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●Tableware（第1页）

●Tableware

■Chopsticks

esesimplyusechopsticksatthetableratherthanknifeandforksinesepeople，uivationofism，siderknifeandfsomerelationtoviolence，likecoldoicksdisplaygentlenessandbenevolence，whichisthemainmoralteagofism。

Geohaveitsinsia，chopsticksaresmalltaperedstickswhichareusedinpairsofequallength。Theyareusuallymadeofbambooorplastic，butarealsomadeofmetal，bone，ivory，andvarioustypesofwood。Howtoholdthechopsticksisthecoursethefolearn。First，placethefirstchopsticksothatthickerpartrestsatthebaseofyourthumbahirestsonthelowersideofyourmiddlefihehumbforwardsothatthestickwillbefirmlytrappedileasttwoorthreeihetopchopstickshouldstretdyertip。，placetheotherchopsticksothatitisheldagainstthesideofyouriheendofyourthumb。Fihertheeicksarelevel。Ifhethisgentlyoomakethembeeven。

Whenunalchopsticksareprovidedlatesoffood，itissideredill-maouseyourownchopstickstogetthefoodfromthesharedplateoreatusingtheunalchopstiexalcasetothisruleisinintimatefamilydinnerswherefamilymembersmaynotmindtheuseofone’sownchopstickstopickupfood。Thebluhechopstiesusedtfoodfromaondishtoyourownplateorbowl（butneveryourmouth）。

Therearesometaboosthatyoushouldfollowwheicksatthetable:

◇Dohechopstickstopointatahisissideredtohumiliatethatpersonandisamajorfauxpas。

◇Don’twaveyourchopstidasiftheywereaensiestures。

&rikechopstickslikedrumsticks。Itisjustliketellihetableyar。

&topickupbeforeyoureachdisheswithchopstiothoverarouolookforspecialyredients。Afteryouhavepiitem，dobathedish。

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&hechopsticks。

◇Whenpigupapieceoffood，henarrowendsofyourchopsticksththefoodasifyaferitemsapartsuchasvegetablesisaisinformaltousechopstiall，difficulttopick-upitemssuchasatoesorfishballs，butthisuseisnotsupportedbytraditionalists。

◇Tokeepchopsticksoffthetable，theybeputhorizontallyoeorbowl;isachopstickrestisalsobeused。

◇Neverpushchopsticksvertitoabowlofrice，asthisissimilartoiicksusedattemplestopayrespectstothedeceased。Thisisregardedastheultimatediablefauxpas。

■Dish>

Dishwareistheumbrellatermforthedishesusedinserviingfood，ingplates，bo。Moderndishesmaybemadeofeartheonelass，aics。

Aplateisatypeofdishware，whichisabroad，hollow，butmainlyflatvesselonwhichfoodisserved。Theyalsobeusedinialordecorativeos。Therearevarioussizesofplatesffood，fromsmallsaucers，tobreadaes，todieplattersfromwhichfoodforseveralpeoplemaybedistributedattable。Someplatesaremadeasdecorativeitemsfordisplayratherthanusedffood。Abowlisanordiopvesselusedinmaoservefood，andisalsandstotheritems。Theyareusuallysmallandshallow，althoughseraoservemanypeople。Wheing，bolatesotbetakenup。

■Toothpick

Atoothpickisasmallstiboo，plastic，orothersubstance，whichisusedtoremovedetritusfromtheteeth，usuallyafteradihpiallyhasoendstoieeth。Theyalsobeusedfortransferringsmallappetizers（likecheesecubesorolives）fromplatestoyourmouthorasacocktailstick。Youshouldouthwithyourhandwheisidealtouseitoutsidetherestaurant，preferablyinyourowncar。Thatisohereasonsthatmasothedoorforyoutousewhe’svulgarandill-maouseitatatablewhen。Evenathome，youshouldgotoanotherroomorabathroomtouseit。