17 Course French Classical Menu with Description and Examples 1 - Hors-d oeuvre / Appetizer Are of spicy in nature in order to stimulate the appetite for the dishes that are to follow in the course. In recent years, hors d’oeuvres have gained popularity, and now appear on most of the menus in modest eating places. Served from a rotating trolley or a tray a small amount of each variety being placed on the plate to make up a portion. Examples Of Hors d oeuvres are : Salads: Beet root, Potato Salad, Tomato Salad, Fish Mayonnaise, Russian Salad Caviar : Roe of sturgeon fish Shellfish cocktail : Prawns or shrimps on a bed of shredded lettuce covered with tomato flavoured mayonnaise. Melon Frappe : Chilled Melon Saumon Fume : Smoked Salmon Pate maison : Goose or chicken liver, cooked , sieved and well seasoned. 2 - Potage / Soup Soup also act as an appetizer for the further courses to come. Soups like clear soup(consommé) and the other a thick soup (crème, velou