Dining Culture and Food & Beverage Trends

Dining Culture and Food & Beverage Trends

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  • Mauro Buratti
    Mauro Buratti    Premium Member   Group moderator
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    How many courses ?
    Let's say in a more or less formal dinner (but not a gourmet one), how many courses you'll get in your country ?

    Down in Italy we have:

    antipasto (starter)
    primo piatto (simply 1st course)
    secondo piatto (somebody says main course)
    formaggio or dessert (cheese or dessert)
    coffee
    grappa or any other spirit

    for a total of 6 ... what about you ?

    ciao
    mauro
    • 27 Jan 2007, 5:08 pm
  • Janine Hinrichs
    Janine Hinrichs    Premium Member
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    Re: How many courses ?
    I'm living in the french-speaking part of Switzerland, just opposite the french border, so here we would have for a more or less formal dinner:

    Mise-en-bouche ( very small appetizer, offered by the restaurant )
    Entrée ( entry )
    Plat principal ( main course )
    Fromage ( cheese, very french ! )
    Déssert ( desert )
    Café & Digestif

    I must admit that i mostly skip the cheese-course, it's just too much all together.

    Have a nice day.

    Janine
    • 05 Feb 2007, 4:13 pm