The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #131385   Message #2964458
Posted By: Monique
13-Aug-10 - 01:31 PM
Thread Name: BS: Dinnertime in America
Subject: RE: BS: Dinnertime in America
The Petit Larousse dictionary defines l'entrée as the dish served after the hors d'œuvre and before the meat. But this order implies that there's no fish served. So you can also have:
l'apéritif, le hors d'œuvre (hot or cold), l'entrée, le poisson (fish), la viande (meat), le fromage, le dessert, le café, le pousse-café (digestif).
So we French are not the only ones having this dinner/supper mess!