Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hors d'oeuvre, literally "apart from the main work") or appetizers are food items served before the main courses of a meal. The French (singular and plural) is hors d'oeuvre; in English, the oe ligature is usually replaced by the 2-letter sequence "oe" with the plural often written as "hors d'oeuvres". There are several related terms, such as a one-bite appetizer, as an amuse-bouche. If there is an extended period between when guests arrive and when the meal is served (for example during a cocktail hour), these might also serve the purpose of sustaining guests during the wait, in the same way that aperitifs are served as a drink before meals. Hors d'oeuvre are sometimes served with no meal afterward. This is the case with many reception and cocktail party events.

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