Talk:Entrée

message: is there anything to substantiate that the usage of entree in the US describing the main course has to do with the fact that the portions are so big that after the entree there is no desire for the main course?
Noserider (talk) 14:16, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, there are sources in the early 19th century that make this very claim.  I had planned to add that material to this article at some point, but that sort of detail is apparently outside the scope of a proper Wikipedia article.  MonteGargano (talk) 17:38, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

text: I have finally had time to add some 19th-century sources that unequivocally state that the entrées were the principal dishes of the meal.  That is the basis of the use of the term in the US, as further discussed by Dan Juraksy in an essay footnoted in the article.  MonteGargano (talk) 16:14, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  usage of entree / urban myth 

message: The first paragraph says this course is called a starter in the UK; the next section says it's called a starter (among other things) in the US and an entrée elsewhere.
I live in the UK and "starter" is the generally accepted term here. "Entrée" isn't widely used in my experience, and would probably be regarded as pretentious in many circumstances (akin to saying "Pommes Frites" when you mean chips). This term may be used at more expensive restaurants, but certainly not at the typical curry house, a steak house or a Chinese restaurant that the average Brit would dine out in. 217.155.20.163 (talk) 19:53, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction (UK usage) 

message: In the July 15, 2008 Nintendo Wii Everybody Votes Channel results, 81.4% of Americans believe it isn't rude to share an entrée. Other countries may have different views, but which ones???  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.214.244.25 (talk) 12:39, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sharing an entree -- rude or not? 

message: I added some qualifications to the first paragraph since this term has become very common in advertising for mass-market restaurants, frozen food, and even pet food, but it is still, I am glad to say, not universal in North America. It is rarely heard in speech, and not even used in many upscale restaurants.
Lee1999 (talk) 04:28, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Qualification Required 

message: It seemed a little bizarre to me that "entree" apparently refers to the meal itself rather than the meal that comes before the main course. I live in Southern Ontario and I've only really heard people use "entree" to refer to the food that comes before the main course. In restaurants, waiters and waitresses will sometimes ask if a person wants an "entree" before their meal. I guess I'm wondering if the description of "English Canada" using the same references for an entree as the United States is accurate or merely regional. I find different areas in Canada are far more Americanized than others, e.g. Alberta, British Columbia, and parts of Ontario. Celynn (talk) 06:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  In Canada? 

message: "The term entrée is rarely used for an hors d'oeuvre, also called the first course, appetizer, or starter. In France, however, the term "entrée", a French word which means an entrance or beginning, always describes a first course, not the main course."
This seems to take the American perspective, because far from being a 'rare' usage, that is the ordinary usage seemingly everywhere but the USA. Of course I am too lazy to edit this myself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.184.11 (talk) 14:35, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remaining contradiction 

message: Under the section "Use":
"In Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, chapter 40, bills of fare for a grand dinner for eighteen, January 1887, follow two kinds of fish and two kinds of soup with four entrées: Ris de Veau, Poulet à la Marengo, Côtelettes de Porc and a Ragoût of Lobster. Guests were not expected to eat of each dish, of course, for the entrées were followed by a Second Course and a Third Course, of game and fruit."
Why is this information included here? It's not very informative or concise for inclusion in this section, and it seems like it should be in "History" instead, for example. 72.199.147.169 (talk) 06:55, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unnecessary trivia 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I have removed a paragraph that discussed an "entrée procession" and an image of a 15th-century miniature that purported to show such a procession.  None of the text was based on any primary documentation or current research on this topic.  It is no surprise that no sources were cited since the information has no basis.  The word entrée was not even used in a culinary sense in the 15th century.  There were processions at high-status meals, but these were conducted for every "course" of the meal, most spectacularly for the service of the roasts, not the preceding courses.  The miniature painting that I removed appears to depict the roast course.  Regardless, none of this is germane to this article.  MonteGargano (talk • contribs) 17:43, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: False information

message: Primer plato - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Brauxljo (talk) 01:45, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add the Castilian article to the language links