How to Order a Plate Lunch
Choose a starch., Pick out a vegetable/side dish., Choose your meat., Remember to get a little dessert and/or drink before purchasing your meal.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose a starch.
Choices may include rice, noodles or potatoes.
A Chinese or Korean restaurant may have more noodle varieties, for example Chow Fun or Chow Mein.
American restaurants will probably concentrate on white rice, brown rice, and potatoes (mashed, baked, or French Fried). -
Step 2: Pick out a vegetable/side dish.
Usually beans, tofu, coleslaw, macaroni salad, and kimchi are offered.
These are also usually eaten first since they are cold or refrigerated. , Depending on the food ethnicity, you'll see a variety of beef, pork, and chicken.
Some meat choices may include vegetables, such as beef & broccoli for Chinese plate lunches.
Other meat dishes may incorporate items from other ethic backgrounds, for example seafood and fusion. , -
Step 3: Choose your meat.
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Step 4: Remember to get a little dessert and/or drink before purchasing your meal.
Detailed Guide
Choices may include rice, noodles or potatoes.
A Chinese or Korean restaurant may have more noodle varieties, for example Chow Fun or Chow Mein.
American restaurants will probably concentrate on white rice, brown rice, and potatoes (mashed, baked, or French Fried).
Usually beans, tofu, coleslaw, macaroni salad, and kimchi are offered.
These are also usually eaten first since they are cold or refrigerated. , Depending on the food ethnicity, you'll see a variety of beef, pork, and chicken.
Some meat choices may include vegetables, such as beef & broccoli for Chinese plate lunches.
Other meat dishes may incorporate items from other ethic backgrounds, for example seafood and fusion. ,
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