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中國餐桌禮儀2024/3/29中國餐桌禮儀[1]Chinesefoodisfamousaroundtheworld.IfyouareinChinaandgooutwithyourChinesefriendtoadinner,youmaywanttoknow……中國餐桌禮儀[1]SeatingBeforedinnerTablewareFood

EatingetiquetteDrinks&toastSmokingPayforbill中國餐桌禮儀[1]SeatingInChina,it’snecessarytoknowhowtopickupyourseatatthetable.Ifyouarenotsurewhattodo,justwaitthehosttotell.

中國餐桌禮儀[1]Differentfromthewestern,tablesinChinaareusuallyround.Normally,theseatfacingthedoor(seat1)isforthehostorthehostess.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Atasmalltable,theseatrightacrossofthehostseat,thebackofwhichisfacingthedoor(seat2),istheseatforthemainguest.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Butwhenit’sabiggertable,thehostorhostessandmainguestcanjustsitsidebysidetomakeiteasierforthemtotalk.(seat3or4forthemainguest.)中國餐桌禮儀[1]BeforedinnerTheelderlyorguest(s)ofhonourareusuallythefirsttostartthemeal.Beforethat,youhavetowait.Beforedinner,you’llbeservedbyacupoftea.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TeaTeaisforrinsingthemouth,whichmeansmakingyourmouthreadyforeating.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TablewareDifferentfromthewest,Chinesefoodisusuallycutintopropersizeswhencooking,soyoudon’thavetousefolksorknivestoeatthem.Asaresult,you’llusedifferenttablewarewhenyouenjoyChinesefood.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TablewareTablesettingChopsticks中國餐桌禮儀[1]Tablesetting中國餐桌禮儀[1]Tablesetting中國餐桌禮儀[1]Tablesetting中國餐桌禮儀[1]ChopsticksChopsticksisthemaintoolforeating.中國餐桌禮儀[1]ChopsticksChopsticksshouldalwaysbeheldcorrectly,i.e.betweenthethumbandfirsttwofingersoftherighthand.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Here’ssomeothertipsforusingchopstickscorrectly.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksWhennotinuse,chopsticksmustalwaysbeplacedneatlyonthetablewithtwostickslyingtidilynexttoeachotheratbothends.Crossingthemisrude.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksNeverpointthechopsticksatanotherperson.Thisamountstoinsultingthatperson.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksNeversuckthechopsticks.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksNeverbangchopstickslikedrumsticks.Thisisakintotellingothersatthetableyouareabeggar.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksDecidewhattopickupbeforereachingwithchopsticks,insteadofhoveringthemoverorrummagingthroughdishes.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksWhenpickingupapieceoffood,neverusethetipsofyourchopstickstopokethroughthefoodaswithafork;exceptionsincludetearingapartlargeritemssuchasvegetables.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksNeverstabchopsticksverticallyintoabowlofrice,asthisresemblesincensesticksusedattemplestopayrespectstothedeceased.Thisisconsideredtheultimatedinnertablefauxpas.

中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingchopsticksDon’tusechopstickstomovebowlorplate.中國餐桌禮儀[1]TipsforusingcommunalchopsticksWhentherearecommunalchopsticks,usethemtotransferfoodfromacommondishtoone'sownplateorbowl.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Whencommunalchopsticksarenotprovided,itisconsideredpolite(andsanitary)tousethebluntendofone'sownchopstickstoserveaguestbytransferringfoodfromthecommondishtoaguest'splateorbowl.中國餐桌禮儀[1]FoodThemaindifferencebetweenChineseandwesteatinghabits,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,isthatinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.中國餐桌禮儀[1]FoodIfyouarebeingtreatedbyaChinesehost,bepreparedforatonoffood.

●Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureoffoodandwilldotheirbesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofcuisine.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Food

Ifitisabusinessdinneroraveryformaloccasion,thereislikelytobeahugeamountoffoodthatwillbeimpossibletofinish.中國餐桌禮儀[1]FoodAtypicalChinesemealconsistsof:ColddishesMaincoursesSoupThestarchy“staple”foodSnackanddessertFruit中國餐桌禮儀[1]ColddishesAtypicalmealstartswithsomecolddishes,likeboiledpeanuts,smashedcucumber,reddates&beansandChickenLegs.Colddishesareusuallyservedbeforedinner,butdon’teatbeforedinnerstart..中國餐桌禮儀[1]MaindishesColddishesarefollowedbythemaincourses,hotmeatandvegetabledishes.

