antipasto

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian antipasto (“[food] before the meal”).

1. An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.

   “The antipasto often features fettunta—thin slices of Tuscan bread toasted and salted (the bread itself is unsalted) and perhaps rubbed with garlic (you may prefer to rub it on for yourself, or not if you're due to discuss Uganda or have an interview with Silvio Berlusconi)”