Etiquettes for Eating Western-style Food-西餐进餐礼仪

EtiquettesforEatingWestern-styleFood|西餐进餐礼仪Inrecentyears,thenumberofforeignguestsincreasedrapidly.Moreandmorehotelshavewestern-stylefoodservices.Atthesametime,moreandmoreChinesepeoplehaveaccustomed5tothehobbyofeatingwestern-stylefood.Wheneatingwestern-stylefood,youcantalkwithothersfreelyandlightly.But,whenyoutalkwithothers,don’tchewthefoodinyourmouth.Generallyspeaking,cleanyourlipswithnapkins6beforetalkingordrinking.Wheneatingwestern-stylefood,youcannotholdtheplatewheneating;cannotstab7thefoodwhileeatingthelargepieceoffood.Youshouldcutthefoodintosmallpiecesandthenputthemintoyourmouth.Wheneatingwestern-stylefood,thewayofeatingissimilartothewayofeatingCantonesefood8.Thatis—drinksoupfirstandtheneatthedishes.Whendrinkingthesoup,andholdthespoonwithrighthand,thespoonshouldfacetheoutersidetoladleout9thesoup,andthenputitintothemouth.Don’tmakeanysoundwhiledrinkingthesoup.Wheneatingwestern-stylefood,thebonesandthornsshouldnotbeputintothemouthwhenyoumeetthedisheswhichhavethem.Thefoodwhichalreadyeatenintothemouthcannotbespitout.Soyoushouldknowthefoodyoueatwheneatingwestern-stylefood.Forthefoodwhichyouarenotsosureorthefoodwhichyoudon’tlike,thenyou’dbetternotputthemintoyourmouth.Wheneatingwestern-stylefood,ifyouleavethetablewithoutfinishingthedinner,youshouldputtheknifeandforkcrossedbesidetheplate,lettheedgeoftheknifefacesinside.Ifyouhavefinishedyourmeal,youshouldputtheknifeandforksidebysidetoshowthattheplatecanberemoved.西餐泛指根据西方国家饮食习惯烹制出的菜点。西餐起源于欧洲，最早是由意大利人马丁·波罗将某些欧洲菜肴制作方法传到中国。鸦片战争后，洋人的“家常菜”演变为后来的“西餐厅”，及至中国人经营的“番菜馆”，仅限于官僚和商人享用。近年来，外国游客不断增多，很多饭店都有西餐服务，同时越来越多的中国人也有了吃西餐的爱好。吃西餐时，桌上你可以和其他人轻松自由地交谈。但是说话时嘴里不要嚼食物，通常说话前或喝酒前都要用餐巾擦一下嘴。吃西餐时，不能端着盘子进餐；吃大块食物时，不能用刀扎着食用，而应将食物切成小块，再送入口中。吃西餐时，跟中国广东菜吃法有点相似，先喝汤后吃菜。喝汤时，右手拿汤勺，勺口朝外舀，舀上后再送入口中，喝汤时不能发出任何声响。吃西餐时，如遇到带骨头和带刺的菜肴，一般骨头、鱼刺不进口，而且吃进口里的食物不能再吐出来。所以吃西餐时要对菜肴有所了解，没有把握或是不爱吃的菜就不要放入口中。吃西餐时，如席间用餐未完但有事离座，应将刀、叉交叉放在盘边，刀口朝内；如用餐完毕，表示可以撤走餐盘，则将刀叉并排放入盘中即可。=========================