Tableware is placed from outside to inside in the order of serving. Some dishes will remove some knives and forks after use.
When eating western food, pay attention to the direction and position of the knife and fork. The knife and fork are placed on the saucer in a figure of eight, with the blade inward and the fork tip downward, indicating that you will continue to eat; Put the knife and fork on the saucer in parallel, with the knife edge facing outwards and the fork tip facing upwards, indicating that you don't eat. The spoon is placed horizontally in the soup plate with the center of the spoon facing upwards, which also means that the soup tableware can be taken away. When drinking thick soup, the spoon should be taken horizontally and gently scooped from the outside to the inside. The spoon should not be heavily scooped to the end, so that the outside of the spoon can touch the soup. Touch the spoon with your lips when drinking, and don't pick up the soup basin to drink. When the soup is almost finished, put your left hand on your chest and gently lift the inside of the soup basin, concentrate the soup on one side of the bottom of the basin and scoop it out with your right hand.
When eating pizza or other cakes, cut a piece on the plate with a knife just right for one bite and stick it in your mouth.
When eating bread, one hand holds the bread, and the other hand tears off a small piece and puts it in your mouth. Don't bite the whole bread.
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.
Knife and fork have another very important function besides cutting vegetables into the mouth. 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 to clean the tableware for the next service. So I hope Jirun can remember the correct placement of tableware. It is particularly important to note that the blade side must face itself. There are two ways to place the meal tail: in the middle of the meal, the lower surface of the fork can face upwards, and the blade side of the knife is inward close to the fork and placed in 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.