I grew up eating a 2 course meal every day for dinner (90s-2000s). A light soup and some sort of a meat with a side dish on most days. But as an adult I’m like ain’t nobody got time for that. Mind you my mom was working 9-5 then too, idk how she managed it all with 3 kids…
I either make a hearty soup or main course never both, and I often make a bigger batch so when can eat the same thing the next day or even the next 2 days. We don’t call it leftovers in my house, it’s just food lol
What about you guys?
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Oh absolutely not. I barely manage regular one course meals. More often than not I’m just snacking on ingredients because I can’t be bothered to cook properly.
I might eat a sweet after a savoury. Other than that, no, it’ll just be one meal at a specific time.
Not often at home. Even in restaurants I generally stick to a single course, unless it’s an Indian.
For dinner we sometimes have a soup before the main, and usually salad to go with the meal (which is super common in Turkey even if the main dish is a vegetable dish). After dinner we might have a bit of fruit or small dessert if I have some lying around.
As a British Asian, only ever in school. So main meal and pudding. Sometimes I order dessert in a restaurant but not often. The Asian part is that meals consisted of several dishes but it was definitely one main meal.
Yes, I’d say on average once a day, so one between lunch and dinner is two courses (the more convenient one, obviously it’s not something that happens exactly the same everyday).
Obviously nothing too fancy or complicated, the first dish during the week will be a pasta, risotto or vellutata/minestra (in the weekend It could be polenta or a fancier pasta/risotto or a nice soup like pappa al pomodoro), the second dish will be fish/cheese/eggs/meat with some side like spinach or potatoes. If the first dish is a soup like a minestra, I’ll definitely have a second dish, with pasta and risotto I might stick with a first course only.
For example today I’ve eaten risotto alla milanese and plums for lunch, tonight ravioli with tomato sauce, a light branzino filet and spinaches, ending with chestnuts.
Leftovers are reserved only for some dishes, so the ones that are actually still good when reheated.
I barely even eat a full single meal per day. I can’t even remember the last time I had a multi-course meal.
That depends on whether you want to count the ice cream I scoop myself 1–2 hours after dinner as a second course. Otherwise no, I only eat a main course typically.
Yes, always gotta have smth sweet after 😋 Main dish, dessert. For lunch & dinner at least
I have two course meal for lunch every single day, yes. Not usually for dinner though.
When I’m at my mom I will eat a salad and dinner, but by myself I’ll skip the salad. I eat more than the recommended minimum amount of vegetables without the salad, and don’t want to bother. If/when I have kids in the future, I’ll add a salad, though.
For lunch it is very common in Spain. Specially if you eat away.
There is actually a “menu del dia” in most bars and restaurants with a starter, two courses and dessert.
For dinner no, it is very uncommon. Maybe in a Chinese Restaurant.
Who the hell has the time to multiple course meals? Have everything on the damn table at the same time and eat it!
Yes, everyday at least one meal is made of two courses + sweet/fruit.
Typically it will be a primo and a secondo, so a pasta/rice/soup as first course and fish/eggs/meat/cheese + a side as second course.
On Sundays it’s a multiple courses lunch, so entrés/starters (appetizers), first dish (pasta etc.), second dish (fish etc.), dessert+fruit, coffee, digestive.
Maybe one Sunday in the month I’ll have a tiramisu after my Sunday with a glass of wine hanging out my arse. Other than that I don’t have a multiple course meal unless me and the fiancé go out for dinner.
No, only on rare occasions and when it happens it is more appetizer + first course
I usually make a 3 course meal on Sunday. Otherwise, if I have a second course it’s something like a piece of fruit or a yogurt, if that counts.
Does eating ice cream after dinner count? If not then no.
only during big holidays like Christmas, Easter or weddings where you sit half day at the table.
It’s way to much work and food.
No, I do not. While this is a very traditional way of eating dinner in Poland, I personally don’t like it and eat one course only.
