Re: [CH] Food in Oz

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At 09:33 AM 5/2/01 +1000, you wrote:
>
> A small query, why do North Americans insist on calling the main course, an
>entree?  In Australia the entree is the small dish before the main course.
>If you look up the French meaning of entree, it indicates the opening or
>beginning.  No wonder our Ozzie waiters get confused when serving Americans
> :-)

Probably the same reason we insist on referring to "scampi" as a cooking method 
as opposed to an ingredient.


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