Diet occupies the most important position in the historical process of human survival and development, and it is the material basis for human survival. However, different cultural backgrounds led to the emergence of various dietary customs, and eventually formed a completely different dietary culture. The following is a comparison of the etiquette differences between Chinese and western banquets, which I compiled for you, for reference only, and I hope it will help you.

1 Comparison of the differences between Chinese and Western banquet etiquette in food content

Westerners mostly eat meat and dairy products, such as beef, chicken, pork, mutton, fish, milk, cream, cheese and so on. While vegetables and fruits are used as supplementary food or ingredients. China has been dominated by agricultural civilization since ancient times. In terms of diet content, food crops are the main food, supplemented by vegetables and a small amount of meat. Plant dishes occupy a dominant position in the diet structure. According to a survey by botanists, China people eat more than 600 kinds of vegetables, six times more than westerners.

Differences in tableware

Because China has been influenced by farming culture for a long time, he likes a peaceful and stable life, opposes aggression and likes to eat hot food. Therefore, people in China adopt the dinner system, and they can only use tableware with slow heat conduction, and they are very gentle and gentle when using chopsticks, with few indecent movements, and treat food very gently. On the contrary, due to the influence of hunting culture, western countries like competitive, adventurous and practical meat, so they must use sharp tableware such as knives and forks.

Differences in seating arrangements

Traditional formal banquets in China use round tables. Because of the way Chinese food is served, the round table can better take care of everyone's food. In terms of seating, the general host will sit opposite the door in order to see the guests ready for reception in time. Usually, the most important guests are arranged on the host's left, the second most important guests are arranged on the host's right, and so on. On the contrary, in the west, because there are not many kinds of dishes, long tables are often used, and everyone has the same dishes in front of them. In terms of seating, the male and female hosts usually sit at the two ends of a long table, with the male host facing the entrance of the gate or private room and the female host facing away from the door. The first seat on the right hand side of the male host is female guest No.1, and the first seat on the left hand side is male guest No.2; The first seat on the right hand side of the hostess is the first male guest, the first seat on the left hand side is the second female guest, and so on. Sitting alternately between men and women can ensure that the opposite side must be the opposite sex when eating, and the left and right sides are also the opposite sex.

Difference in attendance time

When attending a banquet, due to the huge differences between Chinese and western cultural patterns, the differences between Chinese and western people in attendance time are also more prominent. In China banquet, the diversification of time makes guests more inclined to be "late", often arriving half an hour later than the specified time. Both the host and the guests are used to this phenomenon of "being late", and the invitation of the host is not considered as a contemptuous or impolite behavior. In western countries, all kinds of activities will start according to the scheduled time, and the banquet requires the participants to arrive on time, otherwise it will be considered impolite and a great disrespect to the host and other guests.

Differences in dining etiquette

The dining etiquette of Chinese food embodies the spirit of "concession" and "harmony". In China, people like to eat together, and the dishes are put on the same plate, so when the party starts, everyone will wait for the host. Only when the host asks everyone to use their mouths will the party begin, that is, guests can help themselves. The host usually gives the guest a dish first, so that he can use it first. When a new dish is served, please pay tribute to the host, guests and elders first. The host should also entertain the guests well, help them with food from time to time, ask their needs, and persuade them to drink well and eat well.

Western dining etiquette conveys a spirit of "beauty". Westerners are used to ordering different dishes. Even if everyone eats the same dish, people will use public tableware to put the dish in the bowl. When eating in a restaurant, people think it is a public place, so during the whole meal, people should talk to each other quietly, not loudly. And at the banquet, you should not only dress neatly, but also wear formal clothes and sit in a dignified manner. Secondly, you can't make unpleasant sounds when eating.

In a word, studying the differences of banquet etiquette between Chinese and western food cultures can help us better understand the characteristics of western banquet food and sum up the characteristics of our own banquet food, so as to learn from each other's strong points, absorb all advanced concepts, discard the dross in our culture and improve our food quality. China's diet should actively absorb the reasonable side of western diet, so as to achieve a reasonable diet structure and balanced nutrition.

Comparison of Chinese and Western Banquet Etiquette Part II Toast should be based on age, position and status. If there is someone with a higher status or an older person present, you should propose a toast to an older person first, otherwise it will be impolite. When someone makes a toast.

Immediately get up and stand, hold the glass in your right hand, then hold the bottom of the glass in your left hand with a smile on your face, lift the glass to the eye level, make a "cheers" and then drink it off or drink a proper amount.

Then, take a cup and look at the proposer. In Chinese food, before making a toast, you can symbolically touch the glass with each other. When touching a glass, let your glass be lower than the other's to show respect for the other.

