In recent years verrines have become very popular in France for appetizers. They are small glasses that contain two or three bites of some yummy combination. One uses a small spoon to enjoy the contents, which are truly limitless in their possibilities.
A craze for cuillères, or spoons, has followed close on the heels of the verrine. Here a bite of food will be artfully arranged on a special spoon - many times these look a little like Chinese soup spoons