Starters, Snacks & Sides from Around the World, Page 6

Not every great dish is the main event. These are the soups, small plates, street snacks and sides that open or round out a meal somewhere on the map: 466 authentic recipes, each with its cultural story, ingredients, and step by step method.
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Orelletes (Andorran Fried Sugar Pastries)Andorra la Vella, Andorra · medium · 1 h 55 minA soft dough of flour, milk, egg and a little sugar, rested, then stretched paper-thin by hand, fried until crisp and blistered and dusted with sugar.
Oškvarkové Pagáče (Slovak Pork Crackling Scones)Bratislava, Slovakia · advanced · 2 h 30 minFlaky, savoury Slovak yeast scones layered with ground pork cracklings, folded and rolled again and again, then cut into rounds, glazed and baked golden with caraway on top.
Panades (Belizean Fish-Filled Corn Turnovers)Belize City, Belize · medium · 1 h 15 minLittle half-moons of achiote-tinted corn masa filled with a seasoned fish hash, fried crisp and eaten hot with a sharp, fiery curtido of onion, habanero and vinegar.
Pastechi (Curaçao Fried Cheese Turnovers)Willemstad, Curaçao · medium · 1 h 30 minCrescents of soft, slightly sweet dough folded over grated Gouda, crimped and deep-fried until puffed and golden, the breakfast and party snack of Curaçao.
Pastéis de Bacalhau (Portuguese Salt Cod Fritters)Lisbon, Portugal · medium · 1 dayQuenelles of shredded salt cod, mashed potato, egg, onion and parsley shaped between two spoons and deep-fried golden, crisp outside and soft within.
Pastel com Diabo DentroSantiago (Praia), Cape Verde · medium · 1 h 5 minA crisp corn-dough pastry with a spicy tuna filling, whose fiery name means 'pastry with the devil inside'.
Patatas Bravas (Madrid Fried Potatoes with Salsa Brava)Madrid, Spain · medium · 50 minChunks of potato fried twice until crisp outside and soft within, drenched in Madrid’s fiery salsa brava of olive oil, sweet and hot pimentón, flour and stock.
Pepper Kala (Liberian Fried Dough Balls with Pepper Sauce)Monrovia, Liberia · easy · 1 h 50 minLightly sweet yeasted batter dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried into golden, fluffy balls, eaten with a fiery Liberian pepper sauce of scotch bonnets, onion and garlic.
Pepper Shrimp (Jamaican Spicy Shell-On Shrimp)Kingston (Surrey), Jamaica · easy · 50 minShell-on shrimp cooked fast in a fiery broth of Scotch bonnet, garlic, pimento, thyme and vinegar until bright red, eaten warm from a bag and peeled with the fingers.
Pholourie (Guyanese Split Pea Fritters)Demerara (Georgetown), Guyana · medium · 9 h 40 minAiry, golden fried balls of soaked yellow split peas blended with garlic and hot pepper, spiced with turmeric and cumin, dipped in sour mango or tamarind chutney.
PichadeMonaco, Monaco · medium · 3 hThe Riviera's answer to pizza: a bread-dough tart spread with slow-cooked tomato and onion, dotted with black olives and anchovy.
Pirozhki s Kapustoy (Russian Fried Cabbage Buns)Moscow, Russia · medium · 3 h 20 minSoft, enriched yeast dough wrapped around buttery braised cabbage with onion and carrot, pinched into ovals and fried golden, the Russian hand pie sold on the street and made at home.
Princesi (Bulgarian Baked Minced Meat Toasts)Sofia, Bulgaria · easy · 35 minSlices of bread spread with minced beef seasoned with onion, savory and cumin, topped with yellow kashkaval cheese and baked until the meat is browned, the quick Bulgarian snack sold as fast food and made at home.
Pulut Panggang (Bruneian Grilled Sticky Rice Rolls)Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · medium · 5 h 45 minCoconut-milk sticky rice rolled around a spicy, fragrant filling of dried shrimp, chili, lemongrass and toasted coconut, wrapped in banana leaf and grilled until the leaf chars.
