History and general characteristics
Snacks- This is a light meal that precedes the main meal. They are very diverse - based on meat, fish, seafood, sausage, cheese, mushrooms, vegetables and fruits. Thus, the assortment of snacks is very wide and it is simply impossible to list all the dishes related to snacks.
As a rule, they serve to stimulate appetite or are an appetizer for alcoholic beverages. In addition, the snack can become a snack between meals.
The history of the appearance of appetizers is directly connected with the Russian table, where pickled and pickled vegetables, cranberries, rutabaga and mountain ash were served as the main dish. But this was the menu of commoners, while the boyars had much more immodest snacks - delicious suckling pigs with horseradish, black and red caviar, homemade smoked sausages, simple aspic, jelly and various aspic - all this was also served just before the main course and was a snack, that is, a light snack.
The history of snacks in the form we see them now began in Russia in the 18th century. Until that time, an appetizer was called a cold breakfast served at home from food left over from dinner. It is thanks to this that many cold dishes of Russian cuisine, in particular, all kinds of pickles and smoked products, began to be called appetizers. In addition, a snack meant some kind of product that should be consumed as a bite to something.
Appetizers in a more familiar - less satisfying - form for us appeared at the beginning of the 18th century in Europe, where it was very fashionable to replace the main dishes with original snacks prepared in haste. It is believed that this is how the buffet and buffet appetizers were born for the first time, where the same ingredients are decorated as in the main courses - meat, fish, root vegetables, cheeses and fruits - but in a more compact version or, as it is also called, in buffet style.
The greatest variety of such dishes is observed in Russian cuisine, although they are present in the cuisine of many other countries. So, for example, in the UK, an appetizer is called appetizer, in France - hors d "oeuvres, in Greece - meze, in Spain - tapas, in Italy - antipasto, in the countries of the Arab world - mazza. The list of countries, of course, is not limited to this, it is much wider.
An interesting fact from the history of snacks concerns this type of dish in Sweden, or rather its serving. So bread and everything that goes with it was used as a snack. At the same time, such a dish was called smörgåsbord, which literally means a sandwich table. So, this appetizer was served in the room preceding the dining room. Everyone, on the way to the dining room, had to treat themselves to a delicious sandwich and only then proceed to the main meal.
Snacks were served, as a rule, 2-3 hours before the main meal. The description of the dishes that were served in their quality deserves a separate independent article. In the future, the time for serving snacks more and more approached the main meal, and, subsequently, became an integral part of it. As for the variety of dishes, it only became richer. Therefore, these days it is not at all surprising that several different snacks on the table become a full-fledged lunch or dinner.
We will consider the characteristics of snacks in more detail in the subsequent sections of this article.
Types of snacks and their classification
There are dozens of types of snacks and we will try to introduce you to the main ones. The main classification feature for this dish is its base product. Thus, snacks can be mushroom, vegetable, fruit, meat, sausage, cheese, fish, as well as seafood, as well as some other food products. Such diversity predetermines the method of culinary processing of raw materials. So in the process of cooking, snacks can either not be subjected to, or be subjected to heat treatment (snack dishes can be boiled, fried, baked in the oven or in other newfangled kitchen devices). That is why when serving snacks can be cold, warm or hot.
Snacks are divided according to the type of serving. So, it can be canapes (small sandwiches put on skewers or toothpicks), original salads in small tartlets (baskets), rolls, slices of unsweetened cakes, crackers or slices of bread with spread, snacks served on spoons, snacks in the form of balls, all kinds of cuts (sausage, fish, cheese, fruit, vegetable) and many others.
The classification of snacks also depends on the occasion according to which they are prepared. So they may be everyday, cooked at home as a snack for work or on the road. As a rule, these are all kinds of sandwiches. Besides highlight holiday snacks. They are prepared for various holidays, such as birthday (including anniversary), New Year, March 8 and many others. For Valentine's Day, special romantic snacks are prepared in the form of hearts. They can be both sweet and savory. However, almost all holiday snacks are decorated in a special way. In this regard, snacks for a children's birthday or for any other children's holidays are interesting. For children, they are decorated in the form of fairy-tale and cartoon characters, they turn the festive table into something truly fantastic. A special subspecies of festive snacks are snacks for a company of guests at a party. They can be very diverse, but, as a rule, they are quite simple in design. By the way, most often these are dishes intended as an addition to any alcoholic drink. Consider the melon type of snacks in more detail.
