smorgasbords
Abundant buffet meals
Smorgasbords is the plural of smorgasbord, a Swedish-style buffet featuring a variety of dishes—cold meats, fish, cheeses, salads, and hot foods—from which diners serve themselves.
Figuratively, any diverse assortment or wide-ranging selection: The festival offered a smorgasbord of musical genres.
College is a smorgasbord of ideas and experiences.
Distributes over area
- feastsGrand ceremonial meals
- banquetsLarge formal meals
- self-serveCustomer does the work
- plattersLarge serving dishes
all-you-can-eat · grazing · hospitality · catering · luncheons · brunches · potlucks · cold cuts
Of a Nordic kingdom
- NordicOf northern Europe
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- gravlaxRaw salmon, salt-cured
- aquavitCaraway-flavored Scandinavian spirit
pickled fish · rye bread · lingonberries · meatballs · dill · smoked eel · beetroot · crispbread
Grouped diverse selections
- medleysCombined assortments of pieces
- mixturesCombined unlike parts
- arraysOrdered element collections
- selectionsChosen items from options
collections · hodgepodges · potpourris · miscellanies · grab bags · samplers · diversities · ranges
spreads
Distributes over area
- feastsGrand ceremonial meals
- banquetsLarge formal meals
- self-serveCustomer does the work
platters · all-you-can-eat · grazing · hospitality · catering · luncheons · brunches · potlucks · cold cuts · hors d'oeuvres
Swedish
Of a Nordic kingdom
pickled fish · aquavit · rye bread · lingonberries · meatballs · dill · smoked eel · beetroot · crispbread · Copenhagen
assortments
Grouped diverse selections
selections · collections · hodgepodges · potpourris · miscellanies · grab bags · samplers · diversities · ranges · spectrums
smorgasbordsprix fixe
Set menu, set cost
set menu · table d'hôte · tasting menu · tasting menus · omakase
smorgasbordsscarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
limitation · monotony · uniformity · bare minimum · homogeneity
smorgasbordsslim pickings
Very limited options
scarcities · shortages · austerity · paucities · dearths