No again.
This time, unfortunately, it’s chips you’ve been eating incorrectly, as etiquette expert William Hanson reveals.
in a TikTok video This behavioural expert, who has been viewed 2.5 million times, points out that when fries are served in a small basket, it is not polite, naughty readers, to pick them up one by one with your hand and eat them.
Instead, the more correct thing to do would be to “serve a few on the plate and then eat.”
And it is necessary to use a fork in polite society, although hands are acceptable in certain circumstances.
In a TikTok video that has been viewed 2.5 million times, William Hanson points out that when fries are served in a small basket, it is not proper etiquette to scoop them out individually by hand and eat them.
William told MailOnline Travel: ‘At a casual, relaxed dinner, you can use your hands to eat the chips, both decanting and eating them.
“But be careful with greasy fingers. You’ll definitely need a napkin of some kind.”
Should you use a knife to cut French fries?
“Yes, use a knife to cut the fries,” William said, “especially if they’re larger or thicker. You don’t want a big fat one hanging out of your mouth when you try to swallow it.”
Is it okay to eat several chips in one sitting?
William said, “If you’re a glutton for punishment, this will be about right. But probably less is more.”
French fries, says William, should be served on the side of the plate and a fork should be used, unless you are dining in a relaxed atmosphere.
William’s new book, Just Good Manners (Penguin Random House), is out September 12
And what are the rules around sauces?
William said: ‘You can dip into a small pot of sauce if you’re dining alone or if no one else is eating that sauce, but for communal platters, decant a small portion to the side of your plate and dip it into your own little pool of sauce.
‘Putting salsa on chips is only done at the beach.’
What is William’s favorite food to have with fries?
He added: “A steak, rare, is always good, with apologies to vegans and vegetarians. However, I can’t stand fish, so I’m afraid the supposedly British delicacy of fish and chips remains anathema to me.”
For more information about Mr. Hanson, please visit his Tik Tok and Instagram profiles. His new book, Just Good Manners (Random penguin house), is out September 12. It’s billed as “a witty and authoritative guide to British etiquette,” in which William shares “his definitive guidance on how to charm and delight those around you in every situation with idiosyncratic authority.”
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