The meal would consist of several courses including a soup or salad, an appetizer, the main dish, and a dessert.

一顿饭可能包括几道菜品，比如汤或沙拉、开胃品、主菜和甜点。

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Food served for dinner differs depending on the occasion, but usually an appetizer, soup, fish, meat with vegetables, salad, dessert and coffee is the order.

为宴会提供的食物根据场合而不同，但是通常的顺序是开胃食品、汤、蔬菜配肉、沙拉、甜点和咖啡。

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Try ordering a healthy appetizer plus soup or salad.

尝试订一份健康的开胃食品外加一碗汤或一份沙拉。

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The diabetic menu started with a smoked salmon, potato and asparagus salad appetizer, moved on to a main course of Tandoori-style butter chicken and ended with seasonal fruit crumble with frozen yogurt.

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For lunch, try the appetizer of wild mushrooms and, for a main course, grilled tuna salad.

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