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Sides a meal's supportive dishes. Sides can range from individual vegetables and food items to intricate small portioned dishes. The sides of Reno span a globes worth of tastes and cuisines.
LET'S TALK SIDES
side noun
ˈsīd
Definition of side
: a serving of a portion of food in addition to the principal food, usually on a separate dish.
Other Labels for Side Dishes
extras
accompaniments
fixings
trimmings
add-ons
additions
What is the difference between side and appetizer?
Appetizer - For a starter to stimulate the appetite, and it is served at the beginning of the meal. And , keep the servings small. 2.
Side - Served with main the course of the meal either on dinner or salad plate.
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SIDES - range from
A common American meal popular (across all regions of USA), the meat and two sides .
Usually a vegetable and a starch. There are a range of foods that make side dishes.
American dining culture sides can range from a prepared food (like a vegetable) to a complex dish (like macaroni and cheese).
Popular Side Dishes served in American dining culture
Fresh green beans
Sautéed zucchini and squash
Fruit salad
Roasted veggies
Garden salad
Mashed potatoes
Fried rice
Corn off the cob
Asparagus
Baked beans
Baked potatoes
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Coleslaw
Dinner rolls or other breads
French fries
Onion rings
Macaroni salad
Side Dish Western Region USA
In the western region of the USA the meals feature food is a protein.
The 'side dishes' should go with and enhance the star protein.
The most popular food for a Side Dish in the West, Potatoes,
In the California and Hawaii West regions rice is a popular side in place of a potato side dish meal of a protein, side vegetable dish, side starch/carbohydrates dish.
Popular potato dishes are as follows.
Baked potatoes
Roasted potatoes
Mashed potatoes
French fries
Potato Salad
Potatoes Lyonaisse
Potatoes AuGratin
Side Dish west USA Reno
Salads as a side dish works well with the American meal of a protein, starch/carbohydrates and a vegetable.
Salad served as an appetizer will be small and simple. Like a green salad that has lettuce some shredded carrots and or cabbage served with dressing single cherry tomato and a few croutons.
Side dish served with the main entree can be larger more robust and replace the vegetable compartment to meal.
The freshness of the greens and acidic flavors from the accompanied ingredients contrasts the heavy meat and starch meal components.
A Caprese salad perfect side dish to any entree protein or main dish.
Side Dish - Casserole
Popular throughout all regions of the USA made from a starch or grain, a protein, and vegetables
Side Dish - Pasta
Pasta is one of the oldest known food dishes.
According to archaeological documentation noodles have been around since a thousand years BC. Records state probably originated in central Asia.
A number of cultures in many countries have their own versions of Pasta.
Italians call noodles Pasta. PAH-stuh.
Germans call their Pasta Spaetzle
Side Dish - Vegetables
Range from a simple preparation (cooked sauted, roasted, fried) of a single vegetable.
To a complex dish consisting of multiple vegetables and ingredients.
Baked beans
Chili
Green bean casserole
Fried zucchini
Fried Brussels sprouts
Tempura vegetables
FEATURED SIDE ITEM
FRENCH FRIES
Popular dish served as a side dish for a sandwich or burger meal. French fries can become an entree's when topped with sauces, vegetables and chopped meats. Loaded Fries the dish is commonly called.
Potatoes that have been
"frenched cut' - (cut lengthwise) Into strips.
Then the strips are soaked in water for a period of time.
Next step, drain fries rinse, dry fries (using towels to absorb all water.)
Attention. The next steps are to cook fries twice in hot oil. Any water left in fries will cause the oil to pop causing a danger of burns from hot oil splatter.
Fries are cooked for a few minutes. Drained and laid out in a single layer on a sheet pan(cookie sheet pan) and allowed to cool.
After cooled the fries are cooked until golden brown.
Note. The described cooking process is necessary to yield professional grade produced french fries .
Specifically the cooking process results in crispy French fries.
French fries are popular and widely consumed by American diners.
French fries are definitely a global popular level dish.
In the UK french fries are called chips.
The French call fries pomme fries.
French Fry cut
French fries are available in different cuts.
Shoestring cut - thin long like matchstick. A very crisp French fry from this cut.
Steak Fries cut- thick, wedge shape yields a fry with a crispy exterior and a soft tender interior.
French Fries cost eating out
Fast food operations like In n Out burger offer their fries for just under $3.00 ($2.15 listed on their website.)
McDonald's French fries cost depending on size ordered, between lowest approx. $3.00 to just under $5.00
Loaded Fries entree's/mains
start at $5.00 to $10.00 depending on what type of ingredients and meats used as toppings.
Article by Chefs 10_E 02/13/2024
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