Hors d oeuvre | appetizers | French classical menu

Serving Hors d’Oeuvres The two most common ways to serve hors d’oeuvres are Butler-style service - offered to guests by servers on small trays. Buffet-style service Canapés: canapes may be defined as bite sizes open faced sandwiches. they consist of : base spread garnish canape bases bread cutouts toast cutouts crackers melba toast profitroles (tiny unsweetened cream puff shells) toasted pita wedges tortilla chips or cups tiny biscuits polenta cutouts miniature pancakes canape spreads can be as simple as softened butter or cream cheese but cam be highly flavoured. spreads can be divided into three categories flavoured butters flavoured cream cheese meat or fish salad spreads canape garnish any food item that is places on top of the item to enhance the presentation of the canape vegetables, pickles, and relishes fish and shellfish meats cheese hard cooked eggs flavouring items lemon, caviar,...