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Mouth-watering Five-Course Meal Ideas Across the Globe

A five-course meal is an excellent way to treat your guests to some mouth-watering food over some exciting conversations. Although it is time-consuming and laborious, preparing and serving a five-course meal can actually be fun! You just have to decide upon the menu and get going. Another big task eh? Tastessence brings to you some easy and elegant five-course meal ideas.

Tips!

  • Each course can be paired with a wine. Once you decide on the menu, a little online research would be helpful in finding out the best pairings with the dishes you’ll be preparing.
  • You can keep it as formal as you like or relaxed. Make sure to add your own personal touch to every meal.

A simple, mouth-watering, yet an elegant meal is enough to leave a long-lasting impression on your guests. Planning a five-course dinner is not a small and easy task. There’s table to be laid neatly and brilliantly, and preparing and offering some appetizing and flavorful dishes. You don’t need to stress out over cooking. You can keep the menu simple, and have to just put together an appetizer, soup, salad, entree, and dessert. That’s all what it takes for a five-course meal. If you love cooking and treating people to some homemade food, then preparing a five-course meal is definitely your cup of tea, or coffee if you are a coffee-lover! (*wink*)

What Does a Five-course Meal Include?

Appetizers

Appetizers may consist of canapes, crudites, cheeses, dumplings, or small starters.

Soup

This course may consist of thick or rustic soups. You can prepare the soup of your choice depending upon the cuisine.

Salad

The salad may be cold or a hot vegetable course. The salad course is usually served after soup and before the main course. However, in continental cuisines, it is also served after the main course.

Entrée

This is the main course of the meal. Usually in Western cuisine, it consists of meat, poultry, or fish. However, it may also be a vegetarian course.

Dessert

Dessert course a is sweet end to the meal. You can prepare the dessert of choice, from pastries and cakes to fresh fruit tarts and puddings.

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Five-Course Meal Ideas

Before beginning with the preparations, be clear in your mind as to what cuisine you would like to have for your dinner. It can be any of your favorites or your guests’.

Chinese Cuisine

Chinese food is loved by everyone all over the world. If you or your guests are fond of eating Chinese food, then this is the best option for you. Read on to find out what all dishes you can include in your meal.

Appetizers

Chicken dumplings with ginger and soy sauce

Lion’s head meatballs

Soup

Egg drop soup

Hot and sour soup

Wanton soup

Salad

Chinese chicken salad

Chinese chicken salad is best suited for a five-course meal, and does not require much of an effort.

Entrée

Chicken fried Rice

Orange chicken on sticky rice

Chinese chicken spaghetti

Bourbon chicken

Dessert

Mango pudding

Ice cream with slices of mangoes

Custard tart

Italian Cuisine

An Italian dinner is one of the easiest and most popular of all. They are easy to prepare and the ingredients are easily available in the stores.

Appetizers

Toasted garlic bread

Artichoke bruschetta

Antipasto drizzle

Soup

Italian wedding soup

Macaroni soup

Zuppa toscana

Minestrone

Salad

Caesar salad

Antipasto salad

Spicy Italian salad

Entrée

Chicken marsala and roasted potatoes

Classic pizza

Chicken milanese

White cheese chicken lasagna

Lobster ravioli

Dessert

Classic tiramisu

Tiramisu chocolate mousse

Double chocolate biscotti (Yummm!)

This Italian five-course menu is the best if you want to prepare meal for a romantic dinner date with your partner. Combine any of the dishes and get going! Surprise him with your culinary excellence and watch him fall in love with you again. Just pair it with two glasses of wine, and your dinner date will be a bliss!

American Cuisine

Appetizers

Cheese and crackers

Hot chicken wings

Pan-fried tofu with spicy peanut sauce

Sweet and spicy jalapeno poppers

Cranberry chili meatballs

Soup

Tomato-basil soup

Chicken stew

Rich mushroom bisque

Lentil soup with escarole

Salad

Waldorf salad

Cobb salad

Entrée

Classic roast chicken

Classic meatloaf

Patty melt

Baked macaroni and cheese

Cheeseburger

Dessert

Chocolate pudding

Red velvet cake

Apple pie

Banana pudding

French Cuisine

Appetizers

Fruit and cheese platter

Cheese puffs

Rillettes

Porcini mushroom tartlets

Soup

French onion soup

Bisque

Bouillabaisse

Consommé

Salad

Spring niçoise salad

Tossed greens with vinaigrette

Entrée

Rosemary chicken

French leek pie

Dessert

Crème caramel

Clafoutis

Crème brûlée

Lemon sorbet

So, these were some really yummy dishes you can consider for your meal. We are sure most you must be drooling by now! You don’t have to wait for any occasion or festival, just spread the word that you are going to host a party, and it could be a celebration in itself. If you have any other mouth-watering ideas and combinations, please feel free to comment below. Bon appétit!

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