Table d'hôte
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Table d'hôte is a French loan phrase which literally means "host's table". It is used as restaurant terminology to indicate a menu where multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged at a fixed price. Such a menu may also be called prix fixe ("fixed price"). The terms 'set meal' and 'set menu' are reasonably common as well. Because the menu is set, the cutlery on the table may also already be set for all of the courses.
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[edit] Etymology
The phrase table d'hôte originally referred to a table shared by guests, where a meal was served at a specific time. The meaning shifted to include any meal featuring a set menu at a fixed price. In the original sense, its use in English is attributed as early as 1617, while the later extended use, now more common, dates from the early nineteenth century.[1]
[edit] Other country
In Japan a similar practice is referred to as Teishoku (定食). This has a fixed menu and often comes with side dishes such as pickles and miso soup.[2] Typical prices can range from 800 Yen to 1500 Yen.[3]
[edit] See also
- À la carte, the opposite of table d'hôte
[edit] References
- ^ "Table d'hôte". Oxford English Dictionary (draft ed.). September 2008. http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50245852. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ Japan Glossary | Japanese Terms :: Japan Visitor
- ^ Boye De Mente (1995). Japan Made Easy. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 111
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