Going on a business dinner or a business lunch in a restaurant on holiday, many are not even aware that there is an egg etiquette. Skillfully wielding a knife and fork, sorting out the intricacies of fine selection of wines, many people come to a screeching halt when submitting fried eggs, boiled eggs and whipped eggnog. How to have egg dishes? How not to be considered a layman and inept in the eyes of business partners and loved ones?

Hard boiled egg

The most common hard-boiled eggs served for breakfast. Knock on the edge of the plate or the table in polite society is not accepted. As a rule, the eggs served in a special stand, it must be put on the middle of the plate, holding the leg with his left hand, the right to take a teaspoon and knock on the shell, sharply striking out two to three times. Then, a hand gently clean egg shell folded on a plate. Net egg must be put on another plate, or move to the edge of the shell, and cut with a knife and fork into two halves, season with salt, add the proposed sauce to taste and begin an enjoyable meal. You can eat refined egg with one fork in the right hand, breaking off piece by piece. Quail eggs do not need to be cut.

Soft-boiled egg

If the hard-boiled eggs are not always served in a wine glasses stand, then eggs, boiled or cooked "in the bag" will certainly do it. The egg is easier to break if it is necessary to stand sharp side up. It is necessary to carefully break the lid and gently clean the egg, releasing a white-yellow liquid. The shell put on the plate and a small spoon to eat the contents of the tender, his pre-salt and pepper. If the egg white is too hard, it does not give a teaspoon should be carefully cut it with a knife and open the yolk.

Stuffed eggs

Halved eggs stuffed with caviar, greens, mushrooms, meat or fish paste is often served as a snack on cocktails and banquets. If they are supplied in the form of tapas on a slice of bread, cutlery, in this case does not need a mini-sandwiches Sandwiches. Pros and cons   take hands spread on his plate, then gently, trying not to lose the stuffing, bring to the mouth. If a meal laid out on a large plate and offers a banquet, to take their hands is not accepted, most often on the edge of the common meals with a snack Low calorie snacks   put a spatula or a spoon with which to easily deliver the selected half eggs with meat to your plate and eat it with a knife and fork.

Fried egg

Fried egg to eat nicely is not so simple: cut with a knife on a plate egg yolks spread out, requiring the application of the crumb, which is considered bad manners. Professional tableware Tableware: beauty is never too much   supply includes fried eggs and a teaspoon, which placed the handle to the right, parallel to the edge of the table. This spoon to gently pierce the yolk and scoop it liquid postpone the spoon on the edge of the plate. The protein is eaten with a fork, at least - a knife and fork, if added peas fried eggs, ham, bacon or sausage.

Scrambled eggs, egg porridge to eat as well as a souffle or melkokroshennoe dish with a knife and fork.

Eggnog

Fresh whipped eggs with sugar - a real dessert, because it and is served in a small ice-cream bowls or coffee cups, which serves delicate spoons. Eat a sweet dish like ice cream. Egg cocktail with the addition of alcohol or juice cocktail is served in tall glasses and drink it through a straw.

Air omelette

Omelet - dish gentle knife it can "hurt" because most often to air dish made of whipped baked eggs served two forks with teeth: rib fork, which is held in the right hand, carefully cut a piece of omelet, shifted to the left fork and its tray to mouth. If a thin omelette, it can be folded in half and prick with a fork. Thick omelet protein allowed to eat a teaspoon as a dessert.

The main principle of table etiquette - very wisely and carefully to enjoy your meal. However, if there was some kind of incident and had violated the rules of etiquette, do not despair and build a power failure.

Jeanne Pyatirikova

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