Thread: What does "Entree" mean?

As the title suggests, what does "entree" mean? By all means give multiple reasons/answers but please "back up" your answers with identifiable fact.

BTW, this is about teaching English to EFL students.

Its the main course of a meal or if your being formal its the course served between the fish and the meat.

No need to back it up, thats what it means.

You and milkman should use GOOGLE a bit more, saves you some time too.
en·trée or en·tree (ntr, n-tr)
n. 1. a. The main dish of a meal.
b. A dish served in formal dining immediately before the main course or between two principal courses.

2. a. The act of entering.
b. The power, permission, or liberty to enter; admittance.

Entree is your starter not main course. Today, what is called an entrée elsewhere is called the first course, appetizer, or starter. In Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
Or its French for entrance. An entrée (French, literally meaning entry or entrance)

^^Thats what I said I just left off the french meaning which is the origin of the english version of the word.

And your right. I didn't google it.

What does "retrousse" mean?

It means just the same as 'usse' just a little more 70's.

What about "cullo" ?

Lovely word, right for this thread. Let's lick it and see.

What is a chode?

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

And your right. I didn't google it.

And I wasn't talking to you either,, Mike should learn where the google button is.

Originally Posted by daveboy

Entree is your starter not main course. Today, what is called an entrée elsewhere is called the first course, appetizer, or starter. In Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
Or its French for entrance. An entrée (French, literally meaning entry or entrance)

That's what I thought - entree, as in enter, first, e.g. onion baji, prawn cocktail, melon etc.

^me too, i see Timba lurking so he may tell us?

In French restaurants the entree is the appetizer before the main course. In North America it is the main course.

What do they call a starter in North America then?

Originally Posted by daveboy

What do they call a starter in North America then?

An appetizer.

Originally Posted by daveboy

What do they call a starter in North America then?

They don't call it Spotted Dick, that's fer sure!

Originally Posted by pickel

Originally Posted by daveboy

What do they call a starter in North America then?

An appetizer.

Thankyou now I know

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by daveboy

What do they call a starter in North America then?

They don't call it Spotted Dick, that's fer sure!

Thats a desert Moon Bat.

We called it pudding

Originally Posted by daveboy

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by daveboy

What do they call a starter in North America then?

They don't call it Spotted Dick, that's fer sure!

Thats a desert Moon Bat.

I know - and not a bad one at that!

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by daveboy

What do they call a starter in North America then?

They don't call it Spotted Dick, that's fer sure!

Could be a starter, if that's all your having.

Originally Posted by pickel

In French restaurants the entree is the appetizer before the main course. In North America it is the main course.

Trust the yanks to cock it up....Most countries with any clue use the term to describe the first part of a meal.How did it became the "main course" ?

Originally Posted by daveboy

We called it pudding

For years, we called it pudding. Then a cantankerous old Aunt insisted that it should be called 'sweet', if it was sweet. 'Tart', if it was tart, etc etc. Now She has passed on and we prefer the term 'afters'.

Never fails to get a smile when I talk about 'afters' in any LOS eating place. Sometimes I get my arm thumped but I usually mean an icecream.