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Cocktail appetizers
made of seafood or fruit with a tart or tangy sauce. These appetizers are always served chilled, often on a bed of crushed ice.
Hors D'Oeuvres
refers to small portions of highly seasoned foods. It is a combination of canapés, olives, stuffed celery, pickled radishes, and fish. It is served on individual plates when guests are seated. Sometimes, this is simply placed on a platter and passed around. These are served cold or hot.
Canapés
made out of thin slices of bread in different shapes. The bread may be toasted, sautéed in butter, or dipped in a well
Base, Spread, Garnish
Three Parts of Canapés
Relishes/Crudités
are pickled items which are raw, crisp vegetables such as julienne carrots or celery sticks. these are generally placed before the guest in a slightly, deep, boat
Petite salad
are small portions and usually display the characteristics found in most salads.
Chips and Dips
are popular accompaniments to potato chips, crackers, and raw vegetables. Proper consistency in the preparation is important for many dip. It must not be so thick that it cannot be scooped up without breaking the chip or crackers, but it must be thick enough to stick to the items used as dippers
Fresh fruits and vegetables
are the simplest appetizer. These are good appetizers because they give an attractive appearance, fragrance, appealing taste, and delicious flavor.
Finger foods
are variety of appetizers wherein the only requirement is that you keep everything small enough to be picked up with the fingers and eaten with little mess.
Miscellaneous hors d' 'oeuvres
these are variety of food both hot and cold served as appetizers. The serving is smaller in unit size or portion size that can be eaten with forks from small plates or with the fingers
Bruschetta
slice of Italian bread that is toasted, rubbed with brushed garlic, and drizzled with olive oil, served with toppings like canapés.
Tapas
a small food item intended to be eaten with wine or other drinks usually in bars. They are served in a small portion intended to be eaten immediately.
Caviar
salted roe or eggs of the sturgeon. Any product labeled caviar must come from sturgeon. Roe from any other fish must be labeled as such (white fish caviar).
Amuse bouche
a tiny appetizer or hors d'oeuvres offered to guests seated at their tables either before or after they have ordered from the menu. It is an opportunity to showcase an aspect of the chef's cooking style and talent and to welcome the guest. Anything that can be served in tiny portions can be served as an amuse bouche like salads, soups, and little portions of meat, fish, or vegetables with a few drops of sauce and garnish. Chefs do not use a separate category of recipe for these items but just give a different presentation, garnish, or sauce.
Ball cutter
sharpe-dged scoops used to cut out balls of fruits and vegetables.
Channel knives
small hand tools used to make garnishes.
Rubber spatulas
used to scrape off the contents of bowls.
Spatulas
used to manipulate foods like spreading.
French knife tools
used to chop, slice, and dice.
Paring knife
is used to trim and pare fruits and vegetables.
Butter curlers
kitchen tool designed to produce decorative butter shapes to use in food decoration.
Apple correr
is a device used to remove the core and pips of an apple. It may also be used for pears, quinces, or similar fruits.
Apple cutters
are used to cut apples and similar fruits easily while removing the core and pips at the same time.
Basters
large tube made of metal, plastic, or glass, with a small opening on one end and a rubber bulb at the other end. It can be filled with drippings, broth, butter, and other sauces to baste food while it is still cooking.
Biscuit cutter
is a kitchen tool intended to cut biscuits and other pastry shapes.
Biscuit pressers
consist of a cylinder with a plunger on one end, which is used to extrude cookie dough through a small hole at the other end.
Bottle opener
an opener used to remove caps or corks from bottles
Bread knife
is a knife with a long blade that has a serrated or scalloped edge that is used to cut bread without flattening it.
Cake and pie server
is used to cut slices in pies or cakes, and then transfer to a plate or container.
Cheese knife
is a type of kitchen knife specifically used to cut cheese.
Chef's knife
is a cutting tool used in food preparation.
Chinoise
is a conical sieve with extremely fine mesh, used to strain custards, purées, soups, and sauces, producing a very smooth texture.
