What is appetizer?

  • (noun): Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course).
    Synonyms: appetiser, starter

Some articles on appetizer, appetizers:

History of The Smörgåsbord
... The brännvinsbord was served as an appetizer for a gathering of people and eaten while standing before a dinner or supper, often two to five hours before dinner, sometimes with the ... Smörgåsbord was also served as an appetizer in hotels and later at railway stations, before the dining cars time for the guests ... at the 1912 Olympic Games stopped serving smörgåsbord as an appetizer and started serving them instead as a main course ...
A Multicourse Meal
... for multicourse meals The meal begins with an appetizer, a small serving that usually does not include red meat ... In the United States the term appetizer is usually used in place of entrée, as entrée refers to the main course ... will be served before the meal as an appetizer, and in the United States often between the main course and dessert, just like in Western European countries ...
Angels On Horseback - History
... Times, where the dish is suggested as an appetizer according to the Times, the dish is to be credited to Urbain Dubois, the chef of the German emperor ... for instance, as part of the picnic menu, and in 1948 again as an appetizer ... Oyster Treat, Try Angels on Horseback They're Delectable Appetizer Sunday Menu "Angels on Horseback, English Monkey? Those Are Recipes!", and "These Angels on ...
Danish Cuisine - Options For Dinner - Appetizer
... The first course is typically fish, although a wide variety of other appetizers are becoming more common ... Common traditional appetizers include Shrimp cocktail (rejecocktail) Seafood or fish paté or terrine, served with bread ...
Tzatziki - Variations
... When served as a meze (appetizer), it is of a thicker consistency, indistinguishable from tzatziki ... "snow white salad", and is served as an appetizer ... with raita and pachadi in India, all are served as a refreshing appetizer along with other dishes ...