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e. An entrée (/ ˈɒ̃treɪ /, US also / ɒnˈtreɪ /; French: [ɑ̃tʁe]), in modern French table service and that of much of the English-speaking world, is a dish served before the main course of a meal. Outside North America and parts of English-speaking Canada, it is generally synonymous with the terms hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, or starter.
An hors d'oeuvre (/ ɔːrˈdɜːrv (rə)/ or DURV (-rə); French: hors-d'œuvre [ɔʁ dœvʁ] ⓘ), appetiser[ 1 ] or starter[ 2 ] is a small dish served before a meal [ 3 ] in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. [ 4 ] Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served ...
Lūʻau. A lūʻau (Hawaiian: lūʻau, also anglicized as "luau") is a traditional Hawaiian party or feast that is usually accompanied by entertainment. It often features Native Hawaiian cuisine with foods such as poi, kālua puaʻa (kālua pig), poke, lomi salmon, lomi oio, ʻopihi, and haupia, and is often accompanied with beer and ...
Meals. In restaurants, à la carte (/ ɑːləˈkɑːrt /; French: [a la kaʁt]; lit. 'at the card') [1] is the practice of ordering individual dishes from a menu in a restaurant, as opposed to table d'hôte, where a set menu is offered. [2] It is an early 19th century loan from French meaning "according to the menu". [3][4]
Media: Smörgåsbord. Smörgåsbord (Swedish: [ˈsmœ̂rɡɔsˌbuːɖ] ⓘ, directly translates to "sandwich-table") is a buffet -style meal of Swedish origin. It is served with various hot and mainly cold dishes. Smörgåsbord became known in the US at the 1939 New York World's Fair when it was offered at the Swedish Pavilion's Three Crowns ...
Dinner usually refers to what is in many Western cultures the biggest and most formal meal of the day. Historically, the largest meal used to be eaten around midday , and called dinner. [ 1 ] Especially among the elite, it gradually migrated to later in the day over the 16th to 19th centuries. [ 2 ]
Basics. A multicourse meal or full-course dinner is a meal with multiple courses, typically served in the evening or late afternoon. Each course is planned with a particular size and genre that befits its place in the sequence, with broad variations based on locale and custom. Miss Manners offers the following sequence for a 14-course meal: [2 ...
Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons but are served free and according to the chef's selection alone. These are served both to prepare the guest for the meal and to offer a glimpse of the chef's style. The term is French and literally means "mouth amuser".