Astanga Hrudaya
बिसेक्षुमोचचोचाम्रमोदकोत्कारिकादिकम्। अद्याद्द्रव्यं गुरु स्निग्धं स्वादु मन्दं स्थिरं पुरः॥४५॥
Food that should be consumed at the beginning of meal –Foods which are not easily digestible, which are unctuous – fatty, sweet, slow and hard such as Bisa, Ikshu (sugarcane), Mocha, Coca, Amra (mango), Modaka (sweet meat ball), Utkarika (sweet dish) etc., should be consumed at the commencement of the meal.
english translation
bisekSumocacocAmramodakotkArikAdikam। adyAddravyaM guru snigdhaM svAdu mandaM sthiraM puraH॥45॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript