This is alist 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 assnacking between meals.[1]Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home.
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dodol | Rice flour-based small glutinous sweets, sweetened withcoconut sugar, moulded and coloured. Often added fruit scent and taste such as durian | |
| Emping | Crackers made from flattenedGnemon/Belinjo seeds | |
| Gorengan | 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 fromglutinous 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 |
| 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. |
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gulha | Small savory ball-shaped dumplings that are stuffed with a mixture oftuna,onion,coconut,curry leaves andchili and thendeep fried[2] |
| 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 ofTaichung, Taiwan. | |
| Taro ball | A traditional Taiwanese cuisine dessert made oftaro | |
| Koloko Pea Crackers | A crunchy Taiwanese snack[3] made from peas, available in flavors such as lemon, basil, and spicy, known for its distinctive spiral shape and strong seasoning |
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chifle | A friedplantain snack fromPeru andEcuador |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mandelkubb | Bittersweet almond biscuit, otherwise known as an almond bun | |
| Blodplättar | Pancake traditionally made with whipped reindeer blood and typically fried[4] | |
| 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, orpâté | |
| Swedish Nuts | Meringue-coated pecans, baked in butter |
| 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 |