Snacks for strong alcoholic drinks:
- to vodka- all kinds of pickles (pickled or pickled cucumbers and tomatoes, sauerkraut, canned watermelons, etc.), cold cuts, incl. lard, fish in any form, but mostly salted;
- to whiskey- the appetizer differs depending on the variety of this noble drink, for example, soft cheeses, smoked salmon, baked duck or sushi and rolls that are neutral in taste can be served with light fruit whiskey, all kinds of desserts can be served with sweet fruit whiskey, spicy whiskey should be served seafood, salty whiskey are eaten with sausages, ham, rolls and sushi, but the best snack for the strongest whiskeys will be smoked meat and fish, blue cheese;
- to cognac- fruit and cheese cuts, pates, veal, seafood, as well as some chocolate desserts and chocolate itself are suitable as snacks.
Snacks for weak alcoholic drinks:
- to wine- red wine is combined with bright-tasting snacks, especially with red meat and fine hard cheeses, but the delicate taste of white wine is best set off by fish and seafood, but if red or white wine is semi-sweet, then it can be served dessert with a delicate sweet fruity taste;
- to cocktails- wonderful, and one might even say ideal, appetizers are canapes, unless of course we are talking about sweet long drinks, which you don’t have to eat at all;
- to martini- traditionally, fruits or berries are served as snacks, as well as olives and black olives strung on skewers, a rather tasty combination is obtained with salted crackers and cheese, in addition, martinis can be served with seafood (fish and seafood);
- for beer- as a rule, hearty and original snacks are served, it can be, for example, spicy chicken wings, in addition, crispy crackers (with and without additives), as well as dried or dried meat, fish, seafood go well with this drink besides, an excellent beer snack - assorted nuts;
- to champagne- the traditional option for snacks are fruits, cheeses, canapes, they should be light, with a delicate taste, but pronounced sweet snacks are not categorically suitable for sparkling wine.
Everyone can afford to cook a snack, because this dish can be expensive and quite budgetary and modest. This is exactly the food that will radically transform any table - everyday or festive. It is snacks that allow you to open new horizons for the use of seemingly familiar products. Therefore, a dozen other recipes must be in the stash of any hostess.
Cooking technology and secrets of various recipes
The technology for preparing snacks at home, and in other conditions, cannot be reduced to any compact list of recommendations, because, as we found out earlier, there are dozens of types of snacks. At the same time, you can make a snack from almost any product. Meat, fish, mushrooms, vegetables, fruits - have their own processing characteristics. That is why we suggest that you get acquainted with the peculiarities of preparing a particular snack directly in the selected recipe. In addition to a specific guide to action, described by the text, each recipe contains step-by-step photos. Thanks to detailed photos of the cooking process, you will not have a single question left unanswered. Not a single secret is hidden on how to make this or that snack truly delicious!
How to decorate (decoration)?
Decorating an appetizer is perhaps the most interesting part of the cooking process. The most interesting, but, nevertheless, not the easiest. However, we will help you with the issue of registration. The pictures below show the most interesting options for decorating common snacks. Get inspired and perfect your culinary recipes for preparing and decorating snacks!
Today we are preparing light New Year's snacks. They are spectacular, fast and simple, and the most ordinary products will be required. In the refrigerator of every zealous hostess there are carrots, pickles, eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, pepper (in summer), sour cream, mayonnaise. We offer interesting ideas and unexpected options for serving simple dishes for a boring feast.
Top 5 Delicious New Year's Eve Recipes
Popular tangerines from boiled carrots and cottage cheese
Boil until tender (30 minutes after boiling) three carrots, cool and peel.
From 200 g of cottage cheese and 2 tbsp. l sour cream we will make the filling, mixing everything well with a blender. If it is liquid, add another 50-100 g of cottage cheese. Salt, season with your favorite spices and mix. From the mass we blind balls with a diameter of 3 cm.
Grate carrots on a fine grater, salt. Take a handful of carrots in the palm of your hand, make a cake. Put the cottage cheese ball in the center. Let's wrap it in a carrot cake so that it is hidden on all sides in an orange fur coat. We will do the same with the rest of the blanks. Decorate the tangerines with fresh herbs and serve chilled.
Tips
- To make it more convenient to sculpt, hands can be lubricated with vegetable oil.
- Sweet paprika powder can be used instead of carrots.
- You can add chopped herbs, garlic to the filling.
- Delicious with cheese instead of cottage cheese and boiled eggs.
