What is your favorite appetizers?

[Thynight]

I go for calamari.

[refujiunderground]

cheese sticks.

[Falcon16]

Buffalo wings

[HunterM]

pre-cum

[Kiwils]

Lumpia! No question.

[Kien]

I go for calamari.

YES. Fried calamari.

[joshj50]

Humus and Pita Bread.

[maxpowr9]

The grammar Nazi inside me rages over the imposed question.

"What ARE your favorite appetizers?"

Although that question itself is a logical fallacy because there is only one "favorite".

[Thynight]

YES. Fried calamari.

I have been on a calamari kick the last few days. I have been visiting restaurants around town that have calamari just because they have calamari.

[Thynight]

The grammar Nazi inside me rages over the imposed question.

"What ARE your favorite appetizers?"

Although that question itself is a logical fallacy because there is only one "favorite".

Get over it.


I wasn't asking what their favorite is, but what their favorites are. It just happens that no one has named more than one thing.

[bort138]

Mozzarella sticks

[eastofeden]

Calamari...always.

A couple weeks ago for an appetizer they made the calamari fried with some capers and a light garlic/lemon sauce...I was apprehensive initially.... but WOW!

[Tadaa]

Buffalo wings

This!
Fried Calamari is a close second. However I prefer them with cocktail sauce, not tomato sauce.

[dereperez]

Gyoza, edamame, buffalo wings, various soups (clam chowdah, minestrone, chicken noodle....).

[frankfrank]

fried calamari, for one. And, yes, buffalo wings as mentioned elsewhere (though those are often more like the "main course snack" at sports bars and such).

[G-Lexington]

I actually just like crudite. Anything bigger starts to intrude on the main dish.

Why are nachos always an appetizer on menus? I'm assuming because you're supposed to share them? I like them as a main dish. Beef or steak, no jalapenos.

Lex

[bankside]

Tzatziki and pita.

[RazorzEdge88]

Spinach-artichoke dip or crab dip (or any kind of cheesy dip - the latter is probably more of a Maryland thing)

CHEDDAR Jalapeno poppers (not those cream cheese abominations)

Caprese

[LatimerRd]

I'll second the caprese.

[GiancarloC]

Kim Chi. As provided with tofu stew or any other Korean dish. And it's good on its own too!

And yeah, calamari is good too... but I'm not too keen on it being deep fried. Or anything fried really.

[medic1]

Fresh Line-caught Scottish Salmon , with a dash of Lemon juice .

[AshyPhoenix]

Another vote for calamari.

My favourite restaurant in town makes an amazing five-cheese dip that they serve with pita, too. I also like hummus and pita.

[crimsonpaine]

Chicken Tenders or the like

[looseliam]

Scotch



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[borg69unimatrix]

Crab Puffs - especially if the BF makes them.

[mark1111]

When I eat out, I like to order things that I can't make at home. One of my favorites is eggplant tower. It is complicated with many ingredients, the taste combinations are amazing.

[CupidBoy]

I make good pot stickers, also precum, as suggested by Hunter.

[RazorzEdge88]

When I eat out, I like to order things that I can't make at home. One of my favorites is eggplant tower. It is complicated with many ingredients, the taste combinations are amazing.

Anything with eggplant...

[kevbo]

Like anyone has to ask: Cheese curds!

[looseliam]

Like anyone has to ask: Cheese curds!

They're a main course for me. ANd then I can't poop for three days.

[borg69unimatrix]

They're a main course for me. ANd then I can't poop for three days.

So... LooseLiam isn't so loose after all ???

[looseliam]

So... LooseLiam isn't so loose after all ???

shhh, you'll spoil the surprise

[frankfrank]

I think that kim chi would be on my list, too, if I had more experience with it. I almost never see it, but I LOVE IT...I think the only time in recent years I had it was from a food-cart in Portland or perhaps it was a restaurant in Garden Grove. Well, one of those.

