a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
{i} buffet containing many different kinds of foods; restaurant that serves buffet; large variety
an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
Smorgasbord is a meal with a variety of hot and cold savoury dishes, from which people serve themselves