Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Soup first or last? Cheese or pudding last?

In England the soup is served first. In China the soup is served second or last.
  In England the vegetables are served with the meat course.
 In France and the USA the starter is often vegetables/salad, occasionally fruit.
  In France and much of Europe, the dessert would be fruit.
  England has a short summer and a long winter, so sugary puddings with dried fruit are a feature of winter, tarts, pies, crumbles, summer puddings with bread, are a feature of summer.
   In England a feast is soup or starter, followed by fish, meat for the main course, sweet dessert last.
   In England until recently dessert was always sweet. Only at a grand feast would you eat cheese after the filling main course. However, at grand dinner the meal finishes with cheese to go with the port, after the sweet dessert.   

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