On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:55:29 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:


> In the US Appetizers can be any small portion of food, typically savory,
> considered an appetite whetter... hors d'oeuvres are something else,
> they are rarely available at restaurants, those are typically served at
> catered parties, and are served by someone who walks about offering from
> a tray... I've never seen hors d'oeuvers served at table in the US, they
> are served prior to the meal, before people sit at table to eat, usually
> served while guests are mingling during the pre dinner cocktail hour. In
> the US an appetizer can be a shrimp cocktail, blintzes, stuffed
> 'shrooms, fried zuchinni sticks, garlic bread, a fruit cup, half a dozen
> cherrystones on shelf bra, etc.

Terminology strikes again (as some googling and other posts in this thread
have revealed). It would seem there is no clear distinction in the USA
between 'Hor d'oeuvre' and 'starters' i.e. they are (generally) both
called 'appetizers'. So why the heck there was a distinction made on that
menu is beyond me; pick one, any one - and stick to it.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy