List of snack foods by country


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

NameImageDescription
DodolRice flour-based small glutinous sweets, sweetened with coconut sugar, moulded and coloured. Often added fruit scent and taste such as durian
EmpingCrackers made from flattened Gnemon/Belinjo seeds
GorenganFritters from Indonesia
KleponBoiled rice cake, stuffed with coconut sugar, and rolled in fresh grated coconut. It is flavoured with pandan leaves juice.
KripikA traditional chips or crisps, bite-size snack crackers that can be savoury or sweet
KrupukDeep 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.
LemperA traditional rice cake, made from glutinous rice and filled usually with chicken
Otak-otakUsually made from Spanish mackerel fish paste or Milkfish, spiced and wrapped in banana leaves, then grilled and served with peanut sauce
Perkedel jagungIndonesian style corn fritter
Pisang gorengA battered and deep-fried banana or plantain

Malaysia and Singapore

NameImageDescription
Apam balikSweet turnover pancake common in Southeast Asia.
Curry puffA type of snack or kuih. Usually filled with chicken and potato with a dried curry inside.
Keropok lekorA keropok that is made from fish.
Roti JohnA popular Malay sandwich in Malaysia and Singapore.

Maldives

NameImageDescription
GulhaSmall savory ball-shaped dumplings that are stuffed with a mixture of tuna, onion, coconut, curry leaves and chili and then deep fried

South America

Peru

NameImageDescription
ChifleA fried plantain snack from Peru and Ecuador

Europe

Norway

NameImageDescription
KnekkebrødA flat and dry type of cracker, containing mostly rye flour
KanelbollerA sweet bun seasoned with cinnamon and cardamon
KokkosbolleCream-filled chocolate covered in shaved coconut
MøsbrømlefseLefse flatbread filled with goat cheese, buttermilk, syrup, and flour
SmultringCake donuts dusted with cardamom, cinnamon, lemon or orange zest, usually served during Christmastime

Sweden

NameImageDescription
MandelkubbBittersweet almond biscuit, otherwise known as an almond bun
BlodplättarPancake traditionally made with whipped reindeer blood and typically fried
KöttbullarSmaller meatballs, otherwise known as the national food of Sweden
SemlaA traditional Swedish bun filled with almond paste and cream
KladdkakaThin chocolate cake with a crispy exterior and gooey interior
MackaSlice of bread topped with butter and a choice of spread, usually ham, cheese, or pâté
Swedish NutsMeringue-coated pecans, baked in butter

Finland

NameImageDescription
SultsinaThinly rolled rye flour pastry, typically filled with either rice pudding or porridge
KarjalanpiirakkaOpen-faced pastry with a rye flour crust, filled with rice porridge and topped with egg butter
LörtsyDeep fried half-moon-shaped pastry filled with jams or minced meats. Usually sold at street markets
LeipajuustoCheese derived from the beestings of a cow
KorvapuustiTraditional Finnish cinnamon bun, translating to "slapped ears" in English
LihapullatFinnish meatballs, prepared using kermaviili, a Nordic curd cream
PerunarieskaUnleavened flatbread made primarily with mashed potatoes
NäkkileipäThick flatbread usually made with rye flour
SalmiakkiSalty liquorice candy

Oceania

Australia

From Allen's (confectionery):