What are Western dishes? How to use Western tableware

Contents of this article

1. What are the Western dishes?

2. How to use Western tableware

3. The placement method and significance of Western-style knives and forks

What are the Western dishes?

Western food includes: Marseille fish soup, foie gras steak, Paris lobster, red wine pheasant, saffron chicken, chicken liver steak, grilled prawn soufflé, potato stewed lamb, roast lamb saddle, macaroni vegetable soup, cheese baked macaroni, roast turkey, orange roasted wild duck, American steak, sugar sauce pancakes, assorted cold cuts, caviar, fish buns, etc.

Western food is the food of Western countries. Western countries refer to the European white world cultural circle relative to East Asia. The correct name of Western food should be European cuisine, or European-style dining.

Western food is different from Chinese food. It usually uses olive oil, butter, ketchup, salad dressing and other condiments. Different staple foods are usually paired with some vegetables, such as tomatoes and broccoli.

Western food can be roughly divided into many different styles, such as French, British, Italian, Russian, American, Mediterranean, etc. The main characteristics of Western food are prominent main ingredients, beautiful appearance and color, delicious taste, rich nutrition and convenient supply.

How to use western tableware

Western-style cutlery is usually used with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand, cutting once and eating once. The spoon is mainly used to drink soup, eat desserts and stir coffee or black tea. It cannot be used to scoop other dishes or drinks directly. The tableware should be kept as clean as possible during use.

Knives are used to cut food. Do not use the knife and fork to pick up food and put it into your mouth directly. Do not use the knife and fork to put food into your mouth at the same time. Do not make scratching sounds on the plate when cutting food with a knife.

When using a Western knife and fork to cut vegetables, you can use your left and right elbows to clamp both sides of your waist, which makes it easier to control the cutting movement.

You can also cut all the food on the plate, then place the knife in your right hand diagonally in front of the plate, switch the fork in your left hand to your right hand, and then eat from it. This is more convenient.

The placement method and significance of Western-style knives and forks

The knife and fork are placed in a cross shape, indicating that they are waiting for the second portion. The fork is placed diagonally on the lower left, and the knife is placed diagonally on the lower right, which means that they have not finished eating. The knife and fork are placed vertically side by side, indicating that they have finished eating. The knife and fork are placed horizontally, indicating that the Western food is particularly delicious. Insert the knife into the gap between the fork and place them diagonally, indicating that the Western food is not delicious.

Fork on the left and knife on the right is the way of holding the knife and fork in Western cuisine. In Western cuisine, the knife is used to cut vegetables, and the fork is used to pick up vegetables.

Western food generally includes French, British, Italian, Russian, American, Mediterranean and other different styles of dishes.

Western food generally uses knives and forks as tableware, bread as the staple food, and is often served on long tables. Western food has prominent main ingredients, beautiful shapes and colors, delicious taste, and is easy to serve.