How many courses can you eat?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325653)
Rockingham, Australia
January 17, 2019 3:19am CST
While chatting with Loretta (@noni1959) on her discussion http://www.mylot.com/post/3243842/ice-cream-and-dressing I mentioned that when I go out, and before ordering my meal, I always check out what desserts are on offer. We rarely have dessert at home but I do love them.
I can’t eat a huge amount and when we dine out, usually one course is enough for me. If there are several dishes which I’d really like to try I might have two entrees but if there a yummy dessert on offer, I’ll just have an entrée or perhaps a main and hope I have room for dessert.
I also remember some good advice that I read once. You really never know when you might be called to heaven (or the opposite) so you should always eat your dessert first, just in case you die before you have the chance. I think the waiter might be a bit flummoxed if I started off with dessert but it’s always on my mind.
So I’m wondering if anyone else checks out the dessert menu before ordering their meal.
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38 responses
@xFiacre (12594)
• Ireland
17 Jan 19
@ladyduck I had the most wonderful cannoli for dessert today. I was at the restaurant ‘Coppi’ and you are correct, it is named after the Italian cyclist as you asked last time I mentioned it. It says so on the menu. Main course was pork scaloppine with calamari to start with and a very good Sangiovese to drink. I don’t usually drink Sangiovese but this was very good.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Jan 19
yes, i check the drinks and desserts on offer
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv sometimes we'd eat at one place, then dessert somewhere else
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
@hereandthere We did that in Singapore. Our couch-surfer friends took us to a restaurant they knew about.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
17 Jan 19
I sometimes wonder why one cannot eat desserts before starting a meal. You guessed it right I love desserts and check before ordering. I skip the soup
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@xFiacre (12594)
• Ireland
17 Jan 19
@judyev Desserts here are usually of inferior quality, lazily thought out and created without care, imagination or verve, pre-made and stuck in the freezer till they’re needed. They are quite often spelled incorrectly as well and I can never bring myself to enjoy misspelled food. Saying that I’m headed for an amaretto panna cotta this lunch time in my current favourite restaurant
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Jan 19
In our house usually only one but outside i can have more
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
17 Jan 19
Sweet food isn't my cup of tea,though I have no problem with blood sugar.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv Oh, I see.You hardly eat them at home.
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
@changjiangzhibin89 We always have ice-cream in the freezer in case we have unexpected guests for dinner but we don't normally have it if there is just the two of us.
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@Fleura (29124)
• United Kingdom
17 Jan 19
Yes I do, I often don't bother with dessert but if there's a particular favourite then I try to save space. Don't often succeed though! One year we all went to a country pub for a meal on my birthday. They had lots of nice things but I didn't have room for two courses, but luckily it was a place that served food almost all day, so we all had lunch, then we went for a riverside walk for a couple of hours, then we went back and had dessert. That was a treat!
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
I've become a bit more prudent with old age. I used to go the whole hog (pardon the pun) and go home barely able to walk but now I have a bit more sense. But good for you if you're able to have heaps of courses. A great way to go.
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 19
@florelway That looks SOO nice.
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@florelway (23112)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv how about Chinese Lauriat? Every course is very filling
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Jan 19
As many courses as it takes to get to that shake or whatever it is!
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
@teamfreak16 I totally get you! 
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv - It looks really good. Totally made me want one!
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jan 19
I am a small eater and so I check the entire menu and decide for what all I would have on my plate before hand and that includes checking the desserts too.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv I choose one from each course. I go judiciously with my choice to make me feel full and satisfied and not feeling overloaded.
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@marguicha (215345)
• Chile
17 Jan 19
I´m not fond of sweets so I always check on wonderful appetizers when I go out. They are usually dishes that I don´t cook at home do I ask those. Sometimes, when I go out, I ask for an extra spoon to steal a bit of one of my friend´s desserts
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
We've done that too. Ordered one dessert and two spoons. Vince isn't supposed to have sweets but he likes to have a taste.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jan 19
it varies for me - lots of smaller courses rather than giant plates full - I hate how some people show off at all you can eat buffets by eating ridiculous amounts and trying to keep going after everyone else has ate enough
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv yes it can be great value
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
17 Jan 19
not me, but now I bought gelatin .. planning to make this weekend. for some dessert or snacking maybe
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv my first time to do this again for years
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
I always do and if I spot something... I will just order a salad and then keep my fingers crossed! ;)
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@JudyEv (325653)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 19
Salads are good. You can usually fit something in after a salad. 
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Ah you and my dad like to start with dessert :-)
I can eat... a lot... *sigh*
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
18 Jan 19
@JudyEv Aw! That's alright too though - I can't eat what I once did, when I was a teen - that's probably alright though
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