If bi-monthly qualifies as regularly then yes. Every now and again we’ll meet someone at a restaurant and i’ll have a soup or a salad as a starter. Mind you this is mostly to kill time while others are eating. I like to eat, and then be full and done with eating fairly soon.
My personal hell is an eight course meal, each made into an event fitting onto a teaspoon.
I am a simpleton, okay? Leave me be.
Adhd patient here
I’ll be happy if I remember to eat
***Snacking is kind of the new way to do it.***
***In Ireland***, we don’t really pay much attention to ***breakfast*** on the weekd*ays* (some cereal, toast or maybe a breakfast bar) and yes, the famous Irish Breakfast is something we delve into on a weekend but not every weekend (the feckin’ effort haha)
At ***lunch time***, again, we’re really into it either (unlike our friends on the continent who have pretty much a mini dinner or small meal) – we tend to have a sandwich meal deal (sandwich, a small treat like a packet of chips (crisps!) or a bar of chocolate and a drink.
***Dinner*** is the main character of our lives in Ireland, we’ll have a full meal then which could either be something Irish such as the usual meat/veg/sauce/ or more than likely pasta or a rice based dish (if we need a break from potatoes).
Other than that, to prevent the afternoon slump by eating too much, ***we prefer “grazing” which is munching on little snacks throughout the day for energy boosts***
In general, I just have one course at dinner time. However, I would often have a dessert at some point in the evening, but several hours after my dinner!
I have something sweet for dessert after lunch (which we call dinner and eat around 1pm) most days. It wouldn’t be something huge but I love something sweet after my main meal.
I’d only have a starter with my main and dessert if I was out for a meal for an occasion and something on the menu caught my eye, or for a wedding, Christmas etc type of occasion.
If desserts count, then every meal is a two course meal here. If cheese counts, then half the meals are three course meals. And then several times a week it’s a four course meal on the evening.
On the other hand my breakfasts are not even meals: they’re more like English artifacts. Beans on toast, eggs, lentils, etc. Working class tradition.
No, only on holidays. I would get fat very quickly if I were to eat multiple course meals on a regular basis.
My GF loves cakes and ice cream, so when we’re together, we have a light lunch at 1 or 2 and cake or ice cream at 4-ish, followed by dinner at around 7.
So if you allowed to count that lunch-cake/,ice cream combination as two courses, then yes. Other than that no.
When I’m on my own, I just have breakfast in the morning and a late lunch or tea, always hearty and savoury, usually with adequate amounts of garlic (which happens to be my favourite vegetable).
If soups count then pretty much every day. It takes just several minutes to prepare soup from the bag. And salads and fruit/dessert afterwards
Absolutely not. Only when having big family meals, which happen once a year at best. After moving to Spain, my mom never had the time to cook soup plus the main meal every day. I’ve been cooking most of my meals since I was 11, so I just got used to making one main dish and calling it a day.
I very rarely eat out and even when I do, I just order the main course and dessert.
I did not eat this way when I moved out from my parents house. Than I met my hubs. We still did not eat this way. Now we have kids and … Back to traditional eating lol
Absolutely not. I do that only in restaurants when someone else is paying, LMAO, I mean work related of course. It’s just too much food for me and would be a waste.
Yes.
Not at work, but at home always, in summer or winter.
Not regularly, only when I go out to a restaurant that serves a 3/4/5/6/7 course dinner. Several restaurants in Amsterdam have no other option that choosing a set menu in the evening.
I do this maybe once every few months these days. Note that the more courses the smaller the portion sizes, so eating 6 or 7 courses doesn’t necessarily mean that you eat that much more.
When I’m at home I just have one course and occasionally a dessert. When I cook for friends, I make a starter, main and a dessert.
It’s quite normal to have a salad before or after the main thing; even at home.
As an American who moved to Germany… Do you know how often I witness people just eating bread rolls as a meal walking down the street? Countless.
Breakfast? Bread roll.
Lunch? Bread roll with meat and cheese.
Dinner? Cold bread roll with meat and cheese. Some potato salad too.
People aren’t fancy on the daily.