Table etiquette: How should I put my napkin during dinner?

Although a napkin is only a piece of cloth, it requires a lot of skills. Do you know, how should you put a napkin when you leave your seat or have a meal? Is it right to rub the group, right? I have to say that the table etiquette is sometimes easy to doubt. Don't worry. Today, let's learn the placement of napkins and precautions during meals. Now, let's start!

Is the napkin arrangement method right?

You may have seen such a napkin placement in small and medium -sized restaurants or taverns. In a casual restaurant or intermediate restaurant, it is appropriate to place it. But you will never see such a layout method in a high -end restaurant. Of course, it is not appropriate to arrange a napkin at home.

Have you ever used it?

The French middle class invented the small ring of a napkin in the 19th century. At that time, every member of the family had a napkin ring that belonged to it. When lunch and dinner are over, the napkin is used in this small ring after the napkin is used. The reason for doing this is that at that time, the middle -class family used large cotton napkins, and on this day, the same napkin was used from breakfast to dinner. These napkins are usually changed every day, and even in some less wealthy families or even 2-3 days.

Today, the napkin ring is considered a symbol of the middle class, so it is applicable to small restaurants.

So, how do we put napkins when we arrange the dining table? There are two methods below.

One is: put the napkin on the left side of the plate.

The other is: put the napkin in the plate.

You can put the napkin directly on the plate, or on the left side of the plate. These two methods can be applied whether they are receiving guests at home and at home. My suggestion is that unless you are very confident in your folding skills, don't try complex superposition. Complex is not necessarily the same as elegance!

When should we start a napkin?

When we are invited to be a guest, the hostess can sit down, you can sit down (you can't sit down before the hostess). At this point, you can start a napkin and put it on your thigh. You don't have to wait until the first dish is served before doing this.

How should you put a napkin when you need to leave?

This depends on whether you intend to return to the table (for example, after you go to the bathroom). If you want to return to the table, you should put the napkin on the seat or the handrail of the chair, but you should not put it on the back of the chair because that's that will put it that that will put it that will put it that will put it that will put it that will put it that will put it in that way, because that will put it that that will put it that will put it like that, you will put it like that, you will put it in that way, because you will put it that that will put it in that way The napkin looks too obvious and not elegant enough. Put the napkin on the seat or the hand armrest, this shows that you still have to return to the seat, so that they will not collect your tableware. Before that, I suggest you check if there is food residue on your napkin to avoid leaving traces on the chair.

When you finish meals, you can put the napkin on the table. This is to the waiter that you have finished the meal, and you can take away your plate and tableware.

But where should I put and how to put it?

On the right side of the plate is the French practice, and the left side is a British practice. A simple memory method is: the French are driving right, the British driving on the left, and the placement of the napkin is the same as that of the driver.

The French put the napkin on the right side of the plate while the meal was completed.

The British put the napkin on the left side of the plate while the meal was completed.

Finally, how should I fold a napkin when the meal is completed? Obviously, it is definitely wrong to stack it back. Once the napkin is used, it should be simply stacked, so that it will not be taken by mistake as a new napkin. Therefore, stack it into it can be clearly seen.

I hope that after reading this article, when you go to a high -end restaurant, you can use a napkin with confidence!