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Refers to a variety of dishes that are usually bite-sized foods served before a main meal and are often served with cocktails.

An hors d'oeuvre or appetizer that resembles a small open face sandwich. Typically made with a base of bread, toast, crackers or pastry topped with almost any type of savory item and a garnish, the Canapé is made to be served either hot or cold.

An hors d'oeuvre made with spreadable cheese that is blended or covered with a variety of other ingredients to enhance the flavor of the cheese.

Refers to a Russian version of hors d'oeuvres or appetizers. In Russia, Zakuski may be a small plate filled with foods such as smoked fish, herbs, tomato and cucumber slices, caviar, and assorted cheeses which are served before the main meal.

Used in salads, appetizers, hors d'oeuvres, and side dishes, Belgian endive has narrow, spear-shaped leaves that grow close and tightly wrapped around the head.

Salmon eggs preserved in salt, which brings out their mild, briny flavor. It is served as the hors d'oeuvre "caviar", or used as a garnish.

A meal where people serve themselves to food that has been set up on serving tables. The meal generally includes a variety of hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, entrees, side dishes, breads, desserts and beverages.

A French onion tart that is similar to a pizza or a savory pie. It is often served as a main dish or an hors d'oeuvre in Nice, France where it originated.

Traditionally, this food item referred to fresh or pickled vegetables that were prepared by thinly slicing them into strips and stick shapes to be served as an hors d'oeuvre.

A dipping sauce made for shrimp, crab, and other seafood. It can also be used for meats, in salads, and with hors d’oeuvres.

The French word for snail. There are several varieties of snails that are available, which all have a rich tasting and firm textured meat.

A traditional Greek dish of rolled grape or cabbage leaves that have been stuffed with a variety of ingredients including chopped meat (beef or lamb), rice, pine nuts, onions, and seasonings.

A Swedish term describing a meal where people serve themselves to a large selection of food that has been set up on serving tables.

An American cheese produced from cow's milk that may be skimmed or whole. It has smooth texture and a very mild flavor.

Refers to a German cheese torte in which fillings such as nuts, herbs, and salmon are alternated with layers of cheese.

A large dark purple or black Greek olive that contains soft textured meat. It is brine-cured and has a slightly sweet or fruity flavor.

A name given to several Japanese dishes in which pieces of meat are marinated, skewered, and grilled.

A Japanese dish that consists of pieces of chicken breast that are marinated, skewered, and grilled....

A very small light greenish-brown colored olive native to Spain that contains a soft-textured delicately flavored meat.

A large oval shaped Italian olive that is dark violet in color. It is brine-cured and has a firm textured meat providing a soft delicate flavor.