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In most Europeon countries they eat with the fork in the left hand and push their food onto the fork eating with the fork pointing down and in very small amounts. More the French way which is why most French people eat 12 course meals but eating in very small amounts it's not unusual for people in France to eat like this on a regular basis and stay thin.
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Why do some right-handed people hold a fork with the left hand and a knife in the right hand?
i dont no, maybe you should put them on the left side and you might be happy
Do ambidextrous hold their fork in their right hand?
Ambidextrous people can change hands without realizing it so they may use their fork in their right hand one time and then in their left hand another time.
Which hand do the french hold a fork while eating?
they eat wiht the fork in riht and knife in left
Why is the fork on the left and the knife on the right?
Because you use your knife to cut, and your fork to keep your steak from sliding of your plate. It's simply harder to cut your food with your left hand. so you take the fork in the left hand, the knife in the right. That's the reason, why the fork goes left and the knife goes right from the plate.
Which hand should be used when eating?
* Correct dining etiquette would maintain that the fork should always and only be used with the left hand. However, when a buffet is served at a party and the guests are eating while standing up, the fork can be held in whichever hand is suitable. * When eating at a restaurant or a guests home the fork is in the left hand and the knife is used by your right hand to cut meat or vegetables into small pieces. Once you have accomplished this then lay your knife at the inside rim of your plate and you can most certainly use your right hand with your fork again(unless you are left handed.)
In a table setting that includes a dessert spoon and fork the tines of the dessert fork should always be facing toward the?
To the left. On the assumption that most people are right-handed, the handle of the fork should be presented to the diner's right hand.
Why do Germans eat with a fork in there left hand and a knife in the right?
well, thisis very factual, it all began in Germany, they all ate with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right, and the Germans started this, they were from Germany.
What hand does left handed people cut their food with?
I prefer cutting food with my left. because i always feed myself with a spoon or fork with my right. so i dont like holding it on my left. but i think its proper for right handed people to cut with the left. most of my family do.
Is it the law to cut with your left hand and eat with your right when eating with a knife and fork?
No, there is no law dictating which hand to use for cutting and which hand to use for eating when using a knife and fork. It is generally considered polite and proper dining etiquette in Western cultures to use the knife in the right hand to cut food and the fork in the left hand to eat.
Why do Americans eat with the fork in the right hand?
probably because they are right handed and left handed Americans obviously would use their left hand.
In which country is the fork held in the right hand?
Arab nations dictate that eating must be done with the right hand as the left hand is used for wiping one's rear. A bit silly, but in a land that is steeped in 17th Century tradition... it makes a little more sense.
How do you use a fork?
Generally people use to hold fork in their left hand and and we use it to eat a type of food which is in the form pieces or we can use it while eating fruits in the form of pieces or also when we eat rice or anything like rice.
