1, the first plate
The first dish of Western food is the first plate, also known as appetizers. Appetizers are generally divided into cold appetizers or hot appetizers, common varieties of caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, cocktail cups, creamy chicken pastry box, bureau snails and so on. Because they are meant to be appetizing, appetizers generally have a distinctive flavor, with salty and sour tastes, and are served in smaller quantities and of higher quality.
2, soup
With Chinese food is very different, the second course of Western food is soup. Western soup can be roughly divided into four categories of clear soup cream soup, vegetable soup and cold soup. Varieties of oxtail broth, cream soup, seafood soup, American clam Chowder, Italian vegetable soup, Russian borscht, French Bureau of onion soup. There are fewer varieties of cold soups, including German-style cold soup and Russian-style cold soup.
3, side dishes
Fish dishes are generally used as the third course of Western food, also known as side dishes. Varieties include a variety of fresh and saltwater fish, shellfish and mollusks. Usually aquatic dishes and eggs, bread, pastry box dishes are called side dishes. Because fish and other dishes of tender meat, easier to digest, so in front of the meat dishes, called and meat dishes on the main dish is different. Western food to eat fish dishes pay attention to the use of special sauce, varieties of tartare juice, Dutch juice, hotel juice, white cream juice, archbishop juice, American juice and sailor fish juice.
4, the main course
Meat, poultry dishes is the fourth course of Western food, also known as the main course. Meat dishes from the raw materials from cattle, sheep, pigs, small cowboys and other parts of the meat, the most representative is beef or steak. Steak can be categorized into sirloin steak, filet mignon, T-bone steak and thin steak. It is often cooked by grilling, pan-frying, or steak. Meat dishes are served with sauces such as Spanish sauce, thick barbecue sauce, mushroom sauce, white sauce, and so on. Food dishes from the raw materials of chickens, ducks, geese, usually rabbits and venison and other game is also categorized as poultry dishes poultry dishes are the most varieties of chicken, chicken, turkey, bamboo chicken, can be boiled, can be fried, can be grilled, can be stewed, the main sauce has yellow meat sauce, curry sauce, cream sauce.
5, vegetable dishes
Vegetable dishes can be arranged after meat dishes, but also with meat dishes on the table at the same time, so you can count as a dish, or called a side dish. Vegetable dishes are called salads in Western cuisine. Salads served at the same time as the main course are called raw vegetable salads, and are usually made with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, asparagus, and so on. The main dressings for salads are vinaigrette, French dressing, dry island dressing, and cheese salad dressing. In addition to vegetables, there is a category of salads made with fish, meat, and eggs, which are generally served without flavorful dressings and can be served as a first course in the order of meals. There are also vegetables that are cooked, such as cauliflower, boiled spinach, and fried potato fries. Cooked vegetables are usually served on a plate with the meat dishes of the main course and are called side dishes.
6, dessert
Western dessert is served after the main course and can be counted as the sixth course. In the real sense, it includes all the food after the main course, such as pudding, pancakes, ice cream, cheese, fruit and so on.
7, coffee, tea
The last course of Western food is on the drink, coffee or tea. Drinking coffee is generally added sugar and light cream. Tea is generally to add spiced peach flakes and sugar. There is no need to order a full set of formal meals, but it is rude to order too much and not finish it. A good restaurant does not welcome people who order only appetizers. A starter, main course (either fish or meat) and dessert is the most appropriate combination. You don't start with the appetizer, but rather choose the main course that you want to eat the most, and serve it with a soup that suits the main course.
Order of service
The official order of service for a full Western meal is as follows:
1) Appetizers and soups
2) Fish
3) Fruit
4) Meat
5) Cheese
6) Desserts and coffees
It's not necessary to order them all, as it would be rude to order too much and not be able to finish it all. A good restaurant will welcome guests who order only appetizers. A starter, main course (fish or meat) and dessert is the most appropriate combination. You don't start with the appetizer, but choose the main course you want to eat first, and then the soup that goes with the main course.