3. Hors d' Oeuvres & Appetizers
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A First Impression for guests, it is vital that the
appetizers be prepared well
4. Hors d' Oeuvres and Appetizer
▪ The Pantry, Cold Kitchen or Garde Manger Section is
generally responsible for the small food items known as
appetizers or hors d’oeuvres.
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8. The two types of service hors d’oeuvres are:
• Butler-style
• Hors d’oeuvre selections are offered to guests by
service staff carrying small trays as they pass among
the assembled group
• Buffet-style
• Hors d’oeuvres are arranged attractively on one or
more tables, and guests help themselves.
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9. ▪ Translates to “ outside the work”
▪ Served separately from a meal
▪ Can be passed or plated
▪ Serve hot, cold, finger foods.
▪ Should be stimulating to the appetite
▪ Cooked carefully
▪ Seasoned well
▪ Flavors balanced
▪ Fresh
▪ Eaten in one or two bites
▪ Attractive
▪ Complimentary to what is to come
Characteristics of hors d'oeuvre
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10. ▪ Finger foods
▪ Crudités with dips
▪ Canapés are:
▪ Like a sandwich but without cover (open
sandwich), they have a base spread, filling, and
garnish
▪ Cut into any shape for visual stimulation
Types of Hors d’oeuvre
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16. • Canape may be defined as bite-size open-faced
sandwiches.
• Most canapés consist of three parts:
• Base
• Spread
• Garnish
Canapés
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17. Base
▪ Bread cutouts
▪ Toast cutouts
▪ Crackers
▪ Melba toasts
▪ Short dough shell (Tartlet)
▪ Profiteroles (Choux Paste)
▪ Val au vin (Puff Pastry
shells)
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▪ Pita bread or pizza dough
▪ Tortilla chips or cups
▪ Polenta cutouts
▪ Miniature pancakes
(Blini)
▪ Phyllo dough
26. Garnish
The garnish of a canapé is any food item or combination of
items placed on top of the spread.
• It may be a major part of the canapé.
• It may be a small tidbit selected for color, design,
texture, or flavor accent.
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35. Cocktails: Alcoholic beverages and vegetable and fruit
juices
• Also a group of appetizers made of seafood or fruit,
usually with tangy sauce.
• Popular Seafood Cocktails:
• Oysters Cocktail
• Shrimp Cocktail
• Crab meat Cocktail
• Lobster Cocktail
• Etc.
Cocktails
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41. ▪ The first course of a multicourse meal.
▪ It consist small amount of food
▪ It stimulate the appetite
▪ Cold or hot served with a dip and a sauce
▪ Some presented on ice
▪ Attractive in color, flavor, texture and shape or
design
▪ Served one or more per person
▪ Can be presented in pastry or hot kitchen
▪ Can be buffet or plated
Appetizers
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43. Italian, Antipasto
Antipasto (plural antipasti) means "before the meal" is the
traditional first course of a formal Italian meal that will satisfy guests
until the next course is ready.
Ingredients:
▪ Cured meats,
▪ Olives,
▪ Pepperoncini
▪ Mushrooms
▪ Anchovies
▪ Artichoke hearts
▪ Various cheeses (such as provolone or fresh mozzarella)
▪ Pickled meat
▪ Herbs
▪ Vegetables in oil or vinegar.
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46. A Roman garlic bread consisting of a slice of Italian bread
that is toasted, rubbed with crushed garlic, and drizzled
with olive oil.
▪ The best-known topping is a seasoned mixture of diced
fresh tomatoes and olive oil.
▪ Meats, cheeses, cooked dried beans, and raw and
cooked vegetables are all appropriate.
Italian, Bruschetta
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58. ▪ A tiny appetizer or hors d’oeuvre offered to guests
seated at their tables.
▪ Compliments of the chef.
o Usually in expensive restaurants.
▪ It is offered either before or after they have ordered
from the menu.
o It is an opportunity to showcase an aspect of the
chef’s cooking style and talent and to welcome the
guests.
▪ Nearly anything that can be served in a tiny portion can
be served as an amuse bouche.
Amuse Bouche
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61. Caviar
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▪ Very luxurious
▪ Named for the breed of sturgeon it is obtained from
▪ Prized for centuries, from the Caspian and Black Sea area
(most prized)
▪ Becoming very rare
▪ Known as berries, blended with the correct amount of salt,
sometimes blended with other types of roe
▪ The U.S. raises paddle fish and salmon to obtain roe
▪ Served in a small bowl on ice
▪ Wooden or bone spoons
▪ Toast points, unsalted butter, lemon, chopped egg, sour
cream, and blini
▪ Most always served with “ice-cold vodka”