BANQUET

Banquets, also known as swallow meetings, banquets, and wine banquets, are banquets and receptions held due tosocial etiquette, and it is a form of combination of social interaction and diet 謝師宴.

Through banquets, people can not only appreciate the art of eating and drinking, but also improve interpersonal communication. A whole set of dishes at a banquet is called a feast. Because banquets are the heart of banquets, the two words are often used as synonyms for habit.

banquet origin

Banquets originated in a hazy age of social and religious development. Before the advent of agriculture, primitive clans and tribes held various sacrifices and ceremonies as the seasons changed. These ceremonies often have dinner parties. After the emergence of agriculture, due to the change of seasons, cultivation and harvesting are more closely related. People will hold grand feasts on specified days to celebrate the renewal of nature and people.

banquet classification

The famous banquets in the past dynasties include the drinking ceremony of the township, the banquet of hundreds of officials, the big wedding banquet, the banquet of thousands of old people, and the banquet of Dingding.

Today's banquet has many forms:

Usually according to the specifications, there are state banquets, family banquets, leisure banquets, cold drinks, receptions, etc.;

According to customs, it is divided into wedding banquets, birthday banquets, reception banquets, farewell banquets, etc.;

According to the time, there are lunch, dinner, dinner, etc.; in addition, there are boat banquets and so on.

banquet etiquette

1. Sitting

In ancient traditional family banquet design, whether it is studied at home or held in a restaurant, the host welcomes guests at the door. When guests arrive, they salute each other, welcome them into the living room and sit down, and treat the guests with refreshments first. When the banquet is used as a display, it should be available, and one guest will be invited to the banquet one by one. The seat of the first seat is on the left, which is called the chief, and the opposite is the second seat, and the order is recursive. The banquet in the modern tourist hotel has absorbed the custom of the right side in some western banquets. The first guest of honor sits on the right side of the host, and the second guest of honor sits on the left side of the host or on the right side of the host in the second class. After the guests are seated, the host must toast, and the guests must stand up to honor them. Every time a dish is served, the host will be diligent in ordering the dish. After the guests finished their meal, they sat down in the living room, served tea, and said goodbye. Banquets or seating activities are different in different development periods, and in different countries and ethnic groups.

2. Dishes

The dishes at the banquet are exquisite and the combination of dishes must be highly scientific, artistic and technical. According to the customs and habits of different countries and regions, make dishes with different tastes. Banquet dishes include: â‘ cold dishes. Depending on the number of people and the standard, a platter or 4-6 small or medium-sized cold cuts are available. In addition to cold dishes, you should also eat radish flowers, bread, fruits, cold drinks, etc. â‘¡ hot water. Western soups are different from vegetables. Dinner is used to be after soup, western food is used to be after soup after cold dishes, and then on hot dishes. â‘¢ hot dishes. Generally, various dishes are cooked by frying, frying, frying, roasting, stewing and other cooking methods.

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