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liuzhou

liuzhou

14 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:

Maybe it makes sense to define these terms?

 

Always a good idea.

My go to definitions are:

 

Appetizer - Anything taken to create appetite or relish for food; a whet or stimulant to appetite.

 

Hors d'œuvre - An extra dish served as a relish to whet the appetite between the courses of a meal or (more generally) at its commencement. So they are an appetizer. The plural in French is also 'oevre'. No /s/. French rarely uses the term, preferring amuse-gueule,  which also means "amuse the mouth". "' Gueule" is also the origin of 'gullet'.

 

Starter - A dish eaten as the first course of a meal, before the main course.

Of course, in most of the world, 'entrée' means 'starter'. Littré, the major French dictionary, explains entrées as ‘mets qui se servent au commencement du repas - 'dishes that are served at the beginning of the meal'.
 

liuzhou

liuzhou

53 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:

Maybe it makes sense to define these terms?

 

Always a good idea.

My go to definitions are:

 

Appetizer - Anything taken to create appetite or relish for food; a whet or stimulant to appetite.

 

Hors d'œuvre - An extra dish served as a relish to whet the appetite between the courses of a meal or (more generally) at its commencement. So they are an appetizer. The plural in French is also 'oevre'. No /s/. French rarely uses the term, preferring amuse-gueule,  which also means "amuse the mouth".

 

Starter - A dish eaten as the first course of a meal, before the main course.

Of course, in most of the world, 'entrée' means 'starter'. Littré, the major French dictionary, explains entrées as ‘mets qui se servent au commencement du repas - 'dishes that are served at the beginning of the meal'.
 

 

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

38 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:

Maybe it makes sense to define these terms?

 

Always a good idea.

My go to definitions are:

 

Appetizer - Anything taken to create appetite or relish for food; a whet or stimulant to appetite.

 

Hors d’oevre - An extra dish served as a relish to whet the appetite between the courses of a meal or (more generally) at its commencement. So they are an appetizer. The plural in French is also 'oevre'. No /s/. French rarely uses the term, preferring amuse-gueule,  which also means "amuse the mouth".

 

Starter - A dish eaten as the first course of a meal, before the main course.

Of course, in most of the world, 'entrée' means 'starter'. Littré, the major French dictionary, explains entrées as ‘mets qui se servent au commencement du repas - 'dishes that are served at the beginning of the meal'.
 

 

 

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