Colander
is a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, used for draining and straining food like pasta.
Crab cracker
is used to crack the tough shells of crabs, lobsters, and other edible crustaceans.
Cutting board
is a board for cutting fruits and vegetables
Dough scraper
is a versatile tool that helps lift sticky dough, scrape clean a rolling pin, move sliced or chopped vegetables to a sauté pan, and more.
Corkscrew tool
is used to draw corks from wine bottles, beer bottles, and other household bottles.
Egg piercer
is used to break a tiny opening in an eggshell to prevent the shell from cracking and the yolk from turning green while boiling.
Egg poacher
is a piece of cookware meant to help cooking an egg in a particular way
Egg separator
is a slotted spoon
Egg slicers
used to slice peeled, hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly
Fillet knife
is a long, narrow knife with a finely serrated blade used to prepare and fillet fish.
Fish scaler
is a kitchen tool used to remove the Scales from the skin of fish
Flour sifter
is used to remove clumps and debris from flour. It is also used to make the flour a lighter consistency
Food Mill
consists of a bowl, a plate with holes like a colander, and a crank with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes. It is used to mash or sieve soft foods.
Funnel
a pipe with wide, conical mouth and a narrow stem. It is used to channel liquid or fine
Garlic Press
a kitchen utensil used to crush garlic cloves efficiently.
Grapefruit knife
special type of knife designed to cut grapefruit and other citrus fruits.
Cheese grater
a kitchen tool designed to shred cheese easily.
Ladle
a type of serving spoon used for soup, stew, or other foods.
Lemon Reaper
a small kitchen utensil used to extract juice from a lemon or other small citrus fruits
Lemon Squeezer
a small kitchen utensil designed to extract juice from lemons or other citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, or lime.
Lobster Pick
a long, narrow food utensil used to extract meat from the joints, legs, claws, and other small parts of a lobster.
Measuring Spoons
are used to measure dry and liquid ingredients in small quantities.
Measuring Cups
in various sizes and volumes used to measure dry ingredients
Glass Measuring Cups
a container which is usually transparent. It is smooth in the inside with the graduation mark on the outside to read. This is used for measuring liquid ingredients like water and oil.
Mixing Bowls
used to combine food ingredients when preparing recipes.
Mixing Spoon
used to mix ingredients. It is made of wood in different sizes and different length of the handle.
Mortar and Pestle
a tool used to pound and grind substances in a mortar.
Nutcracker
a tool or device used to open or crack the shells of nuts.
Nutmeg
grate a device used to grate a nutmeg seed.
Pastry blender
a kitchen tool used to mix a hard (solid) fat into flour in order to make pastries. It is made of wires curved into a crescent shape and held by a rigid handle.
Pastry Brush
a small, flat brush used for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
Pastry Wheel
a handled tool with a thin sharp wheel, used for marking and cutting rolled
Potato Masher
a utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes and apple sauce.
Rolling pin
a cylinder of wood or other material, usually with a short handle at each end used for rolling out dough.
Poultry Shears
used to dejoint and cut uncooked poultry.
Sieve
a tool with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
Slotted Spoon Skimmer
a wide shallow wire
Tin Opener
used to open tins or cans.
Tomato Knife
a small kitchen knife that are designed especially for cutting or slicing tomatoes.
Tongs
used to grip and lift one or more items from hot surfaces, such as barbecues, or to select small items, such as sugar cubes or salad portions.
Trussing Needle
long stainless-steel needles that vary in size from 4 to 10 inches in length threaded with twine used to truss food.
Wire Whip
used to mix thinner liquids.
Zester
used to remove zest or citrus peels in thin strips.
Chiller
used to keep cold foods chilled for service.
Garnish
any food item or combination of items placed on top of the spread which usually gives color, design, and texture or flavor accent to the canape
Base
holds the spread and garnish. Crackers and toasts are firmer and give a okeasing texture and crispness in the canapes
Spread
placed on top of the base so the garnish sticks to it without falling off