APPETIZER
/ˈapəˌtīzər/
noun
a small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one's
appetite "the meal started off with an assortment of appetizers including mini egg rolls and fried
mozzarella".
An appetizer is part of a meal that's served before the main course. You might serve your dinner guests
an appetizer of crab-stuffed mushrooms when they first arrive for dinner. Usually, an appetizer is a small
serving of food — just a few bites — meant to be eaten before an entree, and often shared by several
people.
TYPES OF APPETIZER
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These appetizers can be either finger foods and snack type foods or small
portions of main course dishes, such as miniature sandwiches. Popular hot
appetizers include chicken wings, mini quiches, mini tacos, meatballs,
nachos, onion rings, and potato skins.
Example:Cheese Stick
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Cold appetizers are served in lower temperatures while hot appetizers are
literally served in higher temperatures.
Example:
Spicy Devilled Egg
APPETIZERS & ITS CLASSIFICATION.
- Appetizers are finger foods usually served prior to a meal, or in between
mealtimes, and are also called hors d'oeuvres, antipasti, or starters, and
may range from the very simple to the very complex, depending on the
occasion and the time devoted to making them.
Appetizers & Canapés
Cape Breton Snow Crab & Egg Salad on Brioche Toast. Egg and Bacon
Canapés. Gourmet Bacon Devilled Eggs. Herbed Devilled Eggs. Green
Goddess Devilled Eggs with Prosciutto. Parmesan Gougeres. Smokey Bacon
Fritters with Chipotle Aioli. Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Baked Ricotta.
Chips and dip
are a dish consisting of chips or crisps served with dips. Chips used include
potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, bean chips, vegetable chips, pita
chips,[1] plantain chips[2] and others. Crackers are also sometimes used,[3]
as are crudités, which are whole or sliced raw vegetables. Various types of
dips are used to accompany various types of chips.
Cocktail
is a mix of different liquors and other liquids, or an appetizer, or a mixture of
drugs. ... Shrimp served chilled with a spicy sauce is an example of a
cocktail.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD APPETIZER
The literal difference between cold and hot appetizers is their temperature.
Cold appetizers are served in lower temperatures while hot appetizers are
literally served in higher temperatures. As such, hot appetizers are most of
the time soup-based, made from bread, fried meats, and other sizzling foods.