- In the middle of the ball, some put an olive or a piece of pickled cucumber.
2. Cucumber cups with filling
Wash fresh cucumbers (2-3 pcs.), Cut into circles of 3 centimeters. Then we remove the skin from them, as in the photo. Using a teaspoon, take out the pulp so that the side and bottom remain up to 1 cm thick.
You can stuff with cottage cheese (250 g) with herbs and chopped cucumber pulp. Do not forget to salt, season with spices and season with sour cream (2-2.5 tablespoons).
Decorate with cherry tomato caps. You can do without them.
Suitable as a filling and cheese-egg-mayonnaise filler. Garlic will make the taste more spicy.
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And cucumber slices can be smeared with stuffing and rolled up. Stab with a skewer or fix with a green onion ribbon.
3. Light snacks quickly and inexpensively - baskets with a spark
Any salad in baskets will look expensive and presentable. But our version is very economical, but no less presentable.
For 10 pcs. purchased baskets, take two boiled carrots, two boiled chicken eggs and half a can of canned green peas.
We rub the carrots on a coarse grater. Add chopped eggs and strained peas. Mix everything and season with mayonnaise. Salt to taste. You can decorate the taste with garlic or pickled cucumbers.
We fill the baskets with salad mixture 20 minutes before the feast so that they do not become too wet. Decorate with greens and two or three peas. At the bottom of the plate, you can put lettuce or Chinese cabbage leaves.
Salad can be served on regular chips.
4. Canape with herring
Cubes of black bread (fresh or dried) are smeared with mayonnaise, pierced with skewers. From above strung on a piece of the boiled potato in a uniform. Next - a piece of herring fillet and a small feather of green onions.
Here are more stories of light inexpensive snacks on the holiday table
Introducing beautiful photos
What is the first thing a guest sees before a festive feast? Festive table with cold appetizers. Recipes for cold appetizers for the festive table are diverse in appearance, method of preparation, labor intensity and content of ingredients. The simplest cold appetizers on the festive table are sandwiches. Sandwiches are also the most common snack. Sandwiches are prepared from bread and butter, various gastronomic products and culinary products. When organizing banquets, receptions, they prepare small snack sandwiches - canapes.
The festive table implies the need to decorate dishes, so it is worth serving snacks in different forms. Cold meat appetizers for the festive table, cold appetizers for the festive table from pita bread, cold appetizers for the festive table on skewers can add variety to the table. It is also desirable to combine cold and hot snacks on the festive table. Our site presents a variety of delicious cold appetizers for the festive table. Among them you can find inexpensive cold appetizers for the festive table, original cold appetizers for the festive table, interesting and unusual cold appetizers for the festive table.
Of greatest interest to hostesses are quick cold appetizers on the festive table. Their assortment is also large, the main part of which is cold meat appetizers for the festive table. And yet, if you have any new cold appetizers for the festive table, send us photos and recipes of these dishes, they will decorate our collection. Simple recipes for cold appetizers for the festive table are of interest to many of our readers.
You may be interested in a few more tips to help you prepare cold appetizers for the holiday table:
If you salt the salad in advance, then the vegetables will release a lot of juice, and this will affect the taste of the salad. Therefore, it is better to salt just before serving;
Salads and vinaigrettes should also be seasoned immediately before serving;
Try to remember which of your guests and what exactly they like for a snack. It will not be difficult for you to correct the planned serving plan, and they will be pleased;
It is better to undersalt and undersalt cold appetizers, salads, and it is better not to experiment with spices - the guest may not like it. It would be correct to simply put a salt and pepper shaker, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish and a dish with various herbs on the table;
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Every hostess will agree that the situation with unexpected guests is not the most pleasant, but, unfortunately, it is not rare. Naturally, every family has its own proven recipes for quick snacks.
Indeed, there are many recipes, but remembering the recipe is one thing, but preparing it quickly is a completely different story.
Therefore, today we will talk about the fastest ways to prepare snacks in a hurry (with visual photos) and from the most common products.
Quick appetizers to the table
These quick snacks are easy to prepare and take little time. For such recipes, the most common products that can be found in the refrigerator of any housewife are used.
Sandwich with tomatoes, cheese and herbs
This sandwich recipe has no nationality. A similar appetizer can be found in traditional Caucasian cuisine, and in Russian. The guests will not have time to undress in the hallway, and on the table there will be a real culinary masterpiece.
