Snack
435 dishes.
A PingWhole tarantulas fried with garlic and salt until crisp outside and soft inside
AbalaSteamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves
Açaí na tigelaFrozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola and banana
AccraSalt-cod fritters sold at Friday fish fries
Afghan BiscuitChocolate cornflake biscuit topped with chocolate icing and a walnut
AkraSpiced malanga fritters, a street favorite
AlborotoBall of popped corn bound with red panela syrup, sold in bags
AlkakiTwisted ropes of fried wheat dough soaked in sugar syrup
AlmojábanosS-shaped corn fritters with fresh cheese
Aloo pieFried dough pockets stuffed with spiced potato
Amandazisweet fried dough balls taken with tea
Amêijoas à Bulhão Patoclams in garlic, coriander and white wine
AnafresRefried beans and cheese bubbling in a clay brazier, scooped with tortilla chips
Antigua black pineappleThe island's famously sweet small pineapple, eaten fresh
Anzac BiscuitsChewy oat, golden-syrup and coconut biscuits commemorating WWI soldiers
AshamParched corn ground fine with sugar, eaten dry by the spoonful
AtangaBoiled bush-butter fruit, salted, spread on baguette
AtchomonCrunchy fried dough nibbles, Togolese chin chin
AttoukpouFlat round steamed cassava cake, denser cousin of attiéké
Bacon and Egg PieShortcrust pie of bacon rashers and whole eggs, eaten cold at picnics
BafasSmall plates of fried fish, sausage or offal set out to drink grogue with
Bahraini dateskhunaizi and khasab dates from island groves, eaten with coffee
Bajan fish cakesFluffy salt-cod fritters dipped in pepper sauce
Bajiyablack-eyed pea fritters spiced with garlic and chili
BajiyaMaldivian samosa stuffed with tuna, coconut and onion
BakabanaBattered fried plantain dipped in spicy peanut sauce
Bambapeanut-butter puffed corn snack, national childhood icon
Banh BeoHue steamed rice discs topped with dried shrimp and spring onion oil
Banh Bot LocTranslucent tapioca dumplings holding shrimp and pork belly, steamed in leaf
Banh ChungSquare Tet cake of sticky rice, mung bean and pork in leaves
Banh GioPyramid of rice flour paste with pork and wood-ear mushroom, steamed in leaf
Bankye krakroGrated cassava kneaded with pepper, onion and ginger, fried into crisp balls
BaoziFluffy steamed buns stuffed with seasoned pork or vegetables
BaraThick black-lentil pancake fried on a griddle, often topped with egg or minced buffalo
Barbagiuanfried pastry stuffed with Swiss chard and ricotta, national bite
Basler LäckerliChewy spiced honey-almond squares from Basel.-
Pastelitos
Fried masa turnovers filled with meat and vegetables, topped with curtido. Ready in 50 min prep and 25 min cooking.…
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Cheese Roll
Southland toasted bread roll filled with cheesy onion sauce, ‘southern sushi’. Ready in 20 min prep and 15 min cooking.…
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Bara
Thick black-lentil pancake fried on a griddle, often topped with egg or minced buffalo. Ready in 20 min prep and…
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Bajiya
Maldivian samosa stuffed with tuna, coconut and onion. Ready in 45 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes 16. A…
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Yoltamal
Fresh young corn tamal steamed in its own husk, eaten with cream. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 1 hour…
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Abala
Steamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves. Ready in 30 min prep and 45…
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A Ping
Whole tarantulas fried with garlic and salt until crisp outside and soft inside. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15…