Hello，大家好，歡迎來到慕尼黑皇家啤酒餐廳西餐禮儀小課堂。在中國，吃飯時講究“食不言，寝不語”，一言一行都有一個嚴謹的準則，而西餐與中餐一樣，同樣有着紛繁複雜的禮儀。今天我們就一起來攻下西餐刀叉這個小難題。你知道刀和叉應該分别用哪隻手使用嗎？使用順序和擺放方向又有什麼講究？

01、你知道刀和叉應該分别用哪隻手使用嗎？

傳統的歐洲做法是隻用右手操作餐具，所以叉子隻有在輔助切肉時才拿在左手，切好後吃的時候換回到右手。這個傳統是由英國殖民者帶到美國的，現在仍在美國使用。但歐洲已經改變了這個習慣。

Originally, the traditional European method, once the fork was adopted as a utensil, was to transfer the fork to the right hand after cutting food, as it had been considered proper for all utensils to be used with the right hand only. This tradition was brought to America by British colonists and is still in use in the United States. Europe adopted the more rapid style of eating in relatively modern times.

歐洲人的習慣是左手拿叉，右手拿刀。一旦切下一口大小的食物，就用左手直接送到嘴裡。

The European style is to hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right. Once a bite-sized piece of food has been cut, it is conducted straight to the mouth by the left hand.

使用刀時，刀刃不可向外。請記住，在任何時候，都不要将刀叉的一端放在盤上，另一端放在桌子上。

刀叉都應該僅用拇指和食指握住。這種風格有時被稱為“隐藏手柄”。在任何情況下，叉子都不應該像鏟子一樣，用上所有的手指握住底部。

The knife and fork are both held with the handle running along the palm and extending out to be held by thumb and forefinger. This style is sometimes called "hidden handle". Under no circumstances should the fork be held like a shovel, with all fingers wrapped around the base.

02、說完了左右手的問題，我們再來搞清楚刀叉的使用次序是什麼吧。西餐用的刀叉各有其用，不能替代或混用。一般以三套刀叉居多，用餐時由外向内依次取用。

餐桌通常有兩個或兩個以上的叉子，用于不同的菜品，例如，沙拉叉、肉叉和甜點叉。

Tables are often set with two or more forks, meant to be used for different courses; for example, a salad fork, a meat fork, and a dessert fork.

叉子的使用順序是從外面到裡面，除了牡蛎叉子放在右邊。

Forks are used in order from outside to inside, with the exception of oyster forks, which are placed on the right side.

03、最後，再來說一下刀叉的擺放方式，刀叉不同的擺放方向代表着不同的含義。

把刀和叉放置在在5點和7點鐘位置處，表示你尚未吃完這頓飯，而并排放置則是告訴餐館用餐已經結束了。

Setting the knife and fork handles in a 5 and 7 o'clock position with the fork tines turned downwards on the plate is used to indicate to the server or host that the diner has not yet finished with the meal, while placing them together, with the fork tines turned up and the blade of the knife facing inwards, is used to indicate that the diner has finished.

如果在談話，可以拿着刀叉，無需放下。但若需要做手勢，就應放下刀叉，千萬不可以手執刀叉在空中揮舞搖晃。當然，也不要一手拿刀或叉，而另一隻手拿餐巾擦嘴，或者一手拿酒杯，另一隻手拿叉子取菜。

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