Antipasto

How many of you are like me and can make a meal just out of antipasto dishes? :-)

Antipasti are the original appetizers, Italy’s answer to French hors d’oeuvres. Traditionally, antipasto, or the plural antipasti, is a combination of varied small foods to be served before the meal. They are meant to stimulate the appetite and taste buds without filling the stomach. Antipasto literally means “before the pasta,” although antipasto is served before most Italian big meals, whether they contain pasta or not.