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    The document discusses appetizers from different cultures around the world. It provides examples of appetizers/small plates that are commonly served before meals in countries like the United States (appetizers), Mexico (antojitos), France (hors d'oeuvres), Spain (tapas), Greece (meze), Italy (antipasto), Russia (zakuska), South Korea (banchan), China (dim sum), and the Philippines (pulutan). The purpose of appetizers is to stimulate appetite and be light bites served before the main course.

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    The document discusses appetizers from different cultures around the world. It provides examples of appetizers/small plates that are commonly served before meals in countries like the United States (appetizers), Mexico (antojitos), France (hors d'oeuvres), Spain (tapas), Greece (meze), Italy (antipasto), Russia (zakuska), South Korea (banchan), China (dim sum), and the Philippines (pulutan). The purpose of appetizers is to stimulate appetite and be light bites served before the main course.

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    Prepare Appetizers

    Topic
    Complete Menu
    1. Aperitif (Before Dinner Drink)
    2. Soup
    Appetizers
    3. Hors d’oeuvres
    4. Salad
    5. Main Course
    6. Dessert
    7. After Dinner Drinks (Digestif)
    APPETIZER

    •A small dish of food or a drink taken


    before a meal or the main course to
    stimulate one’s appetite
    Presents:

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    Appetizers from Different Countries
    Appetizers in US
    Appetizers
    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,
    especially in most
    American restaurants.
    Antojitos in Mexico
    ANTOJITOS
    Antojito is a small
    snack or appetizer
    served in Mexican
    restaurants, bars, open
    air markets, and on the
    street. The literal
    translation means a
    little craving or desire.
    Hors d’oeuvres in France
    Hors dʼoeuvres
    Hors d’oeuvres
    In French cuisine, hors d’oeuvres
    are the small, savory bites,
    typically finger foods, served
    before a meal usually in a buffet
    style or passed on trays by waiters.
    Hors d’ Oeuvres

    • Translates “outside
    the work.”
    • “Foods served apart
    from the meal.”
    • Creative, light, bite
    sized items.
    Starters in United Kingdom
    Starters
    Starters consist of a wide variety of hot
    or cold dishes served before the main
    course of a meal. As part of a formal
    dinner, they may be preceded by soup
    and hors d'oeuvres. These refers to
    appetizers in United Kingdom.
    Tapas in Spain
    Tapas
    Traditionally, tapas
    are small savory
    dishes, snacks or
    appetizers of Spanish
    cuisine. It might be
    breads and meat, or a
    selection of dishes
    from ham, stuffed
    mussels, fried squid,
    to olives, sautéed
    mushroom and other
    vegetables
    Antipasto in Italy
    Antipasto
    Antipasto is an Italian
    term which literally
    means ‘before the
    meal’. It covers small
    items of food served as
    appetizers. It can really
    be anything like
    prosciutto or other ham,
    salami, marinated
    mushrooms, olive or
    small seafood bites
    Meze in Greece
    Meze, mezze, or mazza is a selection of
    Meze small dishes served as appetizers in parts of
    the Middle East, the Balkans, Greece, and
    North Africa. Mezze often makes up an
    entire meal, combining both cold and hot,
    vegetarian and meat item
    Dim Sum in China
    Dim Sum
    Dim sum is a Cantonese
    style of steamed dumpling
    prepared in small, almost
    bite-sized portions. In the
    United States, the term
    dim sum has generalized to
    also refer to a style of
    eating or restaurant
    experience in which small
    plates of Chinese cuisine
    are presented on mobile
    carts to seated patrons
    Zakuska in Russia
    Zakuska Zakuska is a general
    word for appetizers,
    starters, entrees, hors
    d'oeuvres, however in
    most cases it is the
    food, which
    accompanies vodka
    and other strong
    drinks like whisky,
    cognac or brandy.
    Later on, the word
    zakuska was applied to
    all cold dishes of
    Russian cuisine
    Banchan in South Korea
    Banchan
    The Korean small plates
    called banchan (which
    literally translates to "side
    dishes,") are served ahead
    of the main course, but
    they're not totally meant to
    be appetizers. They
    represent a category unto
    themselves: snacks-within-
    a-meal that function as
    complements, contrasts,
    and condiments all at once.
    Pulutan in Philippines
    PULUTAN
    International
    • Britain: starters.
    • America: appetizers.
    • France: hors d’oeuvres.
    • Cantonese: dim sum.
    • Mexico: antojitos.
    • Spain: tapas.
    • Greece: mezze.
    • Italy: antipasto.
    • Russian: zakuska.
    • Korea : Banchan

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