"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:36:38 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> Appetizer here usually means something that you eat before the meal. Not
>> usually soup or salad and usually some kind of finger food. But starter
>> usually refers to the same thing.
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>> Oh now this is funny! Says the only difference is what country you're
>> in. Since that menu is in the US, it makes even less sense!
>>
>> http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Difference..._and_appetizer
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> Indeed! Now I know why I thought the term appetizer had something to with
> a main course. And yes, it is highly confusing... But to me, Hors d'oeuvre
> mean finger foods - that one snacks on while sipping a pre-dinner
> drink/cocktail. When I get to the table, I have a starter, then a main and
> (if I have any room left) a dessert (or 'pudding' as it's known elsewhere)
> <laugh>

We usually have a salad with our meals but we rarely have an appetizer
unless in a Mexican place because they will bring you chips and salsa. And
we hardly ever have a dessert.