Appetizer: A small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one's appetite. ‘the meal started off with an assortment of appetizers including mini egg rolls and fried mozzarella’
Bland (of food or drink) mild or insipid.‘bland and unadventurous vegetarian dish’
Gourmet A connoisseur of good food; Hotels in the city are busy wooing gourmets with food.
Cuisines: A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment. We spent the evening sampling the local cuisine’
Culinary: Of or for cooking. ‘culinary skills’ ‘savor the culinary delights of the region’