(1) The first course of western food is an appetizer, also called an appetizer. Generally, it is small in quantity and high in quality, and can be divided into cold or hot dishes. Common varieties are caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, cocktail glass, cream chicken soup box, snail and so on.
(2) In western food, the second course is often soup, which can be roughly divided into clear soup, cream soup, vegetable soup and cold soup.
(3) Fish dishes are generally considered as the third course of western food, also called side dishes. Because fish and other dishes are tender and easy to digest, they are placed in front of meat dishes. Species include all kinds of freshwater and marine fish, shellfish and molluscs. Usually, eggs, bread and crispy box vegetables are called side dishes.
(4) Meat and poultry dishes are the fourth course of western food, also called the main course. The most representative is beef or steak. Steaks can be divided into sirloin steak, filet mignon, T-shaped steak and thin steak according to their parts. The raw materials of poultry dishes are taken from chickens, ducks and geese. In addition, game such as rabbit meat and venison are also listed as poultry dishes.
(5) Vegetable dishes are called salads in western food, which can be arranged after meat dishes or served at the same time with meat dishes. The salad served with the main course is called raw vegetable salad, and the cooked vegetables are usually served with the meat dishes of the main course, which is called side dishes.
(6) The dessert of western food is eaten after the main course and can be regarded as the sixth course. It really includes all the food after the main course, such as pudding, pancakes, ice cream and so on.
(7) coffee and tea. The last course of western food is to provide drinks, coffee or tea. Coffee usually contains sugar and whipped cream. Tea usually contains fragrant peach slices and sugar.