Introduction to the usage of western food knife and fork

2023/02/06

When going out and dealing with people, etiquette is actually a silent business card. However, there may be many differences in different countries, at different times, and on different occasions. If we have less contact with each other, it is easy to mess up and make jokes.

For example, table manners in the West are very different in the use of tableware. Chinese people use chopsticks and spoons, but Westerners use knives and forks when eating western food. People who eat often may not find it difficult to use, but for the first time It is difficult for friends who taste western food to understand how to use knives and forks. As everyone knows, using knives and forks correctly is also a kind of etiquette. Below, the editor will introduce to you the correct use of knives and forks.

Correct use of knife and fork

1. Press the handle of the knife and fork with the index finger, press the food with the fork first, then cut it into small pieces with the knife, and then put it into the mouth with the fork.

Eating is often done by sitting upright and delivering food to your mouth with a knife, fork or spoon. It is best not to bow your head to eat. Therefore, the food should be cut into smaller pieces when cutting.

2. The usage of knife and fork can be divided into European style and American style.

3. When using a knife, the blade should face inward, not outward. When putting down the knife and fork during the meal, they should be placed in an "eight" shape and placed on the side of the dinner plate. The blade is facing itself, indicating that it will continue to eat.

After each dish is eaten, put the knife and fork together on the plate. If it is a conversation, you can hold the knife and fork without putting it down. When you don't need a knife, you can also hold the fork with your right hand, but if you need to make gestures, you should put down the knife and fork. Wipe your mouth with a napkin, and don't hold a wine glass in one hand and a fork in the other to pick up vegetables.

Remember, at no time should one end of the knife and fork be placed on the plate and the other end on the table.

4. The outermost pair is usually for appetizers, the middle one is for side dishes (seafood), and the innermost pair is for main dishes, usually with teeth.

5. Eat biscuits, potato chips or small pieces of fruit, you can eat with your hands.

Take the bread with your hands, pay attention to take the one in front of your left hand. When taking bread, take it with your left hand, tear it open with your right hand, then spread the butter on it, and eat it in small pieces. You can't eat bread dipped in soup, nor can you bite a whole piece.

For sandwiches, small sandwiches and toast are eaten with hands, and larger ones are cut open before eating. A hot sandwich served with a marinade requires a knife and fork. The bread has a bread knife, above the loaf pan.

6. When eating salad, try not to chop the salad with a knife, but use a fork to roll up the salad and eat it. If the salad is served with bread or biscuits, you can hold a small piece of bread or biscuits with your left hand and help push the salad onto the fork.

7. When eating fish, meat and other dishes with spines or bones, you can cover your mouth with a napkin and gently spit it on the fork and put it in the plate.

If there are a few dishes left on the plate, use a small piece of bread or a fork to help eat. When eating fish, do not turn the fish over. After eating the upper layer, use a knife and fork to remove the fish bones before eating the lower layer. When eating meat, cut it into pieces and eat one piece. The piece should not be cut too large or the meat should be cut into pieces at a time. .

8. When eating noodles, use a fork to roll up the noodles first, and then send them to your mouth.

9. When eating chicken or other poultry dishes, you can take them with your hands after being instructed by the host, but for other dishes, such as steak, you must use the innermost knife and fork. There are generally no leftovers on the plate. When eating chicken legs, you should first remove the bone with force, try not to eat with your hands.

10. When eating fruit, don't bite the whole fruit, first cut into pieces with a fruit knife, then remove the skin and core with a knife, and eat with a fork. (There are fruit knives and dessert forks for eating fruit)

After reading the above correct use methods of knives and forks, I feel that there are so many specialties in the use of only one pair of knives and forks on the western table. Different foods may use different knives or forks. And it is also particular about cutting things, just like steak and other meat, you can't cut it into too big pieces, you have to cut it into small pieces.

The way to eat fruit is also the same. For example, small peaches are usually eaten one by one. Some people may eat them directly with a fork, but it is not right. First cut the fruit with a fruit knife, then peel and core. Finally, eat with a fork.

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