The traditional hospitality of China requires that the banquet contains
various dishes that the guests could not finish. The typical menu of Chinese
banquet includes a set of cold dishes,which means that we can begin eating now,
with the hot food followed, such as meat, chicken, ducks and vegetables. Whole
fish is considered essential in most banquets, unless all kinds of seafood have
been served. Chinese like to combine the western specialty with traditional
Chinese dishes, so it is very common to see a lot of steak on the table. Despite
the fact that, traditionally, Chinese don’t like to eat any raw cooking dishes,
salads have also been popular. There are at least a kind of soup at the dinner,
which can be served either at first or at last. Dessert and fruit are the sign
that the dinner is come to the end.