Pyrizhky z Kartopleiu (Ukrainian Fried Potato Buns)Poltava, Ukraine · medium · 2 h 30 minSoft yeast-dough buns filled with mashed potato and golden fried onion, pan-fried until puffed and crisp, the Ukrainian snack of grandmothers, stations and school bags.
Qassatat (Maltese Ricotta Pastries)Valletta, Malta · medium · 1 h 40 minRound shortcrust pastries pleated up around a filling of fresh ricotta, egg and a little grated cheese, left open at the top and baked golden, sold beside pastizzi in every Maltese pastizzeria.
Quipes (Dominican Bulgur and Beef Fritters)Cibao, Dominican Republic · medium · 7 h 15 minTorpedo-shaped shells of soaked bulgur kneaded with seasoned ground beef, stuffed with a saucy beef and raisin picadillo and fried crisp, a fixture of every Dominican picadera.
Regag with Egg and Cheese (Emirati Crisp Flatbread)Dubai, United Arab Emirates · medium · 1 hA wafer-thin batter bread spread across a hot griddle until crisp, topped while it cooks with beaten egg and cream cheese, then folded into a crunchy triangle.
Rice Akara (Sierra Leonean Banana Fritters)Freetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 55 minOverripe bananas beaten with rice flour, nutmeg and sugar into a soft batter, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried into light, golden, gluten-free balls.
Safou (Congolese Warm Salted African Plums)Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo · easy · 25 minPurple safou, the African plum, warmed briefly in salted water until the green flesh turns soft and buttery, eaten with roasted maize as a seasonal snack.
Sai Oua (Luang Prabang Herb Sausage)Luang Prabang, Laos · advanced · 1 h 35 minCoarse, juicy pork sausage packed with lemongrass, galangal, makrut lime leaf, shallot, garlic, chilli and fresh herbs, bound with a little sticky rice and grilled over charcoal.
Saint Lucian Saltfish AccrasCastries, Saint Lucia · easy · 2 h 35 minCrispy Saint Lucian salt cod fritters: flaked saltfish folded into a herby, peppery batter and fried golden, eaten as a snack or with bakes.
SalteñasLa Paz, Bolivia · advanced · 9 h 20 minBaked pastry pockets of juicy, gently sweet meat stew, sealed with a rope-braided crimp, Bolivia's mid-morning ritual.
Sambusa (Djiboutian Meat Samosas)Djibouti City, Djibouti · medium · 1 h 10 minCrisp fried pastry triangles packed with spiced minced goat or beef, onion, green chili, garlic and fresh coriander, the snack that breaks the fast in Djibouti.
Sambusak b'Tawa (Iraqi Chickpea Turnovers)Baghdad, Iraq · medium · 2 h 5 minThin yeasted dough folded into half-moons around mashed chickpeas cooked with golden onion and turmeric, then shallow-fried a minute a side until crisp and golden.
Sate Ayam Madura (Madurese Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce)Jakarta, Indonesia · medium · 1 h 40 minSmall cubes of chicken thigh marinated in sweet soy sauce, grilled over charcoal, basted in peanut sauce and served with more sauce, lime, fried shallots and lontong.
Scottish Shortbread (Petticoat Tails)Scotland (Moray Coast), United Kingdom · easy · 1 h 30 minPale, crumbly shortbread of one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour, pressed into a round, cut into petticoat-tail wedges and baked slowly, for tea and Hogmanay.
Sfenj (Moroccan Doughnut Rings)Fès-Meknès, Morocco · medium · 2 h 5 minA loose, sticky yeast dough pulled into rings by wet hands and fried until crisp outside and airy within, eaten hot with sugar or honey alongside mint tea.
Shucos (Guatemalan Street Hot Dogs)Guatemala City, Guatemala · easy · 40 minA charcoal-toasted roll spread thickly with smooth guacamol, piled with grilled hot dogs and chorizo, soft boiled cabbage, and finished with mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup.
Sigara Böreği (Turkish Crispy Cheese Rolls)İzmir (Aegean), Turkey · easy · 40 minThin yufka pastry rolled tight as a cigarette around white cheese and chopped parsley, sealed with water and fried in sunflower oil until crisp and golden.
Soparnik (Dalmatian Swiss Chard Pie)Dalmatia, Croatia · medium · 2 hTwo paper-thin sheets of unleavened dough around raw Swiss chard, red onion and parsley dressed with olive oil, baked flat until crisp and brushed with garlic and olive oil.
