Maybe it's time to soar beyond chips and dips. The old world was a giant Cheese Ball Planet, circled with olive satellites, bristling with cheese squares stuck on toothpicks. First, let's learn the language of Planet Canape. Hors d'oeuvre is pronounced ohr durv. Crudites are raw vegetables, collectively called kroo dee TAY when you want them to look or sound more French on your appetizer table.
Canapes are one bite.
Caterers almost have to specialize in canapes because they are so easy to serve on trays by circulating servers. Cheese is the basic building material, the DNA, of much life on Appetizer World. It can be served either on its own or in combination. The latest fetish is for feta, which can be blended into cream cheese to soften its tang for universal acceptance. But there are many other regions to explore in Appetizer World, such as the newly discovered olive mixes that are so trendy right now.