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A delicious legal bribe that convinces you to stay for dinner.
means A small dish served before the main course to stimulate hunger and start a meal.
from From Latin appetere, to long for or crave — the same root that gives us appetite, literally what reaches toward the food.
Hunger hackSalty, savory bites genuinely increase digestive juices and appetite.
French cousinThe hors d'oeuvre means literally outside the work, the meal.
Cost trickRestaurants profit most on starters and drinks, not entrees.