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Hors d'oeuvre

An hors d'oeuvre (/ɔːr ˈdɜːrv(rə)/ or DURV(-rə); French: hors-d'œuvre ⓘ), entrée, appetiser, appetizer or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served before seating, such as at a reception or…

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related to Bibliography · 98
Hors d'oeuvre → Africa, Alan, Anne, Antipasti, April, ASDavis Media Group, August, Australia, Barton, Becker, Catherine, Cengage Learning, Chapter, Chronicle Books, Clifford, Cracknell, D'Arcy, David, Davidson, Day Mexico City
related to In Asia · 29
Hors d'oeuvre → Additional Korean, Ahmedabad, Balkan, Black Seas, Caspian, Caviar, Chaat, Dahi, From, Gujarat, In Arabic, In India, In Korea, In Mandarin, In Vietnamese, India, Indonesian, Iran, Japanese, Maharashtra
related to In Europe · 29
Hors d'oeuvre → Brettljause, Carinthian, Crudités, Dutch, Fattoush, France, In England, In Italian, In Tsarist Russia, India, Ireland, It, Levantine, Liptauer, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Salads, Southern Europe, Soviet
related to French service · 24
Hors d'oeuvre → After, Along, Asia, At, Bourgeois Cook, British, By, Certain, During, Edouard Nignon, Europe, François Massialot, French, He, Hors, In, Le, Les, Middle Ages, Service
related to American appetisers and cocktail hors d'oeuvres · 18
Hors d'oeuvre → After, American, American English, Americans, As, British, Drinks, England, First World War, French, Hors, It, Prior, Prohibition, The, These, This, United States
related to English savouries · 12
Hors d'oeuvre → As, British, Edwardian, English, French, Gentleman's Relish, In, In France, Scotch, The, The British, Victorian
related to In Oceania · 12
Hors d'oeuvre → Appetisers, Australia, Hors, In New Zealand, In Tonga, Kai Timotimo, Kiribati, Māori, New Zealand, Samoa, Samoan, Waikiki
related to Examples · 9
Hors d'oeuvre → Bruschetta, CanapésCaviarCharcuterieDeviled, IPA-label-small, It, Italian, Seasoned, Single, They, Though
related to Further reading · 7
Hors d'oeuvre → Bon Appetit's Guide, Bon Appétit, December, Modern Hors, October, Oeuvres, Retrieved
related to In the United States · 7
Hors d'oeuvre → America, California, English-language, In, Light, This, United States

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Hors d'oeuvrerelated to American appetisers and cocktail hors d'oeuvresFrench0.60section
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