western table manner西餐礼仪

Leaving the Table
+ It is impolite for a guest to leave the table
during a meal, or before the hostess gives the signal at the end. + When the hostess indicates that the dinner is over, she will start to rise from her seat and all the guests rise from theirs at the same time.
软点
Dessert
The second kind includes, butter cake, pie, and tart(水 果馅饼) which is served in the afternoon.
干点
Dessert
The third kind includes ice cream, souffle(蛋奶酥), jelly(果冻 ) and pudding(布丁), which is served after dinner.
mashed potatoes 马铃薯泥
soup
Soup can be broadly divided into the clear soup, cream soup, vegetable soup and cold soup.
The largest spoon at your place is the soup spoon. It will be beside your plate at the right-hand side.
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Sweet is the last dish in the west, including three kinds of food.
Dessert
The first kind includes pancake(煎饼),scone (烤饼) and muffin(松饼) and is maily for breakfast.
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Part.2 Serving order

starter soup

main course
Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called the starter .After the starter you will get a bowl of soup. The next dish is the main course. It usually is a beef steak . A vegetable salad will be served. Then a delicious dessert will appear at the table .At last the meal ends up with a cup of tea or coffee.
Part3 Western tableware
(1). Napkin餐巾 (2). Fish Fork魚叉 (3). Dinner or Main Course Fork主菜叉 (4). Salad Fork沙拉叉 (5). Soup Bowl & Plate汤杯 及汤底盘 (6). Dinner Plate主菜盘 (7). Dinner Knife主菜刀 (8). Fish Knife鱼刀 (9). Soup Spoon汤匙 (10). Bread & Butter Plate面 包及奶油盘 (11). Butter Knife奶油刀
Main Course
Dishes with meat and poultry are the main course, among which the most representative is beef or steak. Don't cut the whole steak into small pieces at one time, except the children who can not use the knives.

drinks

dessert salad
starters
• The starter , also known as the appetizer, is the first dish in the west. The appetizer is either cold or hot , including caviar (鱼子酱), mashed potatoes(马铃薯泥 ), Provencale scallop(普鲁旺斯鲜贝) ，stuffed seafood in puff pastry（海鲜小酥盒） and so on.
Main Course
Key words
源自文库
well done 全熟 medium 七分熟 medium rare 五分熟 rare三分熟
Bread and Butter
+ Bread is taken in the fingers and laid on
the side plate or the edge of the large plate, it is never take with a fork. + Butter is taken from the butter dish with the butter knife and placed on the side plate, not on one's bread.
Drinks
drinks
Drinks
+ coffee 咖啡 + red wine 红葡萄酒 + iced coffee 冰咖啡 + brandy 白兰地 + white coffee 牛奶 + whisky 威士忌
咖啡 + vodka 伏特加 + black coffee 纯咖 啡 + black tea红茶
(12). Dessert Spoon and Cake Fork点心匙及点心叉 (13). Water Goblet水杯 (14).Red Wine Goblet红酒 杯 (15). White Wine Goblet白 酒杯
Western tableware
Western tableware
Dessert
• The dessert coming after the main course is the fourth dish. As a matter of fact, it contains all the food after the main course, such as pudding, ice cream, cheese and fruit.
Part3 Western tableware
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The plate in the center of the dinning table often calls show plate, with napkin on it. Knifes and spoons are placed at right hand of the show plate, and forks are put at the left. You need to use them from outside to inside in accordance with the order of dining . The glasses are placed in the upper right corner. The biggest goblet is used to hold water, the second one is used for red wine, and the thin glass is used for white wine. Bread plate and butter knife lie in the left hand of the show plate, with small spoon and knife used for coffee or snack opposite.
If there is a fish course, it will probably follow the soup. There may be a special fork for the fish, or it may be similar to the meat fork. Often it is smaller.
Part.1 Sitting order
• When arriving at a western restaurant , you are supposed to be seated with the guidance of the waiters instead of sitting everywhere you want. Men and waiters can pull the chairs for ladies. Generally speaking, you’d better get seated from the left side. The seat which is the most farthest away from the door is the most distinguished.
+ When you are finished ,place them diagonally（对角地
） on the plate ,side by side ,with the handles at 4 o’clock. The knife blade should face the center of the plate ,not point out toward another guest (an ancient sign of aggression).
How to put the knife and fork in the dinner?
+ When you are taking break ,rest your fork
and knife entirely on the plate placed a figure of eight.
How to put the knife and fork after the dinner?
Sitting order
Serving order
Western tableware
Tips
Part.1 Sitting order
secondary male guest the main female guest
hostess
host
the main male guest
secondary female guest
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Generally speaking, the starter which is specialized in flavor(味道) is salty and acetic(酸). And it contains a small amount of food with high quality.
Appetizer
green salad
A salad is eaten with a fork only held in the right hand . There is usually a special one for the salad, a little smaller than the meat fork.
Main Course主菜
The main course is usually served by the host himself, especially if it is a fowl(鸡禽) or a roast which need to be carved. He will often ask each guest what piece he prefers, and it is quite proper to state your preference as to lean or fat, dark(红肉) or light(白肉).