Pork&beef中國餐桌禮儀[1]MaindishesMeatballs中國餐桌禮儀[1]MaindishesChicken&duck中國餐桌禮儀[1]MaindishesVegetable中國餐桌禮儀[1]MaindishesSeafood中國餐桌禮儀[1]SoupThen,soupisbroughtout.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Thestarchy“staple”foodSoupisfollowedbythestarchy"staple"food,whichisusuallyriceornoodlesorsometimesdumplings.

中國餐桌禮儀[1]Thestarchy“staple”foodManyChineseeatrice(ornoodlesorwhatever)last,butifyouliketohaveyourricetogetherwithotherdishes,youshouldsaysoearlyon.中國餐桌禮儀[1]SnacksanddessertSometimesthey’llbereplacedbysnacksanddessertlikebaozi,dabingorcakes.中國餐桌禮儀[1]FruitSometimes,somefruitwillbeserved.中國餐桌禮儀[1]EatingetiquetteGenerally,ChinesetablemannersaremoreinformalthantheWest,althoughtherearemorerulesconcerninginteractionswithotherguests.中國餐桌禮儀[1]EatingetiquetteChinesetrendtotalkloudlyduringthedinneranddifferentfromthewest,talkingwithafullmouthisusuallyallowedthoughsomepeoplethinkitisimpolite.Besides,whenyouareeatingordrinking,makesomesoundisallowed.Butplacethechinabowlsandplatesquietly。中國餐桌禮儀[1]EatingetiquetteEatingwiththeelbowsonthetableisallowed.Belchisnotgoodbutyoudon’thavetoavoiditintentionally.Wheneatingfoodthatcontainsbones,itiscustomarythatthebonesbespatoutontothediningplateinaneatpile.Spittingontothefloorisalmostneveracceptable.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Drinks&toastDrinksplaysanimportantroleinChinesefoodculture.DrinksPouring

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中國餐桌禮儀[1]DrinksUsually,bothharddrinkandbeverageareservedthroughoutthemeal.Itiscustomaryforthehosttoinsistthatguestsdrinkto"showfriendship."Iftheguestsprefersnottodrink,theymaysay,"I'munabletodrink,butthankyou."[inChinese:"Wobunenghejiu,xiexie."]中國餐桌禮儀[1]DrinksThehostmaycontinuetoinsistthattheguestsdrink,andtheguestsmaylikewisecontinuetoinsistuponbeing"unable"todrink.Thehost'sinsistanceistoshowgenerosity.Therefore,refusalbytheguestsshouldbemadewithutmostpoliteness.中國餐桌禮儀[1]DrinksCommonharddrinksindinner:Baijiu

HuangjiuWine&beer中國餐桌禮儀[1]BaijiuBaijiu,orshaojiu(燒酒)isaChinesedistilledalcoholicbeverage.Thenamebaijiuliterallymeans"whitespirits".Itisusuallydistilledfromsorghum,glutinousrice,orwheat.Baijiuhasagreaterproportionofalcoholthanhuangjiuandwine.Andit’susuallydrankwithsmallercups.中國餐桌禮儀[1]Huangjiu

HuangjiuisaspecialChinesealcoholicdrink.Itliterallymeans“yellowwine".Itismadeofricewithoutbeingdistilled.Andithasaloweralcoholicstrength(usuallyabout20%).中國餐桌禮儀[1]Wine&beerAsinternationaldrinks,wineandbeerarealsoserved.AndwineispopularinChinanow,especiallyamongladies.Beerisusuallyservedinsummer.中國餐桌禮儀[1]PouringThehostshouldpourfortheguestsandalwaysmakesureeveryone'scupsarenotemptyforlongtoshowhospitality.Oneshouldnotpourforoneself,butifthirstyoneshouldfirstoffertopourforaneighbor.中國餐桌禮儀[1]PouringWhenyourdrinkisbeingpoured,youshouldsay"thankyou".Butifyoudon’twanttodrinkanymore,youcouldsay“haohaohao”or“goulegoule”tostoppouring.中國餐桌禮儀[1]ToastDuringthemeal,wemaketoaststomakeafriendlyatmosphere.Toastmeansclinkingtherimofeachother’sglassesandsaying“ganbei”.

中國餐桌禮儀[1]ToastUsually,thehostsproposeatoasttoalltheguestsandeveryone“ganbei”together.Sometimes,they