Whether in the form of a passed hors d'oeuvre or canape or a small plated dish set at table, appetizers are used around the world to offer the first taste of a chef's cuisine and set the tone for the meal to follow. This extensive cookbook/reference offers hundreds of irresistible recipes for appetizers and small bites culled from the world's cuisines. It includes a chef's index by category and a chef's index by main ingredient.