Platter (dinner)
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A platter is a large type of dishware used for serving food. It is a tray on which food is displayed and served to people. Its shape can be oval, round, octagonal, rectangular, or square. It can be made of
metal A metal () is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electrical resistivity and conductivity, electricity and thermal conductivity, heat relatively well. These properties are all associated wit ...
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ceramic A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcela ...
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plastic Plastics are a wide range of synthetic polymers, synthetic or Semisynthesis, semisynthetic materials composed primarily of Polymer, polymers. Their defining characteristic, Plasticity (physics), plasticity, allows them to be Injection moulding ...
, glass or wood. Plain and ornate platters suitable for more formal settings or occasions are made of, or plated with,
silver Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...
, and antique examples are considered quite valuable. Especially expensive and ceremonial platters have been made of
gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...
. In restaurant terminology, a platter is often a main dish served on a platter with one or more side dishes, such as a
salad A salad is a dish consisting of mixed ingredients, frequently vegetables. They are typically served chilled or at room temperature, though some can be served warm. Condiments called '' salad dressings'', which exist in a variety of flavors, a ...
or french fries. Notable platters includes the Colombian bandeja paisa, Indian thali or
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
mixed-meat platters.


Gallery

File:14th June 2014 Badar's Mix Platter.jpg, Mixed Arabic meat platter served on a bed of rice, in a restaurant in the United Kingdom File:Sadya 2019.jpg, Sadya, a traditional platter originated from the
Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
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Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, served on Banana leaf File:Seven fruits platter (8475320398).png, A platter of fruits File:Spanish Cheeses and European cheeses on plate.jpg, Five of Cheese on the platter Carne a la tampiqueña.jpg, Carne a la tampiqueña on a platter. Salad platter.jpg, A
salad A salad is a dish consisting of mixed ingredients, frequently vegetables. They are typically served chilled or at room temperature, though some can be served warm. Condiments called '' salad dressings'', which exist in a variety of flavors, a ...
platter. File:Thorramatur.jpg, An Icelandic platter with goat head, head cheeses and cold meat File:Fish finger sandwich at The Fox Inn public house at Finchingfield, Essex, England.jpg, Fish Finger Sandwich platter Bandeja paisa 30062011.jpg, Bandeja paisa is a typical meal popular in
Colombian cuisine Colombian cuisine is a culinary tradition of six main regions within Colombia: Insular, Caribbean, Pacific, Andean, Orinoco, and Amazonian. Colombian cuisine varies regionally and is influenced by Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Indigenous Colom ...
. Paisa refers to the Paisa Region and bandeja is Spanish word for platter. File:Käseteller 2923.JPG, Cheese on a platter


See also

* Thali * In a basket * Blue-plate special * List of restaurant terminology * Meat and three * * Nantaimori


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External links

* Crockery Restaurant terminology Serving and dining Dinner Tableware {{Cooking-tool-stub