Welcome to the Celtnet Starters Recipes Home Page

Welcome to Celtnet's Starters Recipes Page — The starter is a Roman invention which came about with meals composed of multiple courses. Initially these were a collection of small dainties arranged together. Modern starters are often more complex and can be cut-down versions of a full meal. However, idea of a starter as a small portion. Despite this there are several dishes that only really works as starters and many are presented here.

Here you will find a large range of recipes which do not fit into the 'ancient' theme of the remainder of the recipes on this site. In essence these recipes represent a sampling of the several thousand recipes that I've gathered, adapted and personally cooked over the years. Many of these recipes originate with University friends who helped engender my interest in world cuisine. Others come from exchanging recipes on the internet or going through recipe books to search for things that work (and things that don't) and are the results of my own experiments and modifications on these recipes. Yet others are things that I've tried and which turned out so well that I decided to write them up.

I have a passion for food and cookery that is (hopefully) bolstered by a formal scientific training that lets me know what's happening when food cooks. This is one reason why Roman cookery with it's balancing of salt, sweet, sour, bitter and umami flavours is so fascinating (the same balancing is also present in Thai cuisine) and I want to bring this approach to the balancing of flavours to traditional Western and to fusion foods. Spice blends are fascinating as they show both how foods and flavourings have developed locally across the world and how the spice trade (especially the introduction of Black Pepper and Chillis) have affected the major cuisines of the world.

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:


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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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West African Vegetarian Pepper Soup with Black-eyed Bean Cakes

By gwydion | Published 2008-02-05 20:12:08 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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The recipe here for moy-moy with pepper soup gives a vegetarian version of the classic West African 'pepper soup' (chilli-based stew). The moy-moy (or steamed black-eyed bean cakes) represent a Nigerian classic that's typically steamed in banana or plantain leaves. I've adapted the recipe to make them more muffin-like (which is better in terms of providing a substantial vegetarian meal).

Using Chocolate in Cooking

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-25 13:03:03 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Chocolate is a spice processed from the seeds of the cocao tree. It was first used and cultivated almost 3000 years ago and is a mainstay of modern snacks and sweet dishes. But chocolate is a much more versatile ingredient than this and can be used in a whloe range of sweet and savoury dishes. Here you will find recipes for a classic chocolate cake as well as a Mexican stew with chocolate.

Fusion Foods and Fusion Cooking

By gwydion | Published 2008-12-30 08:06:37 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Fusion cooking is the blending of ingredients and cooking techniques from different areas of the globe. Though most people thing of Asian-influenced dishes as being typically 'Fusion' modern Fusion cuisines can represent dishes influenced by the foods of any region of the world. Though South-east Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Indian influences tend to predominate. Here you will learn a little more about fusion cookery and will be presented with a classic Australian fusion dish.

Fruit Recipes - The Importance of Fruit

By gwydion | Published 2008-11-18 14:14:42 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Fruit have been a crucial part of the human diet for half a million years and more. Here you will learn a little about why fruit are so important and why certain foods are called 'fruit'. You will also learn a little about superfoods, what they are and what the next superfoods will be.

Don't Fear Baking - Making Cakes is Easy!

By gwydion | Published 2008-06-30 17:02:53 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Many cooks are apprehensive about baking, thinking it to be an extremely laborious and involved process. Following a complicated recipe and ensuring that everything is 'just so'. In fact, the basic sponge cake recipe is a very simple one and this article takes you through some of the rules and pitfalls of baking and gives you two sponge cake recipes to try. Follow this guide and they will come out perfectly every time.

How to Bake Without an Oven

By gwydion | Published 2008-08-21 19:05:07 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

When thinking of cakes, everyone automatically imagines a recipe for baking. Yet, for hundreds of years before ovens became ubiquitous cakes were being steamed rather than baked. Here you will find a recipe for a classic steamed cake that you can prepare anywhere, even on the barbecue or whilst camping. Wow your friends by giving them a freshly-steamed cake the next time you go camping.

Traditional Barbecue Recipes

By gwydion | Published 2008-11-19 18:37:55 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Barbecuing, or cooking meat directly above a flame, is a very traditional cooking method and probably represents humanity's oldest cooking technique. There is nothing like a summer outdoor barbecue and here you will find recipes for a classic kebab and sticky ribs both designed to make the most out of barbecuing.

Nigerian 'Efo' (Stew)

By gwydion | Published 2008-02-05 19:56:02 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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'Efo' is the generic term in Nigerian for a stew (which, confusingly, are typically called 'soups' in West Africa). The recipe given below is for the archetypal 'soup' base which can be extended by the addition of meat and vegetables. If you want a classic Nigerian meal then this is the basis you need.

The Foods and Recipes of Ethiopia

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-09 22:22:24 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Ethiopia is one of the most ethnically, geographically and religiously divers countries in the World. Indeed, it's one of the world's oldest countries and the second country to have become officially Christianized. Ethiopian cuisine is also unique and wholly native and here you will find a taster of that cuisine, with a classic bread and stew combination.

The Wild Side of Food — Cooking with Wild Greens

By gwydion | Published 2008-05-01 19:52:39 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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When spring comes around nature begins to offer her bounty of wild flowers and wild greens for your table. Many of these are both edible and good to use. Here you will find two recipes that help you make the most of this natural spring-time bounty...


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