FBS NC II

CORE COMPETENCIES

UC 2: Promote Food and Beverage

Products

LO 3.1: Know the product.

LO
. 2.3: Know the product.
Different Category of Foods in the Menu

1. Appetizer - Appetizers are finger foods usually served prior to a meal, or in between mealtimes, and are also
called hors d’oeuvres, antipasti, or starters. They may range from the very simple to the very complex,
depending on the occasion and the time devoted to making them. Appetizers are a common accompaniment to
aperitifs, cocktails served prior to a meal.
2. Soups

Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm

(but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining
ingredients such as meat and vegetables with stock, juice,
water, or another liquid. Hot soups are additionally
characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a
pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth.
3. Salad

Salad is a dish consisting of small pieces of raw or cooked food mixed with
a sauce and almost always served cold. Salads can be based around a wide
variety of foods including vegetables, fruits, and cooked meat, eggs, and
grains. Garden salads use a base of leafy greens; they are common enough
that the word salad alone often refers specifically to garden salads. Other
types include bean salad, tuna salad, fattoush, Greek salad, and somen
salad.
4. Vegetable

In culinary terms, a vegetable is an edible plant or its part, intended

for cooking or eating raw. Vegetable servings are highest in the
Entrées, Entrée Salads and Sides categories. The menu categories with
the highest percent of vegetable servings are the Kids Menus,
Beverages and Add-On categories.
Trends for menu fruit and vegetable servings have varied for different
segments of the restaurant industry.
5. Seafoods

Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. Seafood

prominently includes fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various
species of mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Historically, sea
mammals such as whales and dolphins have been consumed as food,
though that happens to a lesser extent in modern times. Edible sea
plants, such as some seaweed and microalgae, are widely eaten as
seafood around the world, especially in Asia (see the category of sea
vegetables).
6. Meat

 
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Meat is mainly
composed of water and protein, and is usually eaten together
with other food. It is edible raw, but is normally eaten after it
has been cooked and seasoned or processed in a variety of
ways.
List of Red Meat

Roe deer meat Diced pork

Horse Meat Diced Beef

Wild boar meat Ground bison meat

Lamb meat
List of Red Meat

Roe deer meat Diced pork

Horse Meat Diced Beef

Wild boar meat Ground bison meat

Lamb meat
List of White Meat

Turkey flesh Chicken

Duck fillet Ostrich Meat

Raw Quail Rabbit

Stuffed Pigeon Guinea fowl

List of White Meat

Turkey flesh Chicken

Duck fillet Ostrich Meat

Raw Quail Rabbit

Stuffed Pigeon Guinea fowl

7. Main Course or Entree

The main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of

several courses. It usually follows the entrée ("entry") course. In the
United States and parts of Canada, it may in fact be called "entrée". The
main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of
several courses. It usually follows the entrée ("entry") course. In the
United States and parts of Canada, it may in fact be called "entrée". The
main dish is usually the heaviest, heartiest, and most complex or
substantive dish on a menu. The main ingredient is usually meat or fish;
in vegetarian meals, the main course sometimes attempts to mimic a
meat course.
8. Dessert

It is a typically sweet course that concludes an evening meal. The

course usually consists of sweet foods, but may include other items.
There is a wide variety of desserts in the world’s cultures including
cakes, tarts, cookies, biscuits, gelatins, pastries, ice creams, pies,
puddings, custards, sweet soups and candies. Fruit is also commonly
found in dessert courses because of its naturally occurring sweetness.
9. Beverage

Drinks, or beverages, are liquids specifically prepared for human

consumption. In addition to basic needs, beverages form part of the
culture of human society. Although most beverages, including juice,
soft drinks, and carbonated drinks, have some form of water in them,
water itself is often not classified as a beverage, and the word beverage
has been recurrently defined as not referring to water.