Etiquette for Serving of Chinese Meals

In high-caste or Mandarin families, a servant has his place at the foot of the table, but he stands throughout the meal. -Image source, Pinterest

Considerable etiquette governs the manner of picking desired morsels from the main bowls, out of which all eat, using chopsticks. In high-caste or Mandarin families, a servant has his place at the foot of the table, but he stands throughout the meal.

It is his duty to serve at the table the portions from the main dishes to each individual, and to do what the host generally does for the other servants waiting on table take their orders from him, and he is really there as a sort of proxy for the host.– By Florence Austen Chase, 1929

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