This is a list of snack foods by country, specific to or originating in a particular community or region. Snack food is a portion of food often smaller than a regular meal, generally eaten as snacking between meals.[1] Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home.
Asia
Indonesia
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dodol |  |
Rice flour-based small glutinous sweets, sweetened with coconut sugar, moulded and coloured. Often added fruit scent and taste such as durian |
| Emping |  |
Crackers made from flattened Gnemon/Belinjo seeds |
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Fritters from Indonesia |
| Klepon |  |
Boiled rice cake, stuffed with coconut sugar, and rolled in fresh grated coconut. It is flavoured with pandan leaves juice. |
| Kripik |  |
A traditional chips or crisps, bite-size snack crackers that can be savoury or sweet |
| Krupuk |  |
Deep fried crisps made from mainly tapioca flour, with added ingredients, such as prawn, fish, or garlic, and even ox/cow skin. It comes in different shapes and colours. |
| Lemper |  |
A traditional rice cake, made from glutinous rice and filled usually with chicken |
| Otak-otak |  |
Usually made from Spanish mackerel fish paste or Milkfish, spiced and wrapped in banana leaves, then grilled and served with peanut sauce |
| Perkedel jagung |  |
Indonesian style corn fritter |
| Pisang goreng |  |
A battered and deep-fried banana or plantain |
Japan
Malaysia and Singapore
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apam balik |  |
Sweet turnover pancake common in Southeast Asia. |
| Curry puff |  |
A type of snack or kuih. Usually filled with chicken and potato with a dried curry inside. |
| Keropok lekor |  |
A keropok that is made from fish. |
| Roti John |  |
A popular Malay sandwich in Malaysia and Singapore. |
Maldives
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gulha |  |
Small savory ball-shaped dumplings that are stuffed with a mixture of tuna, onion, coconut, curry leaves and chili and then deep fried[2] |
Taiwan
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aiyu jelly |  |
A jelly made from the gel from the seeds of the awkeotsang creeping fig found in Taiwan. |
| Pineapple cake |  |
A sweet traditional Taiwanese pastry containing butter, flour, egg, sugar, and pineapple jam or slices. |
| Suncake (Taiwan) | A popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung, Taiwan. | |
| Taro ball |  |
A traditional Taiwanese cuisine dessert made of taro |
Thailand
India
South America
Peru
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chifle |  |
A fried plantain snack from Peru and Ecuador |
Brazil
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coxinha |  |
A chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough and molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried |
| Paçoca |  |
A Brazilian candy made out of ground peanuts, sugar and salt |
| Pastel |  |
A half-circle or rectangle-shaped thin crust pies with assorted fillings, fried in vegetable oil |
Europe
Norway
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knekkebrød |  |
A flat and dry type of cracker, containing mostly rye flour |
| Kanelboller |  |
A sweet bun seasoned with cinnamon and cardamon |
| Kokkosbolle |  |
Cream-filled chocolate covered in shaved coconut |
| Møsbrømlefse |  |
Lefse flatbread filled with goat cheese, buttermilk, syrup, and flour |
| Smultring |  |
Cake donuts dusted with cardamom, cinnamon, lemon or orange zest, usually served during Christmastime |
Sweden
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mandelkubb | Bittersweet almond biscuit, otherwise known as an almond bun | |
| Blodplättar |  |
Pancake traditionally made with whipped reindeer blood and typically fried[3] |
| Köttbullar |  |
Smaller meatballs, otherwise known as the national food of Sweden |
| Semla | A traditional Swedish bun filled with almond paste and cream | |
| Kladdkaka |  |
Thin chocolate cake with a crispy exterior and gooey interior |
| Macka |  |
Slice of bread topped with butter and a choice of spread, usually ham, cheese, or pâté |
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Meringue-coated pecans, baked in butter |
Finland
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sultsina |  |
Thinly rolled rye flour pastry, typically filled with either rice pudding or porridge |
| Karjalanpiirakka |  |
Open-faced pastry with a rye flour crust, filled with rice porridge and topped with egg butter |
| Lörtsy |  |
Deep fried half-moon-shaped pastry filled with jams or minced meats. Usually sold at street markets |
| Leipajuusto |  |
Cheese derived from the beestings of a cow |
| Korvapuusti |  |
Traditional Finnish cinnamon bun, translating to "slapped ears" in English |
| Lihapullat |  |
Finnish meatballs, prepared using kermaviili, a Nordic curd cream |
| Perunarieska |  |
Unleavened flatbread made primarily with mashed potatoes |
| Näkkileipä |  |
Thick flatbread usually made with rye flour |
| Salmiakki |  |
Salty liquorice candy |
See also
References
- ↑ "Definition of Snack at Dictionary.com". Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom, Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
- ↑ "Blodplättar - Blood Pancakes - World's Scariest Food | Mapotic.com". Mapotic.
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