years of reform and opening up. It was rare at that time, which was very strange. I went to eat Indian food with several colleagues. Well, as soon as I got to the table, people put a dishwashing basin in front of everyone. Half of the shallow silver plate is water, very clear, with lemon slices and rose petals on it. Very beautiful. That's a fancy restaurant. One of our brothers talked, and foreigners still eat well. If they don't eat, give them soup. What can we do? We can only drink a bowl of hand washing water with him. Because he is the guest of honor, you can't embarrass the guest of honor. Can you talk about him? You say you are an idiot, but you can't say that you can only stay with him and lay down your life for that gentleman. I remember it very clearly. More than 20 years have passed, and I still can't forget it. I drank a bowl of hand washing water with others, but fortunately I haven't washed it yet. It is such a feature. In addition, it comes from western countries and is characterized by eating with knives and forks. But strictly speaking, English food, russian cuisine food, French food, Italian food and Spanish food are very different, but they are almost the same in the eyes of China people, so we call them western food.
Western food etiquette involves many aspects, such as the order of eating. There is a big difference between western food and Chinese food. Chinese food is often a table full of dishes for you. Western food is eaten one by one, one by one and one by one, so the order of ordering is particular. Moreover, the placement and use of tableware are very particular, and you can't mess around. Of course, a friend of mine also told me that the best way to eat western food is to use chopsticks, which is actually impossible. In addition, there are exquisite manners at the table. For example, the hands that usually eat western food, as I said last time, cannot be placed on the dining table. It is worn by men and women. For example, western food is usually a long table. I am a gentleman, and there must be beautiful women on both sides of me. Moreover, it is a habit of foreigners. In order to make more friends and get on well with each other, he is used to putting people he doesn't know together, so that everyone can exchange ideas, and it is also very troublesome to always put acquaintances together. Do you understand why you can't put your hand down? Then you'll be in trouble if you put your hand down there. You said you scratched it. What if you draw it in the wrong place? Your hand. If you eat western food, you should put your hand on the counter like I do now, but don't put it under the counter. Sometimes you will not look good if you put them down. This is very serious.
Then what is more important in the table manners of western food is that the communication at the table is exquisite. For example, who to talk to, what to say, who to talk to first, and who to talk to later, are all particular. For example, if you have been to a regular western restaurant, you will find that a regular western restaurant is very different from a Chinese restaurant. What is the difference? You can't see the waitress at the scene. The waitress pays the bill and sits there at most, and he is the man who carries the dishes. Because western food pays attention to women, men and women, so if you want to attend a family dinner, if you are a well-educated man, the first thing to pay tribute to is the hostess, wife and mother. If the hostess cooks soup for you herself, you have to praise the delicious food. Whether it's really delicious or fake, you have to say delicious. This is a respect for the hostess and her family. If you don't pay attention to these questions, I'll tell you two jokes.
About ten years ago, I once went to eat western food with a girl. It was a business activity. When it was my turn, I invited her to participate in this business activity. I said would you eat Chinese food or western food? She asked me to eat western food. When I went to a place above, a private room, a very quiet place, ladies usually had to order first, and the menu was given to her. I told her at that time, I said you are free, you're welcome, just order. Of course, I have a working relationship with her, not a couple, so I can't sit next to her when she orders, let alone go to see it, otherwise people will say that I am reluctant to spend money. She ordered food there, and I watched the street view from the side. Because she is close to the window, she is very skilled and orders the menu quickly, so I only ordered a few. At that time, the waiter said something I didn't pay much attention to. The waiter asked, anything else? I misunderstood that the food she ordered was too cheap. I said you should listen to this lady. You can have whatever she orders. According to the regulations of general western food, the first course of the first course is served in ten minutes, and then the first course is served after eating. Well, after 15 minutes, no one was there. I'm out. We are a private room. I asked the waiter at the door. I said you could help me find someone. Why didn't you come to see the food? Well, I went to find it for myself. I turned around and he was gone. I went out again. I called the head waiter. I said, where is my food? He said I'll find it for you right away and leave soon. Finally, I was in a hurry. I went to the general manager. The general manager is not here, but the secretary of the general manager is here. I told the secretary about it, and the secretary attached great importance to it. I said impossible. I lied to you as a living person, but I know the rules of western food. Your first ten minutes are almost half an hour now. Say, I'll find it for you. At that time, the girl was also very serious and ran in a skirt, which made me embarrassed to say anything more. She ran to the operating room and couldn't get out. I was in a bad temper and went in. I found them chatting together as soon as I entered. As soon as I came in, the lady asked, do you really want it? My attitude is different. I seem more confident than sorry. I said sure. Who wants my order? She said, then go. Boy, seven waiters lined up to serve me, and every dish in that high-end restaurant was covered with a lid. Put it in front of us and lift the lid at the same time. I'm so stupid. Do you know what this lady ordered? She ordered seven soups. She ordered seven soups. Because we eat a high-end French restaurant, and the menu is all in French, understand? On our menu, this lady is very friendly when ordering. She helped me save money. On the menu, we say that the western food is preceded by soup, and the price is relatively cheaper. Later, she told me how to order. Anyway, she just knows Arabic numerals, picked up the odd number of 13579 and made me seven soups. How do you say I drink seven soups? We are thirsty for two cups, but we can't drink three.
