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 Gorengan Fritters from IndonesiaKlepon 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 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 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 Swedish Nuts 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
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