Hors d'oeuvre of striking colors. In Italian "antipasto" means it is served cold in the form of olive, cheese, pickled vegetables or "entrada" (Portuguese, Spanish) are served as hors d'oeuvres in Southern Europe. "Voorgerecht" in Dutch means the dish ("gerecht") before ("voor") the main course. Fattoush is a bread salad in Levantine cuisine made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread ("khubz 'arabi") combined with mixed greens and other vegetables. It belongs to the family of dishes known as "fattat" (plural) or fatta, which use stale flatbread as a base. In the United States the custom appears to have come from
Hors d'oeuvre In India it is known as chaat which is served throughout the day. Dahi puri is another snack from India which is especially popular from the city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. Chaat is the snack food consumed separately and not part of main course meals. or zenzai is Japanese for an hors d'oeuvre; more commonly, , which is a direct transcription of "hors d'oeuvre", is used. In Korea, banchan () is a small serving of vegetables, cereals or meats. Additional Korean terms for hors d'oeuvres include "jeonchae" (), meaning "before dish" or "epita-ijeo" (), meaning "appetizer". In