Preparing sandwiches:
- We cut the bread. The bread is cut into slices. For beauty, it can be cut into triangles or the size of a small canapé;
- Fry. In a preheated frying pan, fry slices of bread with vegetable oil. You don't need much oil, just enough to brown the bread a little;
- We are preparing the stuffing. While the bread is toasting, prepare the cheese mass. To do this, pour mayonnaise into a small bowl, three processed cheese on a coarse grater and squeeze the garlic. Mix well and let it brew for 5-10 minutes;
- Lay out the filling. Put the cheese mass on the toasted and slightly cooled bread and level it;
- We decorate. Cut the tomatoes into slices and put the circles on the bread. If the tomato slices are larger than the bread, then it is worth splitting the tomato into halves. Sprinkle the tomato with salt, and put a green decoration on top.
Tomatoes in the form of a bouquet stuffed with cottage cheese and garlic
The serving of the dish is incredibly beautiful and will surprise even the most demanding guest, and the combination of garlic and cottage cheese will make this dish an unsurpassed snack.
- We make cuts. On tomatoes, you need to make two cuts crosswise. The cuts should reach the core of the tomato, but not be through. In addition, the incisions should not reach the stem by about 1 centimeter. If the cuts are made correctly, then the tomato will open in the hand, but will not fall apart;
- We get the pulp. We take out the core of the tomato and part of its pulp. Important! It is not necessary to get all the pulp from the tomato, leaving only a thin peel. Let some of the pulp remain on its walls. So it will be much tastier;
- We make the filling. Mix cottage cheese with squeezed garlic, finely chopped herbs and mayonnaise;
- Lay out the filling. Salt the tomatoes. We lay out the filling in the tomatoes themselves, slightly squeezing the tomato with our hands so that it looks like an unopened tulip flower;
- We decorate. Put the tomatoes on a plate in the form of a bouquet and decorate them with parsley or onion stalks, imitating tulip stalks.
The secret of the correct preparation of an elegant bouquet of tulips lies in the accuracy of the cook.
There is no doubt!
You will do great!
Cold snacks
This type of snack is distinguished by the fact that the dish is served cold, not warmed up. Appetizers are a great way to grab a quick bite while waiting for the main course to be served.
Lavash roll with Korean carrots and fried chicken
For cooking you will need: 
- Thin, Armenian lavash;
- Chicken, preferably its loin part;
- Korean carrots - 100 grams;
- 2 pieces of chicken eggs;
- Cilantro - 20 or 30 grams;
- Dill - 80 or 100 grams;
- Mayonnaise - 50 grams;
- Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons.
This original and spicy appetizer is quite satisfying, cooks quickly and can serve as an excellent decoration for a festive table.
The most popular snack is in the form of canapes. The thing is, it cooks incredibly fast. Try it!
If you can devote enough time to prepare snacks, then opt for kupats. Read about their preparation. These homemade sausages will not leave anyone indifferent!
Do you prefer air fryer dishes? Then remember, healthy food is always relevant!
Roll preparation:
- Cooking chicken. The chicken is cut into small cubes and fried in vegetable oil in a pan until it is fully cooked so that an appetizing crust forms on the meat;
- We are preparing the stuffing. Fried chicken is laid out in a dish. Carrots are squeezed by hand to remove excess moisture from the glass. Eggs are boiled, cooled, peeled and rubbed on a medium grater. Add the fried eggs to the chicken. In a bowl with meat and eggs, add finely chopped dill and cilantro. Season with mayonnaise and mix well. The result should be a homogeneous mass;
- We make pita bread. We roll out pita bread on the table and stuff it with our mass. The filling must be distributed over the entire surface of the pita bread, leaving indents of one and a half to two centimeters without filling. We roll the pita bread into a roll and put it in the refrigerator. If the roll is prepared right in front of the guests, then it must be put in the freezer for 15-20 minutes;
- We cut and decorate. After our roll has cooled, cut it into slices of 2-3 centimeters in thickness. We decorate the plate with greens and bell pepper and put the chopped roll on it.
Rolls of crab sticks
An unexpected and not so common recipe, although the taste of the dish is not inferior to many purchased rolls. The advantage of the dish is that it is easy to cook, and the products you need are the most ordinary and non-exotic.
For cooking you will need: 
- Crab sticks - 1 pack;
- Chicken eggs - 2 pieces;
- Hard cheese - 150 grams;
- Dill;
- Mayonnaise;
- Garlic.
