Small plates is a manner of dining that became popular in US food service after 2000. Small plates may refer either to small dishes resembling appetizers which are ordered à la carte and often shared, such as tapas, or to the small courses served as part of a more formal meal.
Types Some types of small plates which have influenced the modern US concept are:
Tapas, a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine Mezze, a wide variety of appetizers in Turkish cuisine, and sometimes in Greek cuisine Antipasti and cicchetti in Italian cuisine Banchan, in Korean cuisine Sozai (), the small and usually shared dishes served at an izakaya, a Japanese pub The pu pu platter of Hawaiian cuisine Zakuski in Russian cuisine Side dish () in Chinese cuisine
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Delikatessen aus dem Schwabenland