The original meaning of menu refers to a list of various dishes provided by a restaurant. The new meaning refers to the electronic computer program in the process of the list of options on the display, but also refers to a list of various services, etc., the meaning is broader. The menu in a broad sense refers to all the restaurant and the catering business products, prices and services related information, which not only contains a variety of text picture information, audio-visual information, and models and physical information and even includes customer orders after the waiter to write the menu. Narrowly defined menu refers to the catering business to facilitate customer ordering and ordering to prepare the introduction of the enterprise's products, services and prices and other content of a variety of printed materials.

Menu source: the original menu is a list of dishes with a price list. But initially the role of the menu is not to explain to guests the content and price of dishes, but to remind the chef not to forget the dishes. English for menu. It is said that in the early 16th century, the French court cuisine is very general. 1533 French King Angli II's consort Kadrinu from Florence to bring the chef as a dowry, and from then on the French court cuisine is gradually improved. The French chef in order to remember these Italian dishes cooking methods and raw materials, will record them, which is the prototype of the menu.