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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 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
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

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[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, 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

Oceania

Australia

From Allen's (confectionery):

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Definition of Snack at Dictionary.com". Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  2. ↑ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom, Barcelona 1999, ISBN 84-7254-801-5
  3. ↑ Insiders, Tasty (2024-08-04). "Top 20 Exotic Snacks in Taiwan". The Tasty Finds. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Blodplättar - Blood Pancakes - World's Scariest Food | Mapotic.com". Mapotic.
  5. ↑ Olle, Emily (15 January 2020). "Allen's launches chocolate versions of lolly-lovers' favourites". 7NEWS.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Leach, Maddison (26 February 2020). "Cult favourite lolly that's divided families for years now comes in its own bag". kitchen.nine.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Khalil, Shireen (25 August 2020). "Allen's new Oak-flavoured Milk Bottles finally hit stores". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Pigram, Kelly (29 April 2020). "Allen's has brought out two new sour lollies and we're so excited". www.taste.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. 1 2 Neo, Pearly; Lim, Guan Yu (23 October 2020). "Do 'healthy' sweets exist? APAC candy companies weigh in on sugar reduction and indulgence". foodnavigator-asia.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Horswill, Amanda (30 June 2016). "Allen's lollies changes recipes, stops making childhood favourites: Lolly lovers see red (frogs) | Quest News". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snack_foods_by_country