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Originally Posted by HarryT
Possible confusion for our American friends here.
In Europe, an "entrée" is a starter, apetizer, whatever you want to call it. In the US, curiously, the word means the "main course". I've been on European coach tours with Americans where this has caused vast confusion  . |
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Originally Posted by Alphapheemail
This always confused me, even though i am American. It always seemed so backwards to call the main dish, an entree.
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yes, it seems so to me too ! "entrée" means "entrance" because it's the entrance to the meal, the opener. it makes no sense to call the main dish the "entrance", especially if you had something to eat already ! (actually i usually skip the entrée in a restaurant, because the main dish is usually plenty to make me full. but even so, it's the dish, not the entrée !)
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Originally Posted by HarryT
It caused me certain difficulties when I first visited America. You can imagine the scene:
Waiter: And what would sir like to start with?
Me: I'll have the soup.
Waiter: And for the entrée?
Me: I just said, I'll have the soup.
Waiter: No, the ENTREE!
Me: Are you deaf, man! The soup!
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crazy americans...
