The placement of knives and forks

The meal is in a figure-eight shape. If you take a short break during the meal, you can place the knife and fork on the plate, with the knife head and the fork tip opposite to form a "one" shape or a "eight" shape, with the knife and fork facing towards He said that he would continue to eat. If you are talking, you can hold the knife and fork without putting it down. However, if you need to make gestures, you should put down the knife and fork. Never wave the knife and fork in the air. It should be noted that at no time should one end of the knife and fork be placed on the plate and the other end on the table. Pay special attention to the fact that the blade side must face you.

There are two ways to place it at the end of the meal: after the meal, you can put the bottom of the fork upward, the blade side of the knife inward and close to the fork, and place it parallel to the dinner plate. The following placement methods are divided into British style and French style, but the most commonly used is the French style. Try to put the handle into the dinner plate. This will prevent it from falling due to contact and will make it easier for the waiter to clean it up.

When attending a wedding banquet, no matter how the tableware is placed in the "dining" position, all dishes should be put away as soon as the main guests finish eating. Therefore, during banquets, remember to focus on the main guests.

In a banquet, a pair of knives and forks are used for each dish. The knives and forks placed in front of you are taken from the outside inward. The knives and forks are gone, and the serving of food is over. When talking or resting, the knife and fork should be placed flat on both sides of the plate in a figure-eight shape. On the contrary, if the knife and fork are placed side by side on the plate with the handles facing you, it means that the dish has been used, and the waiter will remove the plate. If it is an appetizer or dessert that can be eaten directly with a fork, there is no need to deliberately use a knife. At family dinners or casual gatherings with friends, softer dishes such as salads and omelette rice can be eaten with just a fork. But using knives and forks at formal banquets can give people a more elegant and neat feeling.

In addition, in Europe and other places, you can often see people eating with a fork in their right hand and bread in their left hand. No matter how neat and elegant the meal is, dining like this can only be done at home or in a popular restaurant, and it will never work in a high-end restaurant. Just leave the unused knife on the table and the waiter will automatically take it away.