Steak eating etiquette knife and fork usage

Now that people's living standards are getting higher and higher, Western food will gradually enter ordinary people's homes. Many people now eat Western food like it's their usual home meals. When eating Western food, you must master some etiquette. The simplest one is to use the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. When eating steak, you should also pay attention to some etiquette. Let’s learn how to eat steak and use etiquette knives and forks.

Etiquette for eating steak: how to hold the knife and fork

1. When using a knife and fork to eat, use the knife and fork from the outside to the inside, holding the fork with the left hand and the knife with the right hand.

2. Straighten your index finger and press the back of the fork. In addition to holding the knife in the same way as the fork, you can also use your thumb and index finger to tightly hold the junction of the handle and the blade. You can choose an easier way to eat according to the food.

3. Press the left end of the food with the fork to secure it. Cut a bite-sized piece of food along the side of the fork with a knife, and then put it into your mouth with the fork. Note that you should not use force when pulling the knife back, but instead use force when pressing it forward, so that the food can be cut cleanly.

4. When using a knife, the blade should not face outward. When putting down the knife and fork during a meal, you should separate the knife and fork to the left and right and place them on the edge of the plate, with the blade facing yourself, indicating that you will continue eating.

5. After finishing each dish, put the knife and fork together and place them on the plate. If you are having a conversation, you can hold the knife and fork without putting them down. You can also hold the fork in your right hand when you don't need a knife.

6. If you need to make a gesture, you should put down the knife and fork. Never wave the knife and fork in the air, and don't hold the knife or fork in one hand and wipe your mouth with a napkin in the other hand.

Steak Etiquette

Everyone knows that when ordering steak at a Western restaurant, the waiter will ask how well done you want the steak. Many friends who are eating steak for the first time don’t know how to choose. Steak is different from most other cooked foods. Steak is usually not cooked to well done. Instead, the degree of doneness is adjusted according to personal preference. The degree of doneness is distinguished by odd numbers, mainly divided into: near-rare steak, rare steak, medium-rare steak, medium-rare steak, medium-well steak, and well-done steak.

Tips

1. Generally, if you are eating steak for the first time, it is best to choose well-done steak, because the common eating habit of Chinese people is to eat well-done food.

2. Nowadays, many Western restaurants have different etiquette for eating steak than those in foreign countries. For those who are not used to using the fork and knife with their left hand for the first time, you can ask a friend or waiter to help cut the steak before eating.