What are Dinner Mints?
Dinner mints are small mint-flavored candies traditionally eaten at the end of a meal. The mint is thought to act as a breath freshener and the candy provides a sweet taste that many people enjoy after dinner. Dinner mints aren’t usually served regularly in people’s homes, but are mostly offered at special occasions. Most restaurants usually place the check, or bill, on the table with several complimentary dinner mints surrounding it. The classic type of dinner mint is pastel-colored in pink, yellow and green as well as white and may be called a butter mint. Pastel dinner mints may be round and rather flat or small and square shaped with rounded corners. These delicately-tinted mints can look pretty when placed in little bowls and brought out when coffee is served at a dinner party. Pastel and white dinner mints are also popular at weddings and may even be presented as party favors in ribbon-tied squares of net fabric or in little containers.
