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| Course | Hors d'oeuvre |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | France |
| Main ingredients | Raw vegetables, vinaigrette or dipping sauce |
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Crudités (/ˈkruːdɪteɪ(z)/, French: [kʁydite]; plural only) are French appetizers consisting of sliced or whole raw vegetables[1] which are typically dipped in a vinaigrette or other dipping sauce. Examples of crudités include celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, bell pepper strips, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, and asparagus spears.
Etymology
Crudités means "raw things", from Middle French crudité (14c.), from Latin cruditatem (nominative cruditas), from crudus "rough; not cooked, raw, bloody".[2] The term was first used in English circa 1960.[3]
See also
Media related to Crudités at Wikimedia Commons- List of hors d'oeuvre
References
- ^ Jessica (2012-12-05). "What Are The Crudités?". Frenchvegetables.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ "Crudites". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary s.v.