Of course, I've seen worse. I have a student. The boy talked about his girlfriend, and the girl in his dormitory had a toothache. The boy just became a reporter and worked as a reporter in a newspaper. He said you would invite us to dinner. The boy said please, yes, please go to a foreign-related hotel. Bowling first, then eating. The girl was just there, and the food didn't come up for a long time. This reporter, sometimes a little, can't hold his breath, go to the general manager. Why didn't my order come up? The general manager asked someone to check whether he had sat on it. He said he had seen a living ghost. There are three or four of us sitting there. Did we cheat to eat? I didn't get it. I don't even have a plate. Later, when I asked, I really understood. Do you know what you ordered? I ordered four music. It has live performances. People here don't understand foreign languages. If you don't order, he will play. I'll give it to you when I order it, and it's a bit of a meal problem.
So I played jokes on others. I said you can eat western food or Chinese food. There are so many things you don't know and haven't heard of. Professor Jin, I don't want to talk about eating western food. Sometimes you can't do anything when you eat Chinese food. For example, I once ate a dish called Dragon Crossing the River, which I thought was quite elegant. It happened in the Year of the Loong that year. I said, "Get a dragon to cross the river, put an onion in a long bowl, lie from one end to the other, and have a pot of soup, and the dragon will cross the river." I also ate a dish called mother-child reunion. What? A hen has a chick in her belly, and mother and son meet again. There is even more cruel, brotherhood, a chicken leg, a pig leg, brotherhood. Two legs, so you can't see this thing at all, so sometimes it is very particular about ordering food, whether it is Chinese food or western food. Want to save trouble, there are three tricks to teach you. What's the first move? The first move is the easiest. If you don't understand it, follow it closely. For example, there is a person around you. For example, you think Professor Jin is good at it, and Professor Jin is nearby. He ordered a Luo Songtang, a fillet, such as grilled fish or steak, and then a vegetable salad. Then you are the most convenient. If you like him, you won't make mistakes. If you want to make mistakes in a cluster, we will make mistakes together. If everyone is wrong, it won't be wrong. If you think wrong, you will be confused. What's the second way? Order a set meal. Business-oriented restaurants have set meals, which are not only reasonable in collocation, but also relatively economical in cost. For people who don't understand the characteristics of western food, this is the most convenient and will never go wrong. Another way is to ask for help. Don't mention it. Please help people, elders and professionals who are familiar with you. Don't mess around, or you will be self-defeating. Ordering is very particular.
In addition, the use of tableware is also very particular. Let me tell you another example I heard from hearsay, which is said to be true. After the Sino-Japanese War, China was humiliated. Enemy at the Gates, the Manchu government of Cixi sent a senior official to Japan to talk about things. This high-ranking official has a high position, but it is probably because he seldom meets western food and doesn't understand table manners, so he made a mistake. Tableware in western food cannot be wiped. Don't look at the tableware on the table and beside the napkin. In fact, it is steaming and disinfection. Generally, it is a dishwasher and a dishwasher for foreigners. It's cooked, so generally speaking, its tableware is very clean and you can't wipe it off. If you want to wipe the tableware with a napkin in front of the host, it is equivalent to scolding him. I don't think this thing is clean Please change it for me. This is often a business discussion between the two companies. The relationship between the two countries is not good, so they go looking for trouble and use the topic. At that time, we were sent to Japan to talk about this senior official, and there was an invitation from a senior official in Japan. The two men are personal friends, but the two countries fight for each other, so they argue endlessly at the negotiating table. China's national strength was not strong at that time, and he was defeated. He must be in pain. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, if we talk about this matter again, it will be a loss. The senior official was angry, but he was not angry at that time. He is used to action. He sat there, wiping his knife and fork after eating western food. The Japanese opposite misunderstood him and thought that he felt that he was not a friend enough. Because they were friends, he asked the waiter to change. We changed a knife and fork, then wiped it, then changed it, and then wiped it. According to historical records, if it is seven, it means that seven dials have been changed continuously. This is also a very embarrassing thing. So in view of this, I will give you a detailed introduction to the relevant western etiquette.
First of all, let me talk about the order of western food, that is, the order of your order. To tell the truth, if no one is present, you can eat whatever you want, but this kind of formal banquet of western food is very particular about the order of meals. Generally, it can be divided into two categories: dinner and light meal, so let me tell you the importance of dinner first. Generally speaking, there are so many dishes for dinner. The first course is usually called appetizer or head basin. Strictly speaking, this is an appetizer, such as salad, and sometimes there are some things like foie gras, frozen eggs and mud. But the first dish we are familiar with in China is mainly salad. There are many kinds of salads, including vegetable salads, seafood salads, more expensive salads and assorted salads. In addition, there are things like mud and jelly on this platter. For example, many comrades have eaten that mashed potato in KFC, and some comrades have eaten mashed fruit in western restaurants, grinding pineapples, apples and pears into sticky things. In fact, it is also an appetizer in western food. You usually choose one, and there are frozen foods. For example, you have eaten frozen food before. You've seen children's jelly. In western food, it sometimes cooks dishes and freezes them. A major feature of the head basin is that it is light and refreshing, which helps to open the appetite and prepare for dinner. So strictly speaking, it is either a dish or a prelude.
The second course of dinner, the protagonist is about to start. If the front is a prelude, then the following is a prelude, that is, soup. Western food is somewhat similar to Cantonese food. Start with soup. This soup is also called appetizing soup, but to be honest, I personally don't understand why it is called appetizing soup. I often feel full after drinking it, but they call it appetizing soup. For example, there are three kinds, red soup, clear soup, white soup and red soup, which we Beijingers are familiar with, because Beijingers used to prefer to eat Lao Mo, russian cuisine in Moscow restaurant and Luo Songtang in russian cuisine, that is, Russian red vegetable soup. This is made of red soup, nectar, cabbage, carrots and tomatoes. That kind of soup is sweet and sour, and many people like it. There are white soup, mushroom soup, cream soup, and clear soup, which are more common in French cuisine.