How to eat with a knife and fork in England.

The fork is held in the left hand and the knife in the right.

If you have a knife in one hand, it is wrong to have a fork in the other with the prongs (tines) pointed up.

Hold your knife with the handle in your palm and your folk in the other hand with the prongs pointing downwards.

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How to hold a fork

How to hold a knife

When eating in formal situations, rest the fork and knife on the plate between mouthfuls, or for a break for conversation.

If you put your knife down, you can turn your fork over. It's correct to change hands when you do How to eat with a knife and fork in England. - student2.ru this, too, so if you are right handed you would switch and eat with the fork in your right hand.

If it is your sole eating instrument, the fork should be held with the handle between the index finger and the thumb and resting on the side of your middle finger.

How to eat Soup

When eating soup, tip the bowl away from you and scoop the soup up with your spoon.

Soup should always be taken (without slurping of course) from the side of the spoon, and not from the 'end' as in most of the rest of Europe.

How to eat peas

To be very polite, peas should be crushed onto the fork - a fork with the prongs pointing down. The best way is to have load the fork with something to which they will stick, such as potato or a soft vegetable that squashes easily onto the fork. It's sometimes easier to put down your knife and then switch your fork to the other hand, so you can shovel the peas against something else on the plate, thus ensuring they end up on your fork.

The fork should not be used as a scoop but held so that the points of the tines face

How to eat pudding (desserts)

To eat dessert, break the dessert with the spoon, one bite at a time. Push the food with the fork (optional) into the spoon. Eat from the spoon. (Fork in left hand; spoon in right.)

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How to use a napkin or serviette

The golden rule is that a napkin should never be used to blow your nose on. This is a definite no-no. Napkins should be placed across the lap - tucking them into your clothing may be considered How to eat with a knife and fork in England. - student2.ru 'common'.

6. What is the traditional English Breakfast?

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Roast Gammon

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Fish and chips

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Cottage Pie (pictured right)

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Chicken Salad

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A Full English Breakfast

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Cornish Pastie with chips, baked beans and salad

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Cumberland sausage

Apple Crumble

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How to eat with a knife and fork in England. - student2.ru Pork pie

Steak and Kidney pie

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Steak and Kidney Pie with chips and salad

Cornish pastie / Cornish pasty

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Cornish Pastie with chips, baked beans and salad

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Bread

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A small cottage loaf baked in a traditional bakery in Rochester, Kent.

Cheese.

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Red Leicester cheese

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Fish and seafood

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Kippers

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A shellfish bar

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