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Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / March 2005what is the name in english for the menu where you can try small portions of different dishes?
what is the name in english for the menu where you can try small portions of different dishes? in spanish it i the "menu de degustacíon" but i can't seem to remember the equivalent in English. thanks > what is the name in english for the menu where you can try small > portions of different dishes? in spanish it i the "menu de > degustacíon" but i can't seem to remember the equivalent in English. > thanks tasting menu Owain >what is the name in english for the menu where you can try small >portions of different dishes? in spanish it i the "menu de >degustacíon" but i can't seem to remember the equivalent in English. >thanks I don't know of a menu that offers that in any restaurant I've been to. A common opportunity to try small portions of a variety of Chinese dishes is the Dim Sum restaurant where small dishes of this and that are presented on a cart for you to choose from. There is the smorgasbord of course, where the quantity as well as the choice is up to you. But neither involve a menu. > what is the name in english for the menu where you can try small > portions of different dishes? in spanish it i the "menu de > degustacíon" but i can't seem to remember the equivalent in English. > thanks sampler or sample tray appetizer medley or appetizer combo > appetizer medley or appetizer combo The menu de degustacion is a full menu, not a selection of hors d'ouvre, and I don't think the chefs who put together these expositions of their style and technique, designed to lead the diner through a procession of tastes and textures, would appreciate them being described as a 'medley' or 'combo', terms more appropriate to Little Chef than Paul Bocuse. Owain >> appetizer medley or appetizer combo > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >as a 'medley' or 'combo', terms more appropriate to Little Chef than >Paul Bocuse. Is this 'menu de degustacion' a common thing in Europe? I've never encountered it in North America. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the singer Caruso ordered a number of items off an Italian menu in the US and was dismayed when far more was delivered to his table than even his huge appetite could cope with. It seems he had expected smaller portions. John Ings wrote: >>The menu de degustacion is a full menu, not a selection of hors d'ouvre, >> and I don't think the chefs who put together these expositions of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Is this 'menu de degustacion' a common thing in Europe? I've never > encountered it in North America. A google search for < menu degustation .uk > gives 2,000 results, and omitting the .uk about 38,000 results. A menu de degustation is usually 8--10 or more courses. The evening degustation menu consists of eight courses and will set you back £85 per person with carefully selected wines with each course from the excellent sommelier (£55 without wine), but once you have experienced the delights of Mju I think you will definitely agree that it's worth every penny. Each dish, of which portions are small enough so as not to overwhelm, brings a different flavour and texture, exciting the palate with every mouthful. Our favorites were the Oysters with Ginger and Mirin dressing (£4). Excellent quality oysters twinned with a perfect dressing meant that my companion's first Oyster experience was very memorable. Another highlight was the three pieces served alongside each other: A beautiful melt-in the-mouth soft boiled quail's egg which spilled delightfully onto the accompanying leek confit on truffled potato; Grilled Eel on salted cucumber and sushi rice; and Sea Urchin and Foie custard served in a shot glass - one for all foie gras lovers everywhere - all accompanied by an explanation from our excellent waiter on the best order to eat. http://www.london-eating.co.uk/1634.htm Owain Owain It's all too pricey for unforgiveably barbarous wretches such as myself. A "menu de degustacion" or any variant thereof as a common tradition befitting the consumption of the common hoi (hey, I know Greek, so I can use contemptibly illiterate poser expressions like that!) does not exist in Greece or the USA insofar as thirty years of trencherman eating can attest. |
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