1) Starters. The first course of Western food is the first plate, also known as appetizers. Appetizers are generally divided into cold appetizers and hot appetizers, and common varieties include caviar, foie gras, smoked salmon, cocktail cups, creamy chicken puff pastry box, baked escargot, and so on. Because they are meant to be appetizers, appetizers usually have a distinctive flavor, with salty and sour tastes, and are served in small quantities and of high quality.
2) Soup. Unlike Chinese food, the second course of Western food is soup. Soup in Western food can be roughly divided into four categories: clear soup, cream soup, vegetable soup and cold soup. Varieties of oxtail soup, cream soup, seafood soup, American clam chowder, Italian vegetable soup, Russian borscht, French baked 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 cuisine, 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 put 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's juice, U.S. juice and sailor fish juice.
4) main dishes. Meat and poultry dishes are the fourth course of Western cuisine, also known as the main course. Meat dishes are taken from the raw materials of cattle, sheep, pigs, small cowboys and other parts of the meat, which is the most representative of the beef or steak. Steak can be categorized into sirloin steak, filet mignon, T-bone steak and thin steak. Poultry dishes are made from chickens, ducks and geese, and game such as rabbit and venison are usually categorized as poultry dishes.
5) Vegetable dishes. Vegetable dishes can be arranged in the meat dishes, and meat dishes can also be on the table at the same time, so can be counted as a dish, or called a side dish. Vegetable dishes are called salads in Western cuisine. Salads that are served at the same time as the main course are called raw vegetable salads, and are usually made with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and asparagus. 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 usually served without a flavorful dressing 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, called side dishes.
6) Dessert. Dessert in Western cuisine is served after the main course and can be counted as the sixth course. In the true sense, it includes all the food served after the main course, such as pudding, pancakes, ice cream, cheese, fruits, and so on.
7) Coffee and tea. The last course of Western food is served with a drink, coffee or tea. Coffee is usually served with sugar and light cream. Tea is usually served with spiced peach slices and sugar.