メインディッシュ

めいんでぃっしゅ

noun

main dish; main course

1. main dish; main course

The principal course of a meal, typically served after appetizers and before dessert in Western-style dining. In Japan the term is used mainly for Western or restaurant-style meals.

メインディッシュは肉(にく)にした。

I chose meat for the main dish.

今日(きょう)のメインディッシュは魚(さかな)のグリルです。

Today's main dish is grilled fish.

このコースは前菜(ぜんさい)、スープ、メインディッシュ、デザートの四品(よんひん)です。

This course consists of four dishes: an appetizer, soup, a main dish, and dessert.

A loanword from English "main dish." Used mostly in Western-style dining contexts, such as French or Italian restaurants and hotel courses. In traditional Japanese meals, the concept is usually expressed as 主菜(しゅさい) (main side) rather than メインディッシュ.

Common collocations

メインディッシュを選(えら)ぶ: to choose the main dish
今日(きょう)のメインディッシュ: today's main dish
メインディッシュに肉料理(にくりょうり)を頼(たの)む: to order a meat dish as the main course

Similar words

主菜(しゅさい): main dish — the more traditional Japanese term, used especially in discussions of 和食(わしょく) or nutrition (with 主食(しゅしょく) rice and 副菜(ふくさい) side dishes)
メイン: main — a casual shortened form often heard in restaurants, as in 「メインは何(なに)にしますか」
コース料理(りょうり): course meal — the broader set of which the main dish is one component

Related Words

Compare: 主菜(しゅさい) (main dish)

Related: メイン (main)

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