table manner in pakistan

TABLE MANNER IN PAKISTAN

 Dinning etiquette for eating in Pakistan or Bangladesh. Food is eaten with spoons, forks, and knives, if necessary, or with no utensils at all. Since the spoon is more important than the fork, if you are right-handed, keep the spoon in your right hand, and put it down to switch to the fork if you need it: never use your left hand for eating directly with your hands.
Dinning etiquette for eating with your hands. The type of food eaten with the hands is known as “Banana-leaf” food. Reach into the rice, take some with your fingers, gently roll it between your index and middle fingers and thumb into a self-sticking ball, dip it into the souce on the banana leaf, mix it with a vegetable or a piece of chicken, then pop the whole thing in your mouth. Wash your hands before your sit down to eat and again at the entnof the meal.
Dining ettiquette for eating in a restaurant. Men and women, in some estabilishments, may be asked to dine separately. Women should be careful not to directly touch food that is being served to a Muslim male, other than those who are her immediate relatives.
Don’t take the last  it of  food from a centreal serving plate, that means there will be none left in case someone else wants more. Also a souce may be mixed with rice, and eaten together with the main dish. your are not expected to hold the rice bowl up by your mouth.
for seating : The host sits at the head pof the table, with the honored guest seated next to the host. The side the honored guest sits on the side of the table farthes from the door.
reference: www.etiquettescholar.com