Lesson 2: Classification of appetizers

• Classifications of appetizers:

  • Beverages: seasonal or specially prepared drinks like punch, fruit juice, and some alcoholic beverages
  • Fruit Appetizers: light and refreshing fruits in season, fresh or preserved
  • Hors d'oeuvres: served preceding a meal, often at cocktail parties, can be hot or cold, and can be eaten standing up
  • Hot Hors d'oeuvres: served between the soup and fish course
  • Cold Hors d'oeuvres: stimulate appetite, should always be served at the first course in the menu
  • Plate of Hors d'oeuvres consist of shrimps, smoked beef, poached egg, Spanish Sardines, and lettuce
• Types of Hors D'oeuvres

  1. Hot hors d'oeuvres - served between the soup and fish course. Suited for serving small a la carte dishes
  2. Cold Hors D'oeuvres - always served at the first course in the menu and help stimulate appetite.
• Five types of Hors D'oeuvres:

  Plate of hors d'oeuvres: shrimps, smoked beef, poached egg, spanish sardines and lettuce

  Grissom Platter: two kimds of cold meat such as ham and smoked beef

  Hors D'oeuvres platter: well-presented platter with limited choice. "small in quantity, but big in quality."  shrimps with jelly, asparagus tip.

  Assorted hors d'oeuvres: served in special portioned platter with dishes or even a serving cart .

  Rich hors d'oeuvres: classical form of presentation, lobster should always be included. Silver platter

  -meat jelly
• Canapes are tiny open-faced sandwiches, bite-sized and usually high-flavored or tangy
• Canapes consist of three parts:

  • Base
  • Spread
  • Garnish
• Crackers and toasts provide a firmer texture and crispiness to the canape
• Bread cut-outs, toast cut-outs, crackers, and tortilla chips can be used as bases for canapes
• Spread are placed on top of the base so the garnish sticks to it without falling off
• Flavored butter is made from softened butter with added flavoring
• Flavored cream cheese and meat or fish salad spreads are common spread options for canapes
• Garnishes on canapes usually provide color, design, texture, and flavor