Şorqoğal (Azerbaijani Spiced Novruz Pastry)Baku, Azerbaijan · advanced · 2 h 30 minRound, many-layered buttery buns rolled from thin sheets of yeasted dough and filled with a savoury paste of toasted flour, butter, turmeric, fennel, cumin and black pepper, glazed yellow and baked golden.
Southland Cheese RollsSouthland, New Zealand · easy · 30 min"Southern sushi": bread rolled around a rich onion-cheese filling, toasted golden and painted with butter.
Speķa PīrāgiRiga, Latvia · medium · 1 h 55 minLatvia's beloved crescent buns: soft yeast dough wrapped around smoky diced bacon and onion, baked golden.
SuyaKano (North), Nigeria · easy · 42 minThin beef skewers crusted in spicy, nutty yaji spice and grilled over coals, northern Nigeria’s legendary night-market snack.
Svele (Norwegian Ferry Pancakes)Vestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 1 h 5 minThick, soft buttermilk griddle cakes raised with baking soda and hartshorn salt, spread with butter and sugar or brown cheese and folded in half, the snack of the West Norway ferries.
Takoyaki (Osaka Octopus Balls)Osaka (Kansai), Japan · advanced · 45 minRound, crisp-skinned balls of runny dashi batter with a piece of octopus in the middle, turned in a dimpled iron pan and finished with sauce, mayonnaise, aonori and bonito flakes.
Tequeños (Venezuelan Cheese Sticks)Caracas, Venezuela · medium · 1 h 25 minBatons of firm, salty white cheese wrapped in a spiral of buttery wheat dough and fried until crisp and golden, the snack no Venezuelan party is without.
Termis (Egyptian Brined Lupini Beans)Alexandria, Egypt · easy · 4 daysDried lupini beans soaked, boiled until bright yellow and leached in fresh water for days until the bitterness is gone, then kept in salty brine with lemon, cumin and chili.
Tinkhobe (Swazi Boiled Whole Maize)Mbabane, Eswatini · easy · 3 h 5 minWhole dried maize kernels boiled slowly in plenty of water until their skins crack and the insides turn soft and chewy, then salted: a plain, filling Swazi snack.
Tiropitakia (Greek Feta Cheese Phyllo Triangles)Attica (Athens), Greece · medium · 1 h 10 minCrisp little phyllo triangles folded around a filling of crumbled feta, egg and fresh mint, baked golden, the bite-sized form of the cheese pie Greeks eat on the go.
Titiwi AccraRoseau, Dominica · easy · 30 minDominica's prized seasonal fritter: tiny translucent titiwi fish folded whole into a herby, peppery batter and fried into crisp golden accras.
Topfengolatsche (Austrian Quark Pastry)Vienna, Austria · easy · 45 minSquares of buttery puff pastry wrapped around a lemony vanilla Topfen and raisin filling, the corners folded to the middle and baked golden, the pastry in every Viennese bakery window.
Tri-Tri CakesKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · easy · 1 hTiny river fish folded into a herbed batter and fried into crisp golden fritters, a seasonal Saint Vincent delicacy.
Tsybryki (Belarusian Fried Potato and Cheese Balls)Minsk, Belarus · medium · 1 hFinely grated raw potato squeezed dry, shaped around a cube of cheese, rolled in flour and fried until crisp and golden, a Belarusian bar snack served hot with sour cream.
Tteokbokki (Spicy Korean Rice Cakes)Seoul (Gyeonggi), South Korea · easy · 45 minChewy cylinders of rice cake and slices of fish cake simmered in anchovy and kelp broth until the gochujang sauce turns thick, glossy, sweet and fiery.
TulukEfate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · medium · 1 h 40 minGrated cassava wrapped around heavily seasoned pork, bound in leaves and baked, sold by the piece at markets and kava bars.
Turon (Filipino Caramelised Banana Rolls)Central Luzon, Philippines · easy · 35 minHalved saba bananas and strips of ripe jackfruit rolled in brown sugar and lumpia wrappers, then fried in oil with more sugar that melts into a crackly caramel shell.
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