Not order any meat dishes to demonstrate my concern for my guest's health

Order only dishes with both meat and vegetables in them

Order mostly meat and sea food dishes as a sign of respect

Make sure I order a lot of fresh vegetables to show that I was concerned about my guest's health

Chinese people see food and eating as a luxury and will always eat sparingly to save on food

Chinese people eat to live. They like their food but it is just an ordinary everyday activity

Chinese people live to eat.  For them food and eating is like heaven on earth, reaching an almost spiritual level

Chinese people love food and eating, but they are very conservative about expressing their love of food, which is reflected in their strict etiquette around making noise when they eat

Staples like rice, noodles and dumplings are usually not served at a formal banquet

During the stage of the meal to soak up the juices and gravy from the 烧菜shāo cài, which are the fried and stewed dishes with a denser and stronger flavour

At the start of the meal to eat together with the cold dishes

In the final stage of the meal as staples are generally seen as fillers after the main dishes have been eaten