Miscellaneous Hors D’oeuvres

A great variety of other foods, both hot and cold, can be served as hors d’oeuvres. If they are to be served away from the dinner table, it is best if they can be eaten with the fingers or speared with a pick. At a reception at which many hors d’oeuvres are served, it is all right if a few of them must be eaten with forks from small plates, but finger food is much easier for the guests, who are likely to be standing and holding a wineglass or cocktail glass while eating.

Of course, there are thousands of hors d’oeuvre recipes, including many adapted from the cuisines of other lands. Those included here are a sampling of some popular types.