跨文化 中西方餐桌礼仪差异.pptVIP

The Diferences Between Chinese Western Table Manners13英本1 Ivy How much do you know about table manners? Why chinese prefer round table in the Chinese banquets ? Why western people prefer the long tables in the banquet ? In China, people like to seat around and share the plates. Chinese people value collectivism. In West, people have their own plate and eat their own food. Western people value individualism. Reasons Tablewares tea–pot plate table cloth bowl chopsticks soup spoon Western tableware Including : Butter knife Dessert spoon,Dessert fork Water glass, Champagne glass,Red wine glass,White wine glass Dinner fork,Salad fork Dinner knife,Dinner spoon, Soup spoon The order of dishes in the West Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter. After the starter you will get a bowl of soup.The next dish is the main course, it usually is a beefsteak. After that, a vegetable salad will be served.Then a delicious dessert will appear at the table. At last there is a cup of tea or coffee. starters soup main course dessert drinks The order of dishes in China The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all. chinese food Dessert Eating something sweet for dessert is not a Chinese custom. Sweet things can be found hidden among everything else on a Chinese menu. Fruit salads and caramel covered apple are Chinese sweet dishes that are popular with Westerners. Drinking Beer is very popular in China, but it is all very similar with none of the stronger or darker varieties brewed in the West. The other popular alcoholic drink is rice wine. Beware, this can be