The menu of western food: the dinner of western food, especially the dinner used in formal occasions, is complex and diverse, and generally consists of eight dishes.
(1) The first course. Also known as appetizers or pre-meal snacks, generally speaking, appetizers are a platter composed of vegetables, fruits, seafood, meat and so on.
(2) bread. The bread for dinner in western food is mainly sliced bread.
(3) soup. "Soup" is the pioneer of western food. It tastes fragrant and has a good appetizing effect. Began to drink soup, marking the official start of western dinner. Soups in western food are generally divided into two categories: thick soup (cream mushroom soup, broccoli soup, potato soup) and clear soup.
(4) the main course. (Hot and cold dishes) In a regular western food, there are generally two main courses, one is fish dishes; The other is meat dishes, mainly steak, pork chops and lamb chops.
(5) Snacks generally include cakes, biscuits and sandwiches.
(6) dessert. Common desserts include pudding and ice cream.
(7) fruit. Note: the way to eat fruit is very different from that in daily life. You should use a fruit knife and fork. A fruit knife is used to cut the fruit into small pieces and fork it when eating.
(8) Hot drinks. Western food usually puts hot drinks at the end to help digestion. The most formal hot drink is black tea or black coffee.
Placement of western-style tableware:
The main tableware of western food includes knives, forks, spoons, napkins, plates, dishes, cups and so on.
Put a food plate or soup plate in the middle, and napkins are usually placed on the food plate or inserted into the water cup.
There are knives and spoons on the right side of the plate and forks on the left. The cup is placed on the upper right of the food plate. The bread plate and cream knife are placed on the upper left of the plate, and the blade is inward. The small spoon and knife and fork for holding coffee or snacks are placed in front of the food plate.
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