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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Ordering individual dishes from a menu</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the custom car, see <a href="/wiki/Ala_Kart_(custom_car)" title="Ala Kart (custom car)">Ala Kart (custom car)</a>. 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title="Meal">Meals</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image" style="padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Still life with fruits, nuts, and large wheels of cheese." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg/190px-Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg/285px-Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg/380px-Floris_Claesz._van_Dyck_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2270" data-file-height="1459" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #f4eea1; padding-top: 0"> Meals</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Suhur" title="Suhur">Suhur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breakfast" title="Breakfast">Breakfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_breakfast" title="Second breakfast">Second breakfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elevenses" title="Elevenses">Elevenses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunch" title="Brunch">Brunch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunch" title="Lunch">Lunch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tea_(meal)" title="Tea (meal)">Tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merienda" title="Merienda">Merienda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiffin" title="Tiffin">Tiffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinner" title="Dinner">Dinner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supper" title="Supper">Supper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar">Iftar</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siu_yeh" title="Siu yeh">Siu yeh</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snack" title="Snack">Snack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combination_meal" title="Combination meal">Combination meal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kids%27_meal" title="Kids' meal">Kids' meal</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #f4eea1; padding-top: 0"> Components and <a href="/wiki/Course_(food)" title="Course (food)">courses</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Full-course_dinner" title="Full-course dinner">Full-course dinner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasting_menu" title="Tasting menu">Tasting menu</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amuse-bouche" title="Amuse-bouche">Amuse-bouche</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hors_d%27oeuvre" title="Hors d'oeuvre">Hors d'oeuvre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soup" title="Soup">Soup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entr%C3%A9e" title="Entrée">Entrée</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roasting" title="Roasting">Roast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_course" title="Main course">Main course</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salad" title="Salad">Salad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Side_dish" title="Side dish">Side dish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entremets" class="mw-redirect" title="Entremets">Entremets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dessert" title="Dessert">Dessert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savoury_(dish)" title="Savoury (dish)">Savoury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meal_preparation" title="Meal preparation">Meal preparation</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color: #f4eea1; padding-top: 0"> Related concepts</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">À la carte</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banquet" title="Banquet">Banquet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffet" title="Buffet">Buffet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine" title="Cuisine">Cuisine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cuisines" title="List of cuisines">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drink" title="Drink">Drink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eating" title="Eating">Eating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grazing_(human_eating_pattern)" title="Grazing (human eating 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title="Template talk:Meals"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Meals" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Meals"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Restaurants" class="mw-redirect" title="Restaurants">restaurants</a>, <i><b>à la carte</b></i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far'">ɑːr</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Table_d%27h%C3%B4te" title="Table d'hôte">table d'hôte</a></i>, where a set menu is offered.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an early 19th century <a href="/wiki/Loanword" title="Loanword">loan</a> from <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> meaning "according to the menu".<sup id="cite_ref-OED_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OED-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The individual dishes to be ordered may include side dishes, or the side dishes may be offered separately, in which case, they are also considered <i>à la carte</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%80_la_carte&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest examples of <i>à la carte</i> are from 1816 for the adjectival use ("à la carte meal", for example) and from 1821 for the adverbial use ("meals were served à la carte").<sup id="cite_ref-OED_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OED-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These pre-date the use of the word <a href="/wiki/Menu" title="Menu">menu</a>, which came into English in the 1830s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OED_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OED-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%80_la_carte&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Omakase" title="Omakase">Omakase</a>, Japanese expression for letting the chef decide</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Table_d%27h%C3%B4te" title="Table d'hôte">Table d'hôte</a></i>, the opposite of <i>à la carte</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffet" title="Buffet">Buffet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_French_words_and_phrases_used_by_English_speakers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of French words and phrases used by English speakers">List of French words and phrases used by English speakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_rata" title="Pro rata">Pro rata</a>, a method of billing or other calculation based on proportional usage</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem-money.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Emblem-money.svg/28px-Emblem-money.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Emblem-money.svg/42px-Emblem-money.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Emblem-money.svg/56px-Emblem-money.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Business_and_economics" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Business and economics">Business and economics portal</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a 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