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. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home.
Asia
Indonesia
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Description |
| Dodol |
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Rice flour-based small glutinous sweets, sweetened with coconut sugar, moulded and coloured. Often added fruit scent and taste such as durian |
| Emping |
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Crackers made from flattened Gnemon/Belinjo seeds |
| Gorengan |
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Fritters from Indonesia |
| Klepon |
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Boiled rice cake, stuffed with coconut sugar, and rolled in fresh grated coconut. It is flavoured with pandan leaves juice. |
| Kripik |
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A traditional chips or crisps, bite-size snack crackers that can be savoury or sweet |
| Krupuk |
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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 |
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A traditional rice cake, made from glutinous rice and filled usually with chicken |
| Otak-otak |
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Usually made from Spanish mackerel fish paste or Milkfish, spiced and wrapped in banana leaves, then grilled and served with peanut sauce |
| Perkedel jagung |
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Indonesian style corn fritter |
| Pisang goreng |
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A battered and deep-fried banana or plantain |
Japan
Malaysia and Singapore
| Name |
Image |
Description |
| Apam balik |
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Sweet turnover pancake common in Southeast Asia. |
| Curry puff |
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A type of snack or kuih. Usually filled with chicken and potato with a dried curry inside. |
| Keropok lekor |
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A keropok that is made from fish. |
| Roti John |
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A popular Malay sandwich in Malaysia and Singapore. |
Maldives
Taiwan
| Name |
Image |
Description |
| Aiyu jelly |
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A jelly made from the gel from the seeds of the awkeotsang creeping fig found in Taiwan. |
| Pineapple cake |
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A sweet traditional Taiwanese pastry containing butter, flour, egg, sugar, and pineapple jam or slices. |
| Suncake (Taiwan) |
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A popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung, Taiwan. |
| Taro ball |
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A traditional Taiwanese cuisine dessert made of taro |
Thailand
India
Main article: List of Indian snack food
South America
Peru
Brazil
| Name |
Image |
Description |
| Coxinha |
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A chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough and molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried |
| Paçoca |
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A Brazilian candy made out of ground peanuts, sugar and salt |
| Pastel |
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A half-circle or rectangle-shaped thin crust pies with assorted fillings, fried in vegetable oil |
Europe
Norway
| Name |
Image |
Description |
| Knekkebrød |
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A flat and dry type of cracker, containing mostly rye flour |
| Kanelboller |
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A sweet bun seasoned with cinnamon and cardamon |
| Kokkosbolle |
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Cream-filled chocolate covered in shaved coconut |
| Møsbrømlefse |
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Lefse flatbread filled with goat cheese, buttermilk, syrup, and flour |
| Smultring |
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Cake donuts dusted with cardamom, cinnamon, lemon or orange zest, usually served during Christmastime |
Sweden
| Name |
Image |
Description |
| Mandelkubb |
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Bittersweet almond biscuit, otherwise known as an almond bun |
| Blodplättar |
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Pancake traditionally made with whipped reindeer blood and typically fried |
| Köttbullar |
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Smaller meatballs, otherwise known as the national food of Sweden |
| Semla |
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A traditional Swedish bun filled with almond paste and cream |
| Kladdkaka |
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Thin chocolate cake with a crispy exterior and gooey interior |
| Macka |
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Slice of bread topped with butter and a choice of spread, usually ham, cheese, or pâté |
| Swedish Nuts |
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Meringue-coated pecans, baked in butter |
Finland
| Name |
Image |
Description |
| Sultsina |
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Thinly rolled rye flour pastry, typically filled with either rice pudding or porridge |
| Karjalanpiirakka |
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Open-faced pastry with a rye flour crust, filled with rice porridge and topped with egg butter |
| Lörtsy |
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Deep fried half-moon-shaped pastry filled with jams or minced meats. Usually sold at street markets |
| Leipajuusto |
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Cheese derived from the beestings of a cow |
| Korvapuusti |
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Traditional Finnish cinnamon bun, translating to "slapped ears" in English |
| Lihapullat |
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Finnish meatballs, prepared using kermaviili, a Nordic curd cream |
| Perunarieska |
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Unleavened flatbread made primarily with mashed potatoes |
| Näkkileipä |
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Thick flatbread usually made with rye flour |
| Salmiakki |
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Salty liquorice candy |
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