Appetizer

An appetizer or hors d'oeuvre is a small dish of an overall meal. It can also be a drink or multiple drinks containing alcohol. Common examples include: shrimp cocktail, calamari, salad, potato skins, mussels, bruschetta or cheese and crackers. An appetizer may also be very elegant in some restaurants.^[1]^[2]

They are often referred to as snacks or hors d'oeuvres.

Etymology

In French, hors d'oeuvre means "outside the work".^[source?]

References

↑ "Appetizer | Define Appetizer at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
↑ "What are Appetizers?". Wisegeek.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

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[1] "Appetizer | Define Appetizer at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

[2] "What are Appetizers?". Wisegeek.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

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