Dinner

One of the main meal of the day is dinner, which usually consists of cooked food with animal proteins and starch products such as rice, noodles, or potatoes. The word dinner originated from the French word diner, meaning main meal of the day. Banquet is a type of dinner which is considered more sophisticated. In ancient times, it was a custom to eat dinner early in the day, however with the changing time and with the influence of urbanization, and industrialization, the time of taking dinner has changed. During the mid-seventeen century, the dinner was served at any time between 11 a.m. until noon. The meal would contain heavy, rich food including alcohol followed by smoke, chat, and drink. However, the custom was changed in eighteenth century when dinner was served between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and an extra meal called luncheon was introduced to satisfy mid-day hunger. There are certain etiquettes associated with dinner. Generally, dinner is served on dining table with napkin, spoon, glass, plates etc neatly kept on the table. The food occupies the center of the table. There are special dinner plates including rice plates that are designed to serve a particular type of food. There are various shapes and sizes of spoons, fork, and knife designed to eat dinner. This may include a spoon especially designed for soups, or fork for cheese, etc. There are a large number of dinner date toys available, the Dinner Date Barbie is one such Special Edition doll. This Barbie doll has shoulder length silky red hair, pale blue eyes, brown eyebrows and apricot colored lipstick on her smiling lips. She is dressed in a long sleeved gold short dress with white silk collar, white cuffs, and eight pearl buttons on the bodice. This Barbie has a lovely innocent face and has the looks like a young girl that one would imagine on her first important dinner date.