In formal Dinner, what is the logic in serving Soup first and Desert the last?

Answer 1

soup is a lighter meal so that when you eat it you can get your digestives going w/o getting full, then the dinner is served and it is a heaivier meal so that you can eat it and be full then the desert......... well it's tastey

Answer 2

In different cultures the order of the meal is different, and in many cases, it also vary from lunch to dinner.

In Europe the order can be radically different, although some standards are still there... and in China, the soup is often the last. In some places we serve "banquet style", with each course presented after the previous is cleared. In others, the "family style" is preferred, with all the items presented on the table at the same time...

I think the actual reasons you are inquiring about are linked to culture and usage, rather than actual digestion reasons. Soup first, in cold climates, had definitely the up-side of warming up. In other places, a clear soup at the end help digestion.

Answer 3

A formal dinner goes through four courses starting with savoury items and ending with a sweet which is a natural progression for the taste buds. Cheese is normally served as a fifth course together with Port. This is a combination of savoury and the sweetness of the Port. So a formal dinner would be:

Soup.
Fish.
Meat
Dessert
Cheese & biscuits

Answer 4

Soup is like an hors'd oeuvre. For you to have an appetite to eat a lot during a gathering, you need to take in some soup before having the entree. After having the appetizer and entree, you can then have the desert. So yummy...I'm craving...tsk tsk stk

Answer 5

Soup is a natural appetizer that is why it is served before the desert

Answer 6

soup is warm and expands the stomach to get it ready for the entree, a soothing start to dinner. Dessert is something sweet to help digest and to help end the meal as a pleasurable, memorable experience.

Answer 7

well soup works as an appetizer which in this case increases your will to have food as being sour and sometimes spicy in taste prepares you to enjoy the food also to note soup is liquid which will help in digestion after you have taken all the food as it help to combine all the food OK .and dessert is sweet in taste which denotes happy ending and when you had sweet normally their is no urge for more food.

Answer 8

Well even though I'm 18, my parents say if you want dessert you hvae to eat the rest of your meal. So i belive it's like a prize for eating all or most of your meal.