Crudités are traditional French appetizers made up of sliced or whole raw vegetables which are dipped in a vinaigrette or another dipping sauce. Crudités often include celery sticks, carrot sticks, bell pepper strips, broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus spears.  The French word "crudité" originates in much the same way as the English word "crude," from Latin. The Latin word "crūdus" simply means raw.