早年的《礼记》就有对宴会食序的记载:先是饮酒,再吃肉菜,而后吃饭,程序和现在大致一样。在有十六种菜肴的宴会上,菜肴分别排成四行,每行四个。带骨的肴放在主位的左边,切的纯肉放在右边。饭食靠在食者左方,羹汤则放在右方。切细和烧烤的肉类放远些,醋和酱类放近些。姜葱等作料放在旁边,酒浆等饮料和羹 Early years, “Book of Rites,” there are records of the banquet order: first drink, eat meat dishes, and then eat, the procedure is now roughly the same. At a banquet with 16 dishes, the dishes are arranged in four rows of four each. On the left side of the Lord’s Bones, cut the pure meat on the right. Food on the left side of the eater, soup is on the right. Shredded and grilled meat, put some more, put closer vinegar and sauce. Ginger and other ingredients on the side, wine and other beverages and soup