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Course

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

/kɔːrs/nounCore term

In culinary arts & cooking, course means: One of the separate parts of a meal served one after another, such as the starter, the main course and the dessert.

In Turkish: yemek bölümü, servis, tabak

How it is used

Used to describe menus and timing: a three-course meal, a seven-course tasting menu. The kitchen and the floor talk about the next course, pacing courses and clearing between courses.

Example sentences

  1. The wedding menu is four courses with a choice of main.

  2. Give table nine a few minutes before the next course.

Common collocations

  • three-course meal
  • first course
  • next course
  • between courses
  • five-course dinner
  • starterA small dish served as the first course of a meal, before the main course. Appetizer is the usual American word.
  • main courseThe largest and most important dish of a meal, usually served after the starter and before dessert. Often shortened to main.
  • tasting menuA menu of many small courses chosen by the chef, served one after another to show the kitchen's style and best dishes, usually at a fixed price.
  • set menuA menu with a fixed number of courses and a fixed price, usually with a small choice of dishes for each course or no choice at all.

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