Crudités
Crudités (/ˈkruːdɪteɪ(z)/, French: [kʁydite]) 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, baby corn, and asparagus spears.
 Various crudités served at a cocktail party | |
| Course | Hors d'oeuvre |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | France |
| Main ingredients | Raw vegetables, vinaigrette or dipping sauce |
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 c. 1960.[3]
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- Jessica (5 December 2012). "What Are The Crudités?". Frenchvegetables.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- "Crudites". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- "Crudités". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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