table manners
Mealtime social conduct
Table manners are the conventions of polite behavior while eating—using utensils properly, chewing with your mouth closed, keeping elbows off the table, not reaching across others.
Standards vary by culture, but the underlying principle is making shared meals pleasant for everyone.
Her table manners were impeccable.
Parents often drill table manners into children from an early age.
Tined eating tool
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
cutlery · place setting · chopsticks · bread plate · soup spoon · dessert fork · glassware · courses
Mealtime wiping cloth
- chewingCrushing food orally
- elbowsArm's middle joints
- postureBody position, alignment
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
please · thank you · excuse me · waiting · serving · passing · reaching · slurping
Chinese small-plate tradition
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- mezzeMiddle Eastern small dishes
- kaisekiRefined Japanese multi-course cuisine
- communal diningMeals taken together
bread breaking · toasting · tea ceremony · hands · injera · banana leaf · shared plates · finger foods
fork
Tined eating tool
silverware · cutlery · place setting · chopsticks · bread plate · soup spoon · dessert fork · glassware · courses · serving spoon
napkin
Mealtime wiping cloth
politeness · please · thank you · excuse me · waiting · serving · passing · reaching · slurping · burping
dim sum
Chinese small-plate tradition
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- mezzeMiddle Eastern small dishes
- kaisekiRefined Japanese multi-course cuisine
communal dining · bread breaking · toasting · tea ceremony · hands · injera · banana leaf · shared plates · finger foods
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