Tea time around the world
The afternoon pause: tiffin, merienda, fika, high tea, goûter.
Samosa
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreFried or baked pastry with a spiced filling, shaped into triangles or cones
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Bhel puriVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
Pakoraपकोड़ा
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreVegetables or other fillings coated in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
YoutiaoVegan油條
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreLong, golden-brown strips of deep-fried dough eaten across East and Southeast Asia
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
Apam balikVegetarian
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA folded sweet pancake filled with peanuts and sugar, sold at roadside stalls
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Zeppole
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreItalian deep-fried dough balls, sweet or savory, often filled or topped
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Tea time
Har gowFish or seafood蝦餃
🇨🇳 ChinaTranslucent shrimp dumplings served as part of Cantonese dim sum
Dumpling, Lunch, Tea time
Barbajuan
🇲🇨 Monaco and 2 moreFried pastry parcels filled with chard, cheese and rice from Monaco and the Riviera
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Tea time
TuronVegan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesBanana slices wrapped in pastry, fried and glazed with caramelized sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Roti jalaVegetarianروتي جالا
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreA lacy Malay pancake served with curry, often at tea time or special events
Bread, Tea time, Snacks
Zalabiyehزلابية
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreA deep-fried fritter made from batter, found across the Middle East and beyond
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Singjuꯁꯤꯡꯖꯨ
🇮🇳 IndiaA spicy Manipuri salad of seasonal vegetables, with or without fermented fish
Salad or side, Snacks, Tea time
Sabudana vadaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp fritters of tapioca pearls, potato and peanuts, popular in Maharashtra
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Har gow: sfllaw of Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Barbajuan: Lemone, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Samosa: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pakora: ampersandyslexia, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Youtiao: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Apam balik: Yun Huang Yong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Zeppole: I, Calcagnile Floriano, Florixc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Turon: FoxLad at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Roti jala: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Zalabiyeh: Sankeerth, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sabudana vada: Archana Joshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Singju: Punshiba18, CC BY-SA 3.0, source