本ほん膳ぜん

noun

main course (formal meal)

Refers to the central dish or course in a traditional multi-course Japanese meal, especially in formal settings.

• 本ほん膳ぜんには焼やき魚ざかなと煮に物ものが出だされた。

  Grilled fish and simmered dishes were served as the main course.

noun

high-grade full-course Japanese meal (abbr. of 本膳料理)

Abbreviation of 本膳料理, a formal style of Japanese cuisine where all dishes are served at once on a legged table. Rare in modern usage outside historical or culinary contexts.

See also: 本膳料理

• 本ほん膳ぜんは、かつて武ぶ家けの正せい式しきな饗きょう応おうで出だされた。

  Honzen was once served at formal samurai banquets.