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中国 |
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餐具 |
chopsticks |
knife and fork |
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用餐习惯 |
the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares |
you have your own plate of food |
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餐桌礼仪 |
Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests |
the guests enjoy the food by themselves |
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点餐 |
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. |
Westerner will order proper food, and they will pack them home if they can’t eat out. |
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敬酒 |
The custom of toasting in some parts of China is to finish the drink at once, and they view it as politeness and "liberated". |
Excessive drinking is never proper, and when toasting Westerners usually only take a sip of their drink |
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碰杯 |
People like to toast to each other with the glasses touched a burst of sound. |
When drinking to someone’s health, you raise your glasses, but the glasses should not touch. |
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用餐顺序 |
A typical meal starts with garlic. These are followed by the main courses, hot meat and vegetable dishes. Finally a soup is brought out, which is followed by the starchy staple food, which is usually rice or noodles or sometimes dumplings. |
Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter. After the starter you will get a bowl of soup—but only one bowl of soup. The next dish is the main course. Many Westerners think the chicken breast with its tender white flesh is the best part of the bird. Some people can use their fingers when they eating chicken or other birds, but never touch beef or other meat in bones. Then the dinner is finished by some delicious dessert. |
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菜肴 |
Chinese food in general tends to simple, but the dishes are more complicated and artistic, yet it is very delicious. |
Western dinner is more elegant, the food may be untasty but it is convenient and nutritious |
