 "Starters" is the colloquial term for hors d'oeuvres in the UK, Ireland and India.Crudités from France are a blend of salads of raw vegetables and the serving has a minimum of three vegetables of striking colors.In Italian "antipasto" means it is served cold in the form of olive, cheese, pickled vegetables; other similar hors d'oeuvres can be found in the rest of Southern Europe under different names ("entrada" in Portuguese, "entrante" or "entremés" in Spanish).