What do they eat with their hands?
Unfortunately, schools and institutes do not teachetiquette. As a result, a person, while away at a party or at a banquet, makes a huge number of mistakes. So, for example, most people, in order not to seem ignorant, eat almost everything with the help of devices. However, this is not entirely correct, because there are foods and foods that do not. Below you will find out what is eaten by the rules of etiquette.
What should I eat with my hands?
Undoubtedly, each country has its own rules, according to which one or another dish should be eaten. However, there are also established standards of etiquette, which need to be guided while in society.
Poultry meat
According to the rules of etiquette, the chicken should be eatenhands, because there are a lot of small bones in it, which are difficult to handle with the help of instruments. In this case, close to you should put a water bowl or napkins so you can remove fat from your hands. If it is not, then you have to eat chicken with the help of appliances. In this case, you will not break the etiquette, on the contrary, you will look solid in the eyes of people. Frog legs should be taken by fingers and bone without the use of instruments.
Bread, sandwiches
Bread and biscuits from a common dish are allowed to be takenhands. After that they are broken off in small pieces on a napkin. Sandwiches and ethic sandwiches can be taken by hand and bitten off. However, they are often served as snacks along with cutlery, in which case it is better to use a knife and fork. As for canapes, they do not require the use of appliances, since these small sandwiches are strung on skewers, for which they can easily be taken from a tray.
Cheese
Cheese can be eaten by hand, but most often slicesstringed on skewers. If they are not, then you should ask the waiter to put you a piece, which he will do with the help of special tongs with pleasure. If the attendants are not around, then you can take a piece of cheese with your hands and put it in your mouth.
Sugar and salt
Refined sugar is allowed to be taken by hand, howeverusually a number of special forceps lie next to which you should take advantage. But in the absence of them, it is not forbidden to take a few pieces by hand and put them in a cup.
As for salt, most often next to the cup is a small spoon or knife. Pay attention to this, so as not to be considered a "dark" person.
Artichoke
Artichokes are delicacies that eathands, tearing off the leaf. Waste should be put on a separate plate. Just before you start eating a stump, rinse your fingers in a specially served bowl. After that it is allowed to use a knife and fork.
Dessert, fruit
By the rules of etiquette, you can eat various desserts. It:
- biscuit;
- pies;
- solid cakes;
- marshmallow.
Pay attention to the fact that the birds (tinycakes) should be taken from the offered dish by hand and put in the mouth entirely. Do not put them on a plate and cut them with a knife, it's a gastronomic mauveton.
There are hands allowed peeled apples and berrieswith cuttings. Also, the rules of etiquette say that any fruit and berries can be eaten by hand, but only in the event that you did not serve cutlery. Therefore, safely peel bananas, tangerines, oranges from the peel and taste with pleasure.
Mussels
Most people think that all seafoodyou need to eat with cutlery. However, this does not apply to mussels. You need to find an empty shell, take it in your right hand; left we take half-open shells and, as if with tweezers, we take out the flesh with an empty shell.
Barbecue
Quite often at banquets they serve barbecuesmall skewers. There is this dish can be hand, directly from the skewer. If for you it is not quite convenient, then it is permitted, with the help of cutlery, to remove the pieces from the shpack in a plate, and then to eat them with a fork.
Pilaf
Plov is a dish that is eaten in the eastern countries by hands, so as not to offend the owner of the house. But only when you are at a banquet, you should use a fork.
As you can see, there are a few dishes that you need to eat with your hands, so remembering them will not be difficult. And to fix these rules will help daily training. Good luck!
