There are basic rules of etiquette at consumption of food which are recommended to be observed, being in restaurant or on a visit. At observance of these rules it is also necessary to know what tableware uses at the use of dishes.
How to use first courses and snack at restaurant
Use at a table for various dishes special tableware: fork and knife. If one of them accidentally falls to a floor, don't lift it at all, and ask the waiter to bring clean tableware. Don't knife bread, break off small pieces. Snack are eaten with the help of a special snack fork and knife. Paste is smeared on bread only being in the family circle. By rules of etiquette in other cases it needs to be eaten, separating pieces a fork. Eat ham by means of a knife and a fork, but don't spread it on bread in the manner of sandwich.
That correctly there is a soup, it is necessary "to scoop" it a spoon from itself, and not vice versa. You hold a spoon so that the thumb was from above on its handle, kind of holding it a little. Gather so much liquid how many it is possible to inform to a mouth in a spoon, without having spilled anything. If in soup there are quenelles and dumpling, at first it is necessary to eat a liquid component of such soup, and then - firm, using the same spoon with which ate soup (but not other tableware).
Stirring of first course is considered a spoon that it cooled down uncivilized. It is recommended to wait just a little.
Irrespective of, all soup was eaten or not, leave a spoon in a plate. If broth or soup was served in a cup, it needs to be drunk. The spoon needs to use only to get toasts, meat pieces, egg.
Rules of etiquette at consumption of second courses and desserts
Eat hot meat dishes with the help of a table fork and knife. All fish as in hot, and cold, eat only with a fork. To fish special devices — a scapula and a fork can be given. In this case take a scapula in the right hand, you keep a fork in left. Holding with a fork a piece of fish, a scapula separate it from a bone. If to fish two forks were given, use right for office of bones, and the left fork send dish pieces to a mouth.
The knife at the use of fish dishes is used only for a marinated herring.
Bird and game eat with the help of a knife and fork. When cutting such dish don't make great efforts as at the same time the piece can jump out of a plate. It is sometimes allowed is hands of crayfish, an asparagus, char-grilled chicken. It isn't accepted to knife all vegetables and potatoes, at their use use only a fork. By means of a knife it is possible to slit the crisp skin. It is necessary use a knife and a fork by rules of etiquette and for sandwiches. That to prepare them, put bread and oil on a plate, then accurately holding bread with finger-tips, smear sandwich. It isn't accepted to put bread on a palm. After sandwich is smeared with oil, take a fork sausage, cheese or other ingredients. Then cut ready sandwich on pieces and eat. It is necessary to eat with the same way bread (and other bakery goods) with jam or jam. For dessert dishes (ice creams, puddings, etc.) use a dessertspoon. Fruit need to be cut and eaten, pinning pieces on a fork.