Salad

Some of the best fundas always come out over dining coversation.

I happened to ask someone, when should salad be taken and why? The best answer and the reasoning really made sense to me.

Salad is served before the main course. The reason is, you should not take the heavy(read oily and spicy) food directly on your empty stomach. Salad sets the stage for other food to come.

In addition, it is better to fill up your tummy with good fibrous food like salad so that you consume less of heavy food.

It is in this line of reasoning that dessert (icecream/sweets) is served last. It is high calorie food and by the time you have it (after the meal) there is little scope for over consumption :)

Well!!!! makes sense to me. Although I dont think anyone should necessarily follow a sequence with food...