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A banquet (/ ˈ b æ ŋ k w ɪ t /; French:) is a formal large meal [1] where a number of people consume food together. Banquets are traditionally held to enhance the prestige of a host, or reinforce social bonds among joint contributors. Modern examples of these purposes include a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration.
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: [3]
The number of dishes (or courses) served at a meal à la russe has changed over time, but an underlying sequence of dishes—potage, entrée, roast, entremets, dessert, and coffee—persisted from the mid-19th century (when this type of service was introduced to France) until WWII, and continued in a much-reduced form into the 21st century.
Special meals are usually held in conjunction with such occasions as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and holidays. A meal is different from a snack in that meals are generally larger, more varied, and more filling than snacks. [3] Meals are composed of one or more courses, [4] which in turn are composed of one or more dishes.
A buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners serve themselves. [1] A form of service à la française , buffets are offered at various places including hotels , restaurants , and many social events.
A hungry wedding guest was disappointed to find there was no food left when it was their turn at the buffet. But when they addressed the issue with the catering company, they were told "it's not ...
The stages of the meal could be presented in 5, 4, or 3 courses. Some meals, particularly meals other than dinner, were presented in a single course, a distinct type of service called an ambigu. While there are many variations in the details, the following arrangements are characteristic of meals from the mid-17th century to the late 19th-century.
They are food items served before the main courses of a meal, and are also sometimes served at the dinner table as a part of a meal. Many cultures serve dips , such as baba ghanoush , chili con queso , hummus , and tzatziki with bread or vegetables as hors d'oeuvre.