savory dishes that go well with staple food

Oh a savory dish is one that isn't sweet. So it doesn't just have to be appetizers, it could be a lot of other things (like soup or a main course).

A side dish, perhaps?


Since I can't think of anything that helps me eat rice, other than butter, I'm not sure what else to suggest right now.

In spite of the proverb, "Bread is the Staff of Life" I don't think that the English speaking parts of the Western World could be said to have a staple food, something served every day at every meal.

An appetizer is eaten before the main part of a meal--to whet the appetite.

A savoury--at least in England--is an alternative to desert--something not-sweet (like cheese) to fill any possibly empty corners.

Staple foods are always the base starch or starches that exist in a particular culture. So, rice, millet, bread, beans, lentils, etc. Savory dishes are just what jespah said, anything that is not dessert, so it could be an appetizer, soup, salad, main course, or side dish. For example: Rice is the staple food in China. Any non-dessert dish you serve with rice would be considered a savory dish. So, there are some savory dishes that go very well with the staple food rice, but there are some that may go better with another staple food, noodles.

Thank you all.