Once inside the home, everyone is seated and the dinner will begin. If you do not drink alcohol, politely ask for a glass of water or fruit juice. When snack items are passed around, put the treats on your plate. Never eat straight from the serving dish. After the aperitif, the plates are taken away and washed.
Bread accompanies almost every course.
Be prepared to taste new foods. Declining to sample a dish would be considered very rude. Salt and pepper should also be avoided. The use of these spices implies that whoever prepared the meal did not get it right. After the appetizer is finished, the dirty plates will be taken away and replaced with clean ones.