[freefall]

Gyoza, any pickled vegetables (especially Japanese seaweed), and fried calamari.

[Telstra]

Any good food will do.

Meat, lamb, fruit, vegs, main course ... etc

[purina]

Squashed green olives on "Ruffles" chips with a generous dash of "Red Devil" hot sauce.

[kevbo]

So... LooseLiam isn't so loose after all ???

Please. It's like dropping a hot dog down an elevator shaft.

[seven2go]

GOOD liver pâté, bacon wrapped chicken livers, breaded butterflied deep fried shrimp, escargo with NO WINE sauce and plenty of bread.

[loveguys72]

Onion strings.

[DonQuixote]

Memories of food of future passed.

We used to make sherried chicken livers with my in-laws when we played Pinochle on many a Saturday night.
Medic1's Scottish Salmon sounds great - but I'd have that as the entre'e. SMOKED as an appetizer, perhaps.
(or on my pumpernickel bagel for brekkie)

A good pate' is very nice.

Steamed Clams are great, by the dozen.
Shrimp Cocktail w/ cocktail sauce
Bacon Wrapped Sea Scallops - a New Year's Eve make at home favourite

Fried Calamari with a Mango-Habanero drizzle - Sadly the 4* Restaurant that served them just closed in Rochester after being here for 45 years. As long as they're tender, I like them many different ways, though.

I'd say wings, but as FrankFrank mentioned -they're more like a meal when I get them. Mango-Habanero sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings is good - a touch of sweet with a lot of lovely heat.

Or, we frequently get "Sweet & Sour" or "Boss Sauce" style - which is sweeter and milder than Buffalo Style - my family can't handle the super hot, and not overly fond of vinegar. If I'm having traditional Buffalo Style - they'd best be HOT. Pizza and Wings are a dinner for us.

Good, Sharp Cheddar Cheese and good quality crackers - frequently w/ apple slices
Smoked Salmon

Fresh Fruit can make a great appetizer - Watermelon, Canteloupe, Honey Dew, Strawberries, Pineapple and such.

Do soups count as appetizers - or is the soup a separate course altogether?

Good Salads - field greens w/ romaine, lots of assorted veggies - cukes, tomatoes, some onion, garbanzo beans, black olives, celery, carrot . . . you get the idea.

Yes, I've made myself hungry.

[seven2go]

^ OMG........French onion sooooop........wit lotza cheez (hold the croutons)

Rats........now I'm hungry too.......

[DonQuixote]

Slice of French Bread for the cheese to melt over.
If we're going to do soups, too,
Lobster Bisque
A really good New England Clam Chowder
Italian Wedding

I just had a light brekkie - this is NOT going to work, lol.

*queue scene from Little Shop of Horrors - "Feed Me" *

[Pianist]

I have no idea... I don't really do appetizers. If I dine out, I go straight to the entree and that's about it; unless a salad is considered an appetizer though I've never looked at it as such.

[DonQuixote]

It's Ice Wine Festival weekend in our neck of the woods - a catering chef that's part of Rochester Institute of Technology spent the week working on assorted Ice Wine recipes, including Appetizers and Desserts.

I posted a pic of one in F&G in the Triple G Appreciation thread.

(Thought I still had it, but I have another .jpg queued up already.)

[star-warrior]

We rarely dine out, but if we do, devilled kidneys, or maybe a thick vegetable soup, though paté on crispy crouton slices are nice.

[DonQuixote]

That sounds like a genuinely British delight.

Would that be the precursor to Steak and Kidney pie?

[star-warrior]

That sounds like a genuinely British delight.

Would that be the precursor to Steak and Kidney pie?

Fig with mozarella salad.

[DonQuixote]

From the Ice Wine Festival - some recipes - not necessarily appetizers, but, here you go . . .

https://d2xcq4qphg1ge9.cloudfront.ne...cipe_cards.pdf

[palbert]

Pommes Souffles

[Thynight]

I would like to add stuffed mushrooms to my favorites as well.