Even a novice cook can handle the process of preparing this recipe. Everything is quite simple:
- Crab sticks are defrosted. If you need to speed up this process, then just put the frozen sticks in cold water;
- While the defrosting process is in progress, boil chicken eggs;
- Three cheese on a fine grater;
- Add finely chopped dill, mayonnaise and squeezed garlic to it;
- Three cooled and peeled eggs on a fine grater and add to the resulting mass of cheese, mayonnaise, dill and garlic;
- We mix our filling well until a homogeneous mass is obtained;
- Gently unfold the thawed crab sticks so that a thin layer is obtained. We spread our filling on it and wrap it in a roll;
- We cut the rolls in portions and put them on a plate decorated with greenery.
What to eat cognac?
Cognac is a noble drink, it requires slowness and regularity. Therefore, not every appetizer is suitable for him.
One of the misconceptions is to eat cognac with lemon. In fact, this strong drink does not like citrus fruits, but prefers completely different snacks.
The simplest and most correct snack for cognac in a hurry is:
- Coffee;
- Cigar;
- Chocolate.
Such an appetizer does not need to be prepared, but requires only basic knowledge in choosing chocolate - for cognac, you need to choose exclusively bitter varieties and no milk.
Coffee is preferred in the form of espresso and Viennese coffee, with minimal added sugar. You can add cinnamon to it, it sets off the taste of good cognac.
Well, you can choose any cigar. If only it was a real cigar, and the choice of its taste and origin depends only on the preferences of the connoisseur.
However, not only coffee, cigars and chocolate can be present as a snack for cognac. For example, you can prepare a cheese plate to bring out the flavor of this drink more.
Cheese plate
For cooking you will need: 
- Cheese. Preferably 3-4 types - ranging from hard cheeses such as "Parmesan" and ending with soft cheeses with noble blue mold;
- Honey. It must be chosen liquid or slightly candied;
- Walnuts;
- Grape;
- Mint for decoration.
Preparing the cheese platter:
- Cheese is cut into small sticks or triangles;
- It is laid out on a plate in such a way that the very center of the plate is free;
- Honey is heated in a steam bath to a state of good fluidity;
- Honey is poured into a small bowl and placed in the center of a plate of cheese;
- Grapes, walnuts and a sprig of mint are used to finish the cheese plate.
If you want something extraordinary, then the recipe in the video below will definitely suit you:
Easy and simple recipes
Preparing a variety of snacks is quite an interesting activity. Its most important advantage is that you can easily experiment and fantasize with recipes, replacing certain ingredients due to the lack of any products or simply reducing the cooking time.
Time, by the way, plays an important role, exactly like the simplicity of the recipe.
Sandwiches with sprats
Well, what can you fantasize from sandwiches with sprats? However, this banal dish can quite decorate the festive table in any home.
For cooking you will need: 
- Sprats - 1 bank;
- Bread white or black;
- Fresh tomato - 1 or 2 pieces;
- Fresh cucumber;
- Mayonnaise;
- Lettuce leaves;
- Greens.
Preparing sandwiches:
- The bread is cut into pieces. The shape and size of the pieces is determined by the preference of the cook;
- Mayonnaise is laid out on bread and spread over the entire piece;
- A slice of tomato and a slice of cucumber are laid out on top of the mayonnaise;
- One fish from a jar is neatly laid out on a tomato and a cucumber;
- From the very top, the sandwich is decorated with a sprig of dill;
- The plate is decorated with lettuce leaves, on which sandwiches are laid out.
Such a light and simple snack can be prepared within 10 minutes.
Chicken eggs stuffed with cheese and garlic
Also an easy and simple recipe that even a beginner can handle.
To prepare you will need: 
- Chicken egg - 4 or 5 pieces;
- Hard cheese - 100 grams;
- Mayonnaise - 80 grams;
- Bulgarian pepper and greens for decoration;
- Garlic.
Preparation of stuffed eggs:
- Eggs are hard-boiled;
- Cooled, peeled and cut into halves;
- The yolk is removed and mixed with grated cheese, mayonnaise and crushed garlic into a homogeneous mass;
- The eggs are stuffed with the resulting mass and laid out on a plate decorated with bell pepper and herbs.
The cooking process takes only 15-20 minutes.
As you can see, there are quite a lot of light and quick snacks, and it is enough to show a little imagination and ordinary products turn into a real culinary masterpiece that will satisfy the most demanding guests.
Enjoy your meal!
Finally, if you decide to make a simple cut, we suggest looking at beautiful ways to serve it to the table:
