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Kittitian Fish Cakes
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Fish Cakes
Fritters made with saltfish or conch, onions, pepper, and herbs; a beach bar and street stall classic; similar to conch fritters but made with salted cod; a popular starter or snack; served with hot sauce; the fish cakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis; a crispy, savoury street food.
Benin
A Beninese peanut cake made from pressed groundnut paste, shaped into coils or flat cakes and fried until crