t least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all. The order of dishes in the West . Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called an a starter .After the starter you will get a bowl of soup. Then ,fish course. The next dish is the main course,it usually is a beef steak . A vegetable salad will be served.Then a delicious dessert will appear at the table .At last is a cup of tea or coffee. starter soup Fish course Main course vegetable dessert coffee