meat course
Dinner's protein centerpiece
The meat course is the portion of a formal meal featuring meat as the main component, typically served after appetizers or soup and before dessert.
In traditional multi-course dining, it often follows a fish course: The meat course was a perfectly roasted rack of lamb.
The term appears mainly in descriptions of elaborate dinners or historical menus.
- entréePrincipal dinner course
- roastDry-heat cooking method
- prime ribBone-in beef roast
- rack of lambConnected rib chops
- steakThick beef slice
filet mignon · protein · dinner · Sunday roast · serving · dinner plate · platter · carving · carving station · beef · poultry · lamb · pork · grilled · braised · seared · savory · hearty
meal sequence position
meat coursedessert course
dessert · appetizer · starter · first course · hors d'oeuvres
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