<Tr> <Td> Antipasto </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> The traditional first course of a formal Italian meal: Traditional antipasto includes cured meats, olives, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses (such as provolone or mozzarella), and pickled meats and vegetables (both in oil or in vinegar). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arab salad </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Middle East </P> </Td> <Td> Any of a variety of salad dishes that form part of Arab cuisine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Batata vada </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> A popular Indian vegetarian fast food in Maharashtra, India, it literally means "potato fritters". The Marathi word batata means potato in English . It consists of a potato mash patty coated with chick pea flour, then deep - fried and served hot with savory condiments called chutney . The vada is a disc, around 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) in diameter . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbajuan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> An appetizer mainly found in the eastern part of French Riviera and Northern Italy, a barbajuan is a fritter filled with Swiss chard, spinach, and ricotta cheese, among other ingredients . </Td> </Tr>

A selection of hors d oeuvres as eaten in greece and the near east