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1 History of Appetizer
The dishes we serve before the main course are designed to increase the appetite and
set the tone for the meal. They occupy the mind and belly while dining guests wait for the
centerpiece that will satisfy their hunger to the fullest.

All through history, those who had the means to secure large quantities of food, and to
entertain, have enjoyed stretching the mealtime and conversation experience by serving a
variety of successive courses, beginning with finger foods, many of which were often on the
salty side, to stimulate the appetite. There is a sense of leisure and abandonment to it all; and
certainly, of abundance.

The Athenians originally introduced Appetizer as a buffet in the early third century B.C.
They would serve sea urchins, cockles, sturgeons, and garlic. However, they were unpopular
to start, as these tiny meals were not followed up with the main course, leaving everyone
hungry and wanting more. It was not until the nineteenth century that appetizers truly caught
on, as meals evolved into more of a structured ordeal. Aperitifs came about by the Romans
and were classified as a liquid appetizer that typically contained alcohol. In addition to inciting
hunger like food appetizers, the purposes for aperitifs were also meant to help with the
imminent digestion process. These drinks would be shared from a single glass and passed
around the table to all members of the eating party.

Aperitifs are still utilized today, typically with the company of food appetizers. The word
itself, "appetizer," as being used in America and England in the1860s, is more of a local flavor
than "hors d'oeuvres." For a time, appetizers are served between the main course and dessert
as a refresher, but by the twentieth century, they had taken their place as a precursor to the
main course. On the other hand, it is said that appetizers are
the dishes that can truly be considered Filipino because we
are best known for using our hands to eat the small finger
foods that come with the first course. Appetizers can include
anything from fish to meat, nuts, and chips. They are often
served before dinner or at large family lunches.

Appetizers are served at the beginning of formal

dinners or meals. There’s also a connotation that appetizers
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before they partake their simple
meals in the evening. Our locals offer buro, grilled fish, kilawin, steamed clams, and the native
and lightly intoxicating drinks such as tuba and basi.

Appetizers are an assortment of delicacies, served in small or bite-sized portions,

which also includes beverages taken before the meal or main course of the meal to stimulate
one’s appetite. These consists of a variety of food such as nuts, cheese, canapés, hors
d’oeuvres, fancy cakes and sandwiches, stuffed eggs, crunchy vegetable with dips, grilled
fillets, shrimps, squids, oysters mussel, cocktail hotdogs, sausage, meat, livers, hams, kinds
of bacon, and chickens. For formal occasions, wines or other drinks may be served with
appetizers.

1.2 Kitchen Tools and Equipment

Mise en place pronounces as mi zã plas is a French culinary terminology, which

means “putting in place” or “set in place”. It means that you have set up everything, the
required organization, and arrangements of ingredients before cooking. In addition, this
practice may also apply to home kitchens.
 You should be able to identify and prepare all the needed tools and equipment as
well as all the ingredients to make the necessary food preparation and ease of cooking.

Kitchen Tools and Equipment

Cutting Rubber Spatula - is a
Board - is a Spatula - is a hand-held tool
durable board utensil that is used
on which to intended for for lifting,
place smooth flipping,
materials for scraping of the contents in or spreading-
cutting fruits and food containers or bowls
vegetables. without scratching the
surface.
Zester – is a Wire Whip - Blender - is a
kitchen utensil is a cooking kitchen and
used for utensil which laboratory
obtaining zest can be appliance used
from a lemon and other used to blend to mix purée, or
citrus fruit. ingredients smooth or to emulsify food
incorporate air into a and
mixture, vegetables.
in a process known as
whisking or whipping.
Serving Trays - There are Paring Knife – used for French Knife - Also known
different uses for serving peeling and trimming fruits as a cook's knife, It is an all-
trays including carrying and vegetables. purpose knife that with a
food and fine
sharp
edge
and has a curved tip for a
beverages more precise cut.
from one
place to
another
Butter Curler – is a kitchen Measuring Cups - is Potato
tool designed to produce a kitchen Masher -
decorative butter shapes utensil used designed to
for use in food decoration. to measure press potato
and cooked
vegetables
the volume of liquid or solid
ingredients such as sugar
and flour.
Other tools, utensils, and equipment in Preparing Appetizers
1. Colander - is a kitchen utensil used to strain foods such as pasta or rice or to rinse
vegetables.
2. Can Opener – kitchen tool used to open tin cans.
3. Frying Pans - is a flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods.
4. Toaster - is a small electric appliance designed to expose various types of sliced bread
to radiant heat, browning the bread, so it becomes toast.
5. Mixing spoon - is a utensil used for mixing ingredients. It comes in different sizes and
lengths of the handle.
6. Peeler - is a kitchen tool consisting of a metal blade with a slot with a sharp edge attached
to a handle, used to remove the outer layer (the "skin" or "peel") of some vegetables, and
fruits.
7. Fork - is used to combine ingredients.
8. Containers of different sizes and shapes.
9. Cooking range/stove
10. Refrigerator

ACTIVITY 1: Explain Briefly

1. Why are appetizers served before the meal?
2. What is Mise en place, and how is it important in preparing the appetizer
and in all
aspects of cooking?
ACTIVITY 2: Research
Make a research about some local appetizers (pampagana) that our local
practices
before the meal.

Place Local Appetizer Description

Example: - Bulacan is known for producing crispy and
delicious chicharon.
Bulacan Pork Chicharon - Locals serve chicharon as an appetizer by
simply dipping the pork skin (chicharon) to the
self-made suka (vinegar).
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