bread course

Pre-meal carbs offering

The bread course is the part of a formal meal when bread is served, typically early in the sequence before the main dishes arrive.

In multi-course dining, it may come with butter, olive oil, or spreads: The bread course arrived while we were still looking at menus.

The term also refers to the bread selection itself.

Related

starter · dinner · table · table setting · warm · crusty · sliced · olive oil · sea salt · sourdough · focaccia · meal · restaurant · serving · dipping · crust · yeast · fresh

Opposites
meal structure/course sequence

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Primary dish served

entrée · main dish · dessert course · meat course · fish course

culinary prominence

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Primary dish served

pièce de résistance · showpiece · signature dish · showstopper

Family

bread, course, breads, breaded, breading, breadcrumb, courses, coursed, coursing

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G