中国餐桌礼仪 Chinese table manners

Chopsticks
• Chopsticks is the main tool for eating .
Chopsticks
• Chopsticks should always be held correctly, i.e. between the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand.
The starchy “staple” food
• Many Chinese eat rice (or noodles or whatever) last, but if you like to have your rice together with other dishes, you should say so early on.
• Crossing them is rude .
Tips for using chopsticks
• Never point the chopsticks at another person. • This amounts to insulting that person .
Tips for using chops A typical meal starts with some cold dishes, like boiled peanuts , smashed cucumber, red dates & beans and Chicken Legs.
•They’re like appetizer in the west .
Seating
• In China , it’s necessary to know how to pick up your seat at the table . • If you are not sure what to do , just wait the host to tell .
• Different from the western , tables in China are usually round . • Normally , the seat facing the door (seat 1) is for the host or the hostess.
Main dishes
Meat balls
Main dishes
Chicken & duck
Main dishes
Vegetable
Main dishes
Sea food
Soup
• Then , soup is brought out.
The starchy “staple” food
• Soup is followed by the starchy "staple" food, which is usually rice or noodles or sometimes dumplings.
Tips for using chopsticks
• Decide what to pick up before reaching with chopsticks, instead of hovering them over or rummaging through dishes.
Tips for using chopsticks
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• Seating • Before dinner • Tableware • Food • Eating etiquette
• Drinks & toast • Smoking • Pay for bill • Invited to a friend’s home
• At a small table, the seat right across of the host seat, the back of which is facing the door (seat 2), is the seat for the main guest.
• But when it’s a bigger table, the host or hostess and main guest can just sit side by side to make it easier for them to talk. (seat 3 or 4 for the main guest . )
Before dinner
• The elderly or guest(s) of honour are usually the first to start the meal. • Before that , you have to wait . •Before dinner , you’ll be served by a cup of tea .
Food
• The main difference between Chinese and west eating habits, where everyone has their own plate of food, is that in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares.
• When picking up a piece of food, never use the tips of your chopsticks to poke through the food as with a fork; exceptions include tearing apart larger items such as vegetables.
Food
• If it is a business dinner or a very formal occasion, there is likely to be a huge amount of food that will be impossible to finish.
Food
• • • • • • • A typical Chinese meal consists of : Cold dishes Main courses Soup The starchy “staple” food Snack and dessert Fruit
Food
• If you are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of food and will do their best to give you a taste of many different types of cuisine.
Tips for using communal chopsticks
• When communal chopsticks are not provided, it is considered polite (and sanitary) to use the blunt end of one's own chopsticks to serve a guest by transferring food from the common dish to a guest's plate or bowl.
Tips for using chopsticks
• Don’t use chopsticks to move bowl or plate .
• When there are communal chopsticks, use them to transfer food from a common dish to one's own plate or bowl.
Tea
• Tea is for rinsing the mouth ,which means making your mouth ready for eating .
Tableware
• Different from the west , Chinese food is usually cut into proper sizes when cooking ,so you don’t have to use folks or knives to eat them .
• Never suck the chopsticks.
Tips for using chopsticks
• Never bang chopsticks like drumsticks. This is akin to telling others at the table you are a beggar.
• Here’s some other tips for using chopsticks correctly.
Tips for using chopsticks
• When not in use, chopsticks must always be placed neatly on the table with two sticks lying tidily next to each other at both ends.
• As a result , you’ll use different tableware when you enjoy Chinese food .
Tableware
• Table setting
• Chopsticks
Table setting
Table setting
Table setting
Tips for using chopsticks
• Never stab chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice, as this resembles incense sticks used at temples to pay respects to the deceased. • This is considered the ultimate dinner table faux pas.
Cold dishes
• Cold dishes are usually served before dinner , but don’t eat before dinner start .
Main dishes
•Cold dishes are followed by the main courses, hot meat and vegetable dishes. Pork & beef
Chopsticks
• Chopsticks are traditionally held in the right hand only, even for the left-handed. • One explanation for the treatment of such usage as improper is that within the confines of a round table this may be inconvenient.
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Food
• Among friends, they will just order enough for the people there. Usually they will order one more dish than the number of guests (e.g. four people, five dishes).
• Chinese food is famous around the world .
• If you are in China and go out with your Chinese friend to a dinner, you may want to know ……
Table Manners in China