1. Le couvert (table setting)
Comment mettre la table
How to set the table
La cuillère
La fourchette
Le couteau
L’assiette
Le verre
La serviette
Spoon
Fork
Knife
Plate
Glass
napkin

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3. Usually consists of the following:
Breakfast
Le Petit Déjeuner
First meal of the day
Traditionally consists of the following foods:
Eggs
Toast
Cereal (both hot and cold)
Pancakes ( French Toast/Waffles)
Ham
Sausage
Bacon
And drinks:
Milk
Coffee
Juice
First meal of the day
Extremely simple
Usually consists of the following:
French Bread (And sometimes):
Jam
Butter
Croissants
And to drink:
Cafe Au Lait (translates to "Coffee with Milk," Hot Chocolate for children

4. Lunch Le Déjeuner Second meal of the day
Traditionally eaten around noon (12 p.m.)
Though there is no standard food eaten for lunch, there are two very common lunch foods:
Sandwich
Salad
And drinks:
Water
Soda
Iced Tea
Unlike many other cultures, lunch is not the largest meal of the day
It falls in the middle of most people's workday, and usually a half-hour to an hour is given for this meal
Second meal of the day
Usually served between noon (12 p.m.) and 2:30 p.m.
Has seen change in modern times
Used to last for the full two hours and be main course of the day, though now it usually only lasts an hour
Now is sometimes more similar to American lunches often consisting of:
Sandwich
Salad
Desert
And to drink:
Water
Soda
Wine
This varies heavily depending on region; some places still offer full five-course lunches during a two-hour lunch period

5. Usually eaten within an hour of 6 p.m.
Dinner
Le dîner
Final meal of the day
Usually eaten within an hour of 6 p.m.
Falls at the end of the working day
Is often the largest meal of the day, which is dissimilar from many other cultures
Can consist of almost anything
Dinner is often seen as a time for Americans to come together and congregate, for friends hanging out, and for catching up on the day
Third and final meal of the day
Usually served around 8 p.m. though can be as late as 10 p.m.
Is often leisurely and made up of several courses (up to 7)
The courses vary but usually consist of:
Hors d'oeuvre/Entrée: an appetizer course that is often a soup
Plat Principal: main course consisting of meat, fish, and vegetables
Salad: salad is often served fairly late in the meal, unlike the American custom of eating the salad first
Cheese Course/Dessert: Meals tend to close out with cheeses, fruits or pastry desserts
And to drink:
Wine
Water