With delicious apps like these, who needs dinner?

Appetizers are widely considered the best part of a great meal. Their job, first and foremost, is to be delicious. Appetizers are little bites to savor in anticipation of an upcoming feast. They should be easy to eat, with or without utensils. The toothpick has become a universal instrument used to spear passed appetizers as well as apps sitting on the counter during a gathering.

The term “toothpick”  is used lightly since skewers (fancy or not) or even pretzel sticks do double duty as an edible version of the tool. If it’s a festive occasion, decked-out, frilly and flag-topped picks are also very popular.

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What food can you put on a toothpick?

• Meatballs or cheeseballs

• Seared tuna bites

• Mini sandwiches

• Roll-ups

• Caprese or Greek salad ingredients

• Antipasto

• Meat and cheese

• Bacon-wrapped pineapple, dates or meat

• Olives

Related: 45 Best Low-Carb Appetizers

Best Toothpick Appetizer Recipes

In all cases, toothpicks make bite-sized foods easier to grab and consume, with very little effort or mess. That’s probably why they remain so popular. Here are 35 of the best appetizers on toothpicks (or other types of sticks) you can serve at your next event, so your guests can help themselves and you can enjoy the party too!

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