Snacks around the world
Eaten between meals, in the hand, on the move.
GazpachoVegan
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreChilled soup of blended raw vegetables, served cold in Spain and Portugal
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
KabochaVeganカボチャ
🇯🇵 Japan and 5 moreA sweet, dense winter squash with edible skin, used in Japanese and Asian cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Hariraالحريرة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 3 moreNorth African soup of tomato, legumes, herbs and spices, often served during Ramadan
Soup, Dinner, Supper
Wonton云吞
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese dumplings with a thin wrapper, filled and served in soup or fried
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Odenおでん
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreJapanese one-pot dish of assorted items simmered in soy-flavored dashi broth
Soup, Dinner, Lunch
Fish ball魚丸
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSoft balls of minced fish, boiled or fried, eaten across Asia and Northern Europe
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HaleemMeat
🇮🇳 India and 7 moreA slow-cooked stew of wheat, lentils, meat and spices
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
MohingaFish or seafoodမုန့်ဟင်းခါး
🇲🇲 MyanmarRice noodle soup with fish broth, herbs, and crisp garnishes from Myanmar
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
SalmorejoVegetariansalmorejo cordobés
🇪🇸 SpainThick cold tomato and bread soup from Córdoba, Andalusia
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Bakso
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian meatballs served in broth with noodles and toppings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken feetMeat
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChicken feet cooked and eaten in soups, stews, snacks and street foods worldwide
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AjoblancoVegan
🇪🇸 SpainChilled Andalusian soup of almonds, bread, garlic and olive oil
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
BissaraVeganبصارة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreCreamy fava bean purée with herbs, served as a dip or soup
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Peppersoup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA spicy, watery soup made with meat or fish and West African spices
Soup, Dinner, Lunch
Malatang麻辣烫
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreA Sichuan street food of meats and vegetables cooked in a spicy, numbing broth
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
ChanguaVegetarian
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombian breakfast soup of milk, water, eggs and herbs
Soup, Breakfast, Snacks
TacacáFish or seafood
🇧🇷 BrazilNorthern Brazilian soup with jambu, tucupi, and dried shrimp
Soup, Snacks
Juk죽
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean porridge made by simmering rice or grains until soft
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
BinignitVegan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesA sweet soup of coconut milk, root crops, banana and rice from the Philippines
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Mannish waterMeat
🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaican goat soup with yam, banana, and dumplings
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Salmorejo: P.Lechien, CC0, source
- Bissara: Ruby Josephine Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Harira: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gazpacho: Bocadorada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Changua: Jorvato, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tacacá: Foreade, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wonton: Oldie~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peppersoup: bob walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Oden: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kabocha: Theguy002, CC0, source
- Haleem: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Mannish water: Foodista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mohinga: Wagaung, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bakso: Li Tsin Soon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ajoblanco: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Fish ball: Wing11803, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicken feet: User:Anna Frodesiak, Public domain, source
- Malatang: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Binignit: Obsidian Soul, CC0, source
- Juk: Satomi Abe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source