3 tips about attending a Chinese Banquet!
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Today we will talk about the usual process of a Banquet in China. Banquet menus are quite different in composition from the daily meal at home. A standard banquet consists of four to six cold dishes, eight main dishes, one or two showpieces (such as a whole fish or chicken), along with soup, rice, pastries and fruit.
Cold dishes are normally served before the main dishes. Any number of cold plate components may be combined into a single elaborate dish, beautifully shaped like a butterfly, phoenix, dragon, or a basket of flowers. The visual appeal is intended, however, to stimulate the appetite. The main enjoyment comes from flavors and textures of the dishes themselves.
Each of the main dishes contains a different kind of food, some with meat or fish, some without. Rice or noodles are served last. Even at the end of a banquet, Chinese habitually eat a small bowl of rice or noodles.
How are the guests and host seated for a formal dinner?
The host and chief guest sit on opposite sides of the table, facing each other. The chief guest is seated at the head of the room, facing the door. In most restaurant arrangements, the host is also closest to the door thus in a better position to give order to the waiters as they come and go
Other guests are seated to the left and right of the chief guest in descending order of rank or importance. This means that the two lowest ranking members in the party may end up seated to the immediate right and left of the host. This arrangement is just opposite of what Westerners might expect.
The thinking behind the Chinese-style seating arrangement is simple and logical. It assures that the host will have a direct view of the main guest and only slightly oblique views of other guest of importance.
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