Touching the table with the bottom of the cup can indicate touching the other side. When there is no toast at the main table, people at other tables are not allowed to stand up and toast.

In addition, we should also control the amount of alcohol. Toast each other at the banquet can increase the friendly and active atmosphere, but don't drink too much, and should be controlled within 1/3 of my capacity.

Comparison of Chinese and Western Banquet Etiquette Part III China Banquet Etiquette

Round dining tables are very popular. Because there are many people who can sit, and everyone can sit face to face, the identity of the head of the family is not clearly determined by his seat on the western-style long table. Guests should wait for the host's invitation before taking their seats. The host must be careful not to let the guests sit near the serving table. This is a big no-no.

The typical dining table in China looks quite empty, especially in the eyes of westerners. You can see a bowl on the plate in front of each seat; On the right is a set of chopsticks and spoons, which are placed in their respective seats. On formal occasions, napkins will appear, mainly on the knees.

At a formal banquet, dishes are eaten like slides, one dish at a time. Surprisingly, rice and vegetables are different, but you can choose to eat them together. Because the dishes have their own characteristics, you should taste them separately, and you can only eat one from the bowl at a time, and you can't mix them. Don't eat with plates, just use bowls. Bones and crustaceans are placed in different plates. Dirty dishes must be replaced with clean ones.

Chopsticks are used for all food on the table except soup. Knives may be provided, but as a person from China, it is best to use chopsticks. Chopsticks are tools for eating, so don't play-it's very impolite to use chopsticks as chicken legs, and you can't point or gesture with chopsticks. Of course, you must never suck chopsticks or stick them in rice. This is a big taboo-like a candle at a funeral, it is considered unlucky. Besides, you shouldn't keep turning around in a plate with chopsticks. You should look at the food you want to take with your eyes first. When you hold food with chopsticks, try to avoid touching other foods. If possible, use chopsticks and spoons around you. After eating or taking food, put the chopsticks back in the chopsticks holder.

China restaurant is not formal without tea. Therefore, it is wise to store different kinds of tea as much as possible to ensure that the most acute taste is taken care of. There are several points to pay attention to about tea. The person who sits closest to the teapot is responsible for pouring tea for others and for himself-the order of pouring tea is according to age, from the oldest to the youngest, and finally for himself. When someone pours tea for you, it is polite to tap on the table with your fingers, which is to show your gratitude and respect to the tea pourer.

China people are helped by etiquette, and food is the most important thing for the people. How can there be no rules for eating? Although it is three meals a day, it is better to know than not to know!

1. It is not appropriate to inform the guests in advance, take a seat at 6 o'clock and call the guests at 5: 50.

2. The host family can't be late; Guests should be 5- 10 minutes late. This is a very considerate guest. Attach importance to it, and the natural host and guests are very happy.

3. If you sit at the round table, the main seat is facing the door, or your back is against the wall or counter; Pay attention to some restaurants and distinguish them with napkins. You can't just sit at the top of napkins unless you plan to treat them well:

4. The right hand side of the host is the guest of honor, and the left hand side is the second most important guest; Facing the host by the door, he is naturally an escort who runs errands and greets.

5. Guests can't give directions to the ordering staff directly, but wait for the host to order. If the guest does have serious taboos or hobbies, tell the host gently, and the host will naturally make a decision for him to meet the requirements of the guest.

6, the host family, do not order or less dishes that need to be grasped or taken by hand, such as crabs, lobster legs, ribs and so on. There is no way to serve three such dishes at a meal. What manners can be said!

7. Don't force or oppose others to drink a little. No wine, no feast!

8. The wine is served! Foreigners like to praise their own cooking, while China people don't praise their own food. The host carefully observes the cold dishes served. When there is a drink in each cup, he immediately raises a glass to welcome the start, and turns the disc or signals the host and guests on the right to move chopsticks first. Don't delay the host and guest for too long, everyone is hungry, just waiting for you to eat! Don't forget to praise the food you eat.

9. As soon as each follow-up dish is served, although the waiter and host will still turn to the host and guest, it is not too formal. If no one turns the disc in front of me, I'll try it with small chopsticks first!

10, the host family should always turn discs to take care of most guests; Accompanying guests is a supplementary greeting service; If the guests can have a complete meal without touching the dishes, then both the host and the guests will be happy again.

1 1, if there is no waiter or chopsticks spoon, you should look at the dishes first, and never use your own chopsticks to pick and choose or even stir! Not everyone doesn't mind the saliva on your chopsticks like lovers! I usually watch the part closest to me.

12, it's best to let the food on the chopsticks transition in your own dish and then send it to your mouth. It can make eating seem less urgent.

13, when food is chewed in your mouth, it is important to remember to keep your lips closed to avoid talking, dropping things, spilling juice and making disgusting sounds.

14 Keep your back straight and try to sit back in the chair, not *, whether during or before eating. When eating, your hands are basically above the table.

15, a host with a good appetite and a guest who is losing weight, is not suitable for such a dinner.

There are many manners that should be paid attention to at the dinner table, which are often ignored.

(1) Sit and leave.

1. Wait for the old man to sit down.

If there is a lady at the table, you should wait until the lady is seated. If the lady's seat is next door, someone should page her.

After dinner, other guests can leave only after the hostess and the host leave.

4. Sit up straight and keep a proper distance from the dining table.

When eating in a restaurant, the waiter should take you to the table.

6. When leaving the seat, help the old man or woman in the next seat to drag the seat.

(B) the use of incense towels

1, napkins are mainly used to prevent clothes from getting dirty, and also to wipe oil stains on your mouth and hands.

You must wait until everyone is seated before you can use the napkin.

3. After the napkin is spread out, put it on the thigh at the top of the knee. Don't wear a belt or hang it on the collar of a suit.

Never wipe the tableware with napkin.

(3) the general etiquette at the table

1. Sit up straight, put your feet under the seat, and don't straighten up at will. Don't lean your elbow on the edge of the table, and don't put your hand on the back of the seat next to you.

2. When eating, be gentle, calm and not impatient.

3. At the dinner table, you should not only care about yourself, but also care about others, especially the female guests on both sides.

If there is food in your mouth, you should avoid talking.

5. Don't put your own tableware in the public plate to get food.

6, be sure to stutter, don't big mouth, food is the last to swallow, can't plug the entrance.

7. When picking vegetables and scooping soup, use public chopsticks and spoons.

8, eat imported things, can not spit it out, such as hot food, you can drink water or juice to shower.

9. When the food is delivered to the entrance, the elbows should be tilted inward, instead of being placed straight at the sides to touch the neighbors.

10. When you hold a knife and fork or others chew food, you should avoid talking or toasting.

1 1, delicious is a dish, not a dish. Food with juice can't be rushed into your mouth, otherwise the soup will drip on the tablecloth, which is extremely indecent.

12, never pull out your teeth with your fingers, use a toothpick and cover it with your hand or handkerchief.

13. Avoid coughing, sneezing and sulking at the dinner table. If you can't help it, you should say "I'm sorry"

14, drink casually, toast politely, and don't persuade, guess or shout.

15. If the tableware falls, please ask the waiter to pick it up.

16. In case of an accident, you accidentally spill wine, water and soup on someone else's clothes, just apologize, and you don't have to make amends in a hurry, which will make the other person embarrassed.

17. If you want to take the condiments placed in front of other guests at the same table, ask the guests next to you to pass them to you. You shouldn't reach out and drive for them.

18, if the host cooks himself, don't forget to thank the host.

19. If you eat something unclean or smelly, don't swallow it. You should gently take out the imported food with your thumb and forefinger and put it on the plate. Don't make a fuss if you find bugs and gravel in the unfinished dishes. When the waiter comes near, tell him to change it softly.

20. After eating, the tableware must be placed neatly and not misplaced. Napkins should also be folded and put on the table.

2 1. Smoking is not allowed in the process of staple food. If you want to smoke, you must ask your neighbors' permission first.

22, eating in a restaurant, you can't grab the bill, push and pull the payment, it is indecent. If you are a guest, you can't rush to pay the bill. You shouldn't pay the bill for your friend without his consent.

23. Eat at the same speed as the host and hostess, neither too fast nor too slow.

24. Don't talk about sadness at the dinner table, or it will spoil the happy atmosphere.

Western banquet etiquette

There are many differences in dining habits between the east and the west, especially in formal western-style banquets, which have many rules. If you know nothing about this, generosity is inevitable.

When attending a western banquet, you should pay attention to the following items:

The length didn't start eating until all the guests served and the hostess signaled. Guests are not allowed to eat any food until the hostess picks up the spoon or fork. This is an American habit, which is different from some European countries.

2. Napkins should be spread on your knees. If the napkin is large, it should be folded in half on the leg; If it's small, you can open it all. Although napkins can also be hung around the neck or tied to the chest, they are not generous and it is best not to do so. You can wipe off the oil stains on your mouth or fingers with a corner of a napkin, but you must never wipe the tableware with a napkin.

Sit up straight when eating, don't lean forward too much, and don't cross your arms on the table to avoid colliding with the guests next to you.

When using a knife and fork, you should use a knife with your right hand and a fork with your left hand. Americans can use it sometimes when they are tired. And Europeans can't change it. When using only a fork, you can hold it with your right hand. When using a knife, don't put the blade outward. Don't put food into your mouth with a knife. When cutting meat, avoid the knife making noise on the porcelain plate. When you eat noodles, you can roll them up with a fork. Don't pick them. When you put down your knife and fork halfway, you should put them on the plate in a figure of eight. Don't put the knife and fork together when you finish eating. The waiter will help you put them away at this time. Even if you haven't eaten a lot of delicious food, you can't say "I haven't finished eating", which will lose face. If you put the knife and fork together, it means the meal is over.

You should hold the bread in your hand and then put it on the edge of a small dish or a large plate. Never fork bread with a fork. Use a butter knife to cut butter, not a personal knife. Take out the butter and put it in a small dish next to it. Don't rub it directly on the bread. Don't cut bread with a knife, and don't butter the whole bread. But to tear off a small piece at a time, eat one piece at a time and spread one piece at a time.

6. You can only eat salad with a fork. Hold the fork with your right hand, with the fork tip facing up. If there are bread and biscuits on the salad, you can hold a small piece of bread or biscuits with your left hand to help push the salad onto the fork.

7. When eating fish, you can hold the bread in your left hand and the knife in your right hand to push the thorn away. Don't spit the bones or fishbones of the population directly into the plate, but grab them with a fork and gently put them on the plate, or take them out with your hands as little as possible without paying attention, and put them on the edge of the plate, not on the table or underground. The stone should also be spit in the palm of your hand first, and then put into the plate.

8. When drinking water, you should swallow the food in your mouth first. Don't rinse your food with water. When drinking water from a glass, you should pay attention to wipe off the oil stains on your mouth first to avoid soiling the glass.

9. Don't carry plates while eating. When you drink soup, you can tilt the plate and eat it with a spoon. Don't put the spoon in the cup when drinking tea or coffee.

10. Don't make any noise when eating, especially when eating soup. You should shut up when you chew.

1 1. Don't blow your nose or burp while eating. If you sneeze or cough, you should apologize to the people around you.

12. Don't pick your teeth at the dinner table. If something gets stuck between your teeth, take it out and cover your mouth with a napkin, preferably when no one else is present.

13. It is impolite to keep silent while eating. You should talk to people around you. But don't talk while chewing food. Even if someone is talking to you, you should swallow your food before you answer. You can talk without putting down your knife and fork, but don't shake in the air. Don't talk too much when eating.

14. At the dining table, all food should be eaten with a knife and fork. Only celery, radish, olives, fruits, dry snacks, dried fruits, sweets, potato chips, corn, frog legs and bread can be eaten with your hands.

15. When the waiter serves the food for the guests in turn, go to your left and it's your turn to take the food. If the waiter is standing on your right, don't take it. It's your turn to take the food. When picking vegetables, you'd better take a little of everything, which will make the hostess happy. If you really don't like a dish, you can also say, "No thanks." Western food is usually used as appetizer, soup, staple food, salad and fruit. Don't eat it as soon as it comes up. You haven't eaten the rest. Can't eat any more.

16. When the hostess wants to add food to you. You can pass her the plate with a knife and fork on it or give it to the waiter. You can't ask for more food if she doesn't ask you. It's impolite to do that.

17. There are some foods on the dining table, such as bread, butter, jam, pickles, dried fruits and sweets. You can't eat until the hostess proposes. When everyone takes turns to pick up food, the male guest should let the female guest next to him take it first, or ask her if she wants you to take some for her. When eating, you should not take food in front of others. If you need something, you should pass it on behind others' backs.

18. After dinner, the guests have to wait for the hostess to get up from her seat and then leave together. It is impolite to leave at dinner or before the party is over. After standing up, the male guest should help the female guest put the chair back. Put the napkin on the table, don't fold it as it is, unless the host asks you to stay for the next meal.

Banquet atmosphere

To make the banquet full of pleasant and harmonious atmosphere from beginning to end, not only the guests should behave appropriately and politely, but also the attitude of the host and hostess is very important.

After the banquet begins, the host and hostess have the responsibility to keep the conversation lively and interesting, so as not to let every guest be left out in the cold. If someone says something inappropriate, the host should try to change the subject skillfully at once.

When eating, the host has to wait for the guests to finish one dish before changing to the next. The host shouldn't eat too fast. If most people have finished eating and a few people haven't finished eating, we should slow down so as not to make the guests feel uneasy.

During the dinner, the host should try his best to make every guest feel comfortable. If a guest drops a knife and fork. He should be replaced politely at once. If a guest accidentally breaks a plate or bowl, the hostess should calmly clean up and comfort the guest, and never show the color of leaving without saying goodbye.

Finally, the host must never calculate the cost of entertaining guests in front of them.

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