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snack

26 entries tagged snack.

• Banh Mi Dish · A French baguette colonised by a Vietnamese pantry — pâté, cold cuts, pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, chili, in a crackling crust.
• Char Siu Bao Dish · Soft white steamed buns filled with diced sweet-savoury char siu pork — the Cantonese dim sum bun that turned the leftover roast pork into a second dish.
• Dan Dan Noodles Dish · A spoonful of chili-soy-vinegar sauce in the bowl, hot noodles tossed on top, crispy pork crumble and peanuts to finish — Sichuan street food named after the bamboo pole the seller carried.
• Goi Cuon Dish · Rice-paper rolls of poached prawn, pork belly, vermicelli, herbs, and lettuce — Vietnam's fresh, un-fried answer to the spring roll, dipped in peanut-hoisin sauce.
• Gua Bao Dish · A folded steamed bun cradling braised pork belly, mustard greens, ground peanuts, and cilantro — Taiwan's pocket sandwich and a global street-food crossover.
• Guacamole Dish · Hass avocado, white onion, serrano, cilantro, lime, salt — the Mexican five-ingredient table dish, eaten in the fifteen minutes after it's made.
• Gyoza Dish · Pan-fried, crescent-pleated dumplings with a crispy bottom and steamed top — Japan's adaptation of the Chinese jiaozi, now its own dish.
• Halo-Halo Dish · Shaved ice, evaporated milk, sweetened beans, jellies, fruit, ube, leche flan, and a scoop of ice cream — the Philippines' kitchen-sink dessert, eaten in summer heat.
• Har Gow Dish · Crystal-skinned shrimp dumplings — the Cantonese dim sum standard by which every dim sum kitchen is judged.
• Hoppers Dish · A bowl-shaped rice-and-coconut crepe with crispy lace edges and a soft yeasty centre, often cradling an egg — Sri Lanka's breakfast and late-night dish.
• Karaage Dish · Bite-sized chicken thigh marinated in soy, sake, and ginger, dredged in potato starch and fried golden — Japan's home-and-izakaya fried chicken.
• Kimbap Dish · Sesame-oil-seasoned rice rolled in nori around pickled radish, egg, spinach, and ham or tuna — Korea's portable picnic and lunchbox dish.
• Korean Fried Chicken Dish · Twice-fried, glass-thin crust, glossed in soy-garlic or gochujang — the Korean answer to American fried chicken, eaten with pickled radish and beer.
• Lumpia Dish · Filipino spring rolls — fried *lumpiang Shanghai* with pork, or fresh *lumpiang sariwa* in a soft wrapper — a household staple at every party.
• Momo Dish · Steamed dumplings filled with spiced minced meat or vegetables, served with a tomato-based dipping chutney — Nepal and Tibet's defining street-food dumpling.
• Onigiri Dish · Hand-pressed rice balls wrapped in nori, often hiding a piece of salted salmon, pickled plum, or bonito flakes — Japan's portable lunch for twelve centuries.
• Roti Canai Dish · A flaky, layered Indian-Muslim flatbread slapped flat and griddled to a crisp shatter, served with curry dipping sauce — Malaysia's breakfast institution.
• Samosa Dish · A deep-fried pastry triangle stuffed with spiced potatoes, peas, and cumin — South Asia's defining snack, with parallels from Cairo to Cape Town.
• Satay Dish · Bamboo-skewered meat grilled over charcoal, served with peanut sauce and compressed rice cake — the Southeast Asian skewer that grew up Javanese.
• Siu Mai Dish · Open-topped steamed dumplings of pork and shrimp wrapped in yellow wheat-egg wrappers, garnished with a dot of crab roe or carrot — Cantonese dim sum's standard partner to har gow.
• Som Tam Dish · Green papaya pounded in a clay mortar with chili, fish sauce, palm sugar, lime, and dried shrimp — Isan's most-eaten salad, hot-sour-salty-sweet in a single bowl.
• Takoyaki Dish · Spherical batter balls with a piece of octopus inside, cooked in cast-iron half-spheres and turned by hand with a skewer — Osaka's street snack that requires equipment.
• Tteokbokki Dish · Cylindrical rice cakes simmered in a fiery gochujang sauce with fish cake and scallion — Seoul's street snack that became a national obsession.
• Xiaolongbao Dish · Shanghai soup dumplings — a pleated parcel of pork and aspic that liquefies into a teaspoon of broth when steamed.
• Yakitori Dish · Chicken on bamboo skewers, charcoal-grilled over Bincho-tan, glazed with tare or salted plain — Japanese izakaya's most disciplined dish.
• Guacamole Recipe · 4 servings · 0 min