Side dish

A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal. A typical meal with a meat-based main dish might include one vegetable side dish, sometimes in the form of a salad, and one starch side dish, such as bread, potatoes, rice, or pasta.

Related Topics:
Entrée - Main course - Meal - Meat - Vegetable - Salad - Starch - Bread - Potato - Rice - Pasta

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Some common sides are:

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• French fries or steak fries
• Baked potatoes
• Various vegetables
• Soups
• Salad (often a "side" salad)
• Dinner rolls or other breads

Some restaurants offer a limited selection of side dishes that are included with the price of the entrée as a combination meal. Other times side dishes are ordered separately from an a la carte menu.

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French fries are the most common side dish served at fast-food restaurants and other American cuisine restaurants. In response to criticism about the high fat and calorie content of french fries, some fast-food chains have recently begun to offer other side dishes, such as salads, as substitutes for the standard french fries with their combination meals.

Related Topics:
French fries - Fast-food restaurant - American cuisine - Restaurant - Fat - Calorie - Salad

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When used as an adjective qualifying the name of a dish, side usually refers to a smaller portion served as a side dish, rather than a large main dish serving. For example, a "side salad" is usually served in a small bowl or salad plate, in contrast to a large dinner-plate-sized entrée

Related Topics:
Bowl - Plate

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salad.

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A related term is on the side. In some instances this is a synonym for side dish, such as "french fries on the side". It can also refer to a sauce, salad dressing, or condiment served in a separate dish from the food item it accompanies. For example, in restaurants one can request that one's side salad be served with dressing on the side.

Related Topics:
Sauce - Salad dressing - Condiment - Dish

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