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 Vietnamese "" ("cold plate first course") is the name for an hors d'oeuvre. In Mandarin, "lěng pán" ("cold plate") or "qián cài" ("before dish") are terms used for hors d'oeuvres, which are served in steamer baskets or on small plates. "Meze" is a selection of small dishes served in Mediterranean cuisine, Middle Eastern cuisine, and Balkan cuisine. "Mezedakia" is a term for small mezes. "Pembuka" (lit. "opening") is Indonesian for an hors d'oeuvre. "Yemekaltı" is Turkish for an hors d'oeuvre. "Zakuskis" are hors d'oeuvres in Russian cuisine and other post-Soviet cuisines, served in the form of a buffet of cured