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Many dishes have specific names, such as Sauerbraten, while others have descriptive names, such as "broiled ribsteak".Many are named for particular places, sometimes because of a specific association with that place, such as Boston baked beans or bistecca alla fiorentina, and sometimes not: poached eggs Florentine essentially means "poached eggs with spinach". [2]
In restaurants, à la carte (/ ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr t /; French: [a la kaʁt]; lit. ' at the card ') [1] is the practice of ordering individual dishes from a menu in a restaurant, as opposed to table d'hôte, where a set menu is offered. [2]
Name Main ingredients Ref Quiche au Camembert Camembert cheese, cream, eggs [11]Quiche aux champignons Mushrooms, cream, eggs [12]Quiche aux endives Chicory, cream, eggs, cheese
Vegetables often made up part of the sauce or garnish, but entrées on meat days were always meat dishes; separate dishes of vegetables were served only as entremets. [9] On lean days, fish replaced meat and fowl in every stage of the meal. Entrées included a wide range of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, turtles, and frogs.
Ahi poke made with tuna, green onions, chili peppers, sea salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, roasted kukui nut (candlenut), and limu, served on a bed of red cabbage. According to the food historian Rachel Laudan, the present form of poke became popular around the 1970s. [2]
Here are three sample check amounts, with examples of how to write them out correctly: $1,750: One thousand, seven hundred fifty and 00/100 $47.99: Forty-seven and 99/100
The following is a handy reference for editors, listing various common spelling differences between national varieties of English. Please note: If you are not familiar with a spelling, please do some research before changing it – it may be your misunderstanding rather than a mistake, especially in the case of American and British English spelling differences.
At the end of its second-quarter earnings release, Wal-Mart dropped a bomb on the business community. Henceforth, the big-box behemoth would no longer be called "Wal-Mart," but rather "Walmart ...