blinis
Small buckwheat rounds
Blinis are small, leavened pancakes of Russian origin, traditionally made with buckwheat flour.
They're typically served as appetizers topped with sour cream, smoked salmon, or caviar: We passed around blinis with crème fraîche.
The singular is blini, though blinis often serves for both.
Triangular-seeded pseudocereal
- caviarCured fish eggs
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- roeAquatic reproductive material
dill · borscht · dacha · tsar · matryoshka · feast · celebration · winter
Cured fish eggs
- chivesMild allium herb
- dillFeathery culinary herb
- roeAquatic reproductive material
- loxSalt-cured salmon
herring · gravlax · mascarpone · horseradish · capers · shallots · lemon · microgreens
buckwheat
Triangular-seeded pseudocereal
roe · dill · borscht · dacha · tsar · matryoshka · feast · celebration · winter
caviar
Cured fish eggs
lox · herring · gravlax · mascarpone · horseradish · capers · shallots · lemon · microgreens
canapés
Bite-sized topped appetizers
- amuse-boucheComplimentary chef's tasting bite
- starterInitiator of action
- tastingSampling for flavor
caviar · garnish · elegant · bite-sized · platter · reception · gourmet · passed · crostini · topping
batter
Uncooked cake mixture
small · round · fluffy · golden · crispy · stack · butter · warm · sizzle · pan-fried
- canapecrostini, toast point, toast points, bruschetta, cracker
- caviarsturgeon, roe, beluga, osetra, fish roe
- Nordic foodsmorgasbord, lefse, gravlax, kringle, cardamom buns
- appetizersmozzarella sticks, canapes, bruschetta, buffalo wings, nachos
blinispancakes
Flat griddled breakfast cakes
johnnycakes · hotcakes · crêpes · griddle cakes · buttermilk pancakes