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As well as the list of recipes presented below you can also fetch Modern and Traditional starters recipes by meal type via these links:
| Starters | Fish Courses | |
| Meat Courses | Vegetarian | |
| Accompaniments to Main Courses | Desserts | |
| Breads, Cakes and Pastries | Sauces and Jams | |
| Snacks | Drinks | |
| Spice Blends |
Alphabetical list of Starters recipes follow (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1062 recipes in total:
| Rhubarb Soup (Rhubarb Soup) Origin: British | Avga Gemista (Devilled Eggs) Origin: Greece | Beef Creams Origin: British |
| Aegean Salad Origin: Greek | Avga me Sikotakia Poulion (Eggs with Chicken Livers) Origin: Greece | Beef Loaf with Horseradish Sauce Origin: British |
| African Curried Peanut Soup Origin: South Africa | Avga Omeleta (Greek Egg Omelette) Origin: Greece | Beef Mayonnaise Origin: British |
| Ajlouke de Carottes (Carrot Starter) Origin: Tunisia | Avgolemono (Egg and Lemon Soup) Origin: Greece | Beef Salad Origin: British |
| Alexanders Cream Soup Origin: British | Avocado and Crab Origin: Ghana | Beer and Cheese Soup Origin: British |
| Alexanders Soup ( Alexanders Soup) Origin: British | Avocado and Prawns in a Wasabi Dressing Origin: Fusion | Beetroot and Lamb's Lettuce Salad Origin: France |
| Algerian Fish Soup Origin: Algeria | Avocado Soup Origin: Trinidad | Beetroot Gazpacho Origin: British |
| Algerian Shorba (Algerian Chicken Soup) Origin: Algeria | Avocado with Smoked Fish Origin: Ghana | Beetroot Salata (Beetroot Salad) Origin: Sudan |
| Amb Halad Ka Shorba (Zedoary Soup) Origin: India | Baba Ghanoush Origin: Middle East | Beetroot Soup Origin: British |
| Ambelofassoula Salata (String Bean Salad) Origin: Greece | Bableves (Bean Soup) Origin: Hungary | Beetroot Soup with Beef Origin: Latvia |
| Anchovy and Sorrel Tart Origin: British | Bableves Csülökkel (Bean Soup with Knuckle of Pork) Origin: Hungary | Beetroot Soup with Chicken Origin: Latvia |
| Angelica Soup Origin: British | Bacon and Cabbage Soup Origin: Irish | Beid bi Lamoun (Egg and Lemon Soup) Origin: Middle East |
| Angels on Horseback Origin: British | Bacon and Onion Soufflé Origin: British | Belarusian Salad Origin: Belarus |
| Angels on Horseback with Prunes Origin: British | Bak Kut Teh (Spicy Sparerib Soup) Origin: Malaysia | Bermuda Fish Chowder Origin: Bermuda |
| Angourodomatossalata (Tomato and Cucumber Salad) Origin: Greece | Baked Green Bell Pepper Salad (Madammas Aljazar) Origin: Libya | Bermuda Onion and Potato Salad Origin: Bermuda |
| Appetizer Pate Cheesecake Origin: American | Baked Potato Soup Origin: British | Bermudan Spinach Salad Origin: Bermuda |
| Apple and Avocado Salad with Wakame Origin: American | Baked Tomatoes with Provençale Stuffing Origin: France | Betroot Salad Origin: Moldova |
| Apple and Plum Summer Fruit Soup Origin: British | Balık Çorbası (Mackerel Soup) Origin: Turkish | Bez perevoda (Green Borscht) Origin: Russia |
| Apple and Tamarillo Summer Fruit Soup Origin: British | Bamya Çorbası (Okra Soup) Origin: Turkey | Biersuppe (Beer Soup) Origin: German |
| Apple Summer Fruit Soup Origin: British | Banana and Pineapple Salad Origin: Cameroon | Biltong Pâté Origin: South Africa |
| Apple, Avocado and Cobnut Salad Origin: American | Barbecued Baby Back Ribs Origin: British | Birnensuppe (German Pear Soup) Origin: German |
| Ardei a la Moldova (Moldovan Baked Bell Pepper Salad) Origin: Moldova | Barbecued Bean Soup Origin: American | Black Bean Soup Origin: American |
| Armjanskij sup chechevicy (Armenian Lentil Soup) Origin: Armenia | Barbecued Meatballs Origin: American | Blackcurrant Soup with Cottage Cheese Dumplings Origin: British |
| Arroz con Pollo (Chicken With Rice) Origin: Mexico | Barley with Grilled Chanterelles and Wilding Apples Origin: British | Blewits in a Herb Crumb Origin: British |
| Aruban Iced Coconut Soup Origin: Aruba | Barley with Mushrooms and Spring Onions Origin: British | Blini s 3 ikrami (Blini with Three Caviars) Origin: Russia |
| Asharbal Leebia (Libyan Soup 2) Origin: Libya | Bat Wing Soup Origin: American | Blinis Origin: Russia |
| Asparagus and Wild Chervil Soup Origin: British | Bavarian Cabbage Salad Origin: Germany | Bloody Mary Aspic Origin: British |
| Asparagus in Aspic Origin: British | Bayerische Leberknoedelsuppe (Bavarian Liver Dumpling Soup) Origin: German | Bloody Mary Soup Origin: British |
| Asparagus Salad Origin: British | Bean and Celery Salad Origin: British | Booshala Origin: Assyria |
| Asparagus Soup Origin: British | Bean Soup with Sea Beans and Sorrel Origin: British | Borage and Cucumbers in Sour Cream Dressing Origin: British |
| Asparagus Soup II Origin: British | Beef and Egg-flower Soup Origin: Chinese | Borage Soup Origin: British |
| Aubergine Rolls Stuffed with Spinach Origin: British | Beef and Potato Soup Origin: South Africa | Borsch Origin: Russia |
| Aubergine Salad Origin: Morocco | Beef and Vegetable Soup Origin: British | |
| Austrian Tomato Soup Origin: Austria | Beef and Wild Herb Soup Origin: British |
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