An hors d'oeuvre, appetiser or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served before seating, such as at a reception or cocktail party. Formerly, hors d'oeuvres were also served between courses. There are two types of hors d'oeuvre from service point of view:General hors d'oeuvre
Classical hors d'oeuvre
A tray of canapés, a form of hors d'oeuvres, at a cocktail party
Hors-d'oeuvres (1623) by Pieter Claesz
Various crudités served at a cocktail party
Steward in a vintage 1920s railcar serving canapés on a tray as part of butler style service
European cuisine comprises the cuisines originating from the various countries of Europe.
Austrian Wiener Schnitzel
Czech Smažený sýr
Czech Svíčková
German bratwurst