Main course explained

A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée course.

Usage

In the United States and Canada (except Quebec), the main course is traditionally called an "entrée".^{[1] [2] [3]} English-speaking Québécois follow the modern French use of the term entrée to refer to a dish served before the main course.

According to linguist Dan Jurafsky, North American usage ("entrée") comes from the original French meaning of the first of many meat courses.^[4]

See also

• Full course dinner

Bibliography

• Book: Vergé, Roger . The Main Course . 1996 . Weidenfeld & Nicolson . 0-297-83638-2 . May 25, 2017.

External links

• Wikibooks Cookbook

Notes and References

1. ENTRÉE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Cambridge Dictionary. entrée.
2. Book: Commonsense Etiquette: A Guide to Gracious, Simple Manners for the Twenty-First Century . 1999 . Stewart, Marjabelle Young and Elizabeth Lawrence . St. Martin's Press . 99. 9780312242947 .
3. Web site: You are what you eat — and how you translate the menu. 12 September 2017.
4. Web site: Porzucki . Nina . 22 September 2014 . You are what you eat—and how you translate the menu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513033144/https://theworld.org/stories/2014-09-22/sure-you-are-what-you-eatbut-youre-also-how-you-translate-menu . 13 May 2023 . 2024-03-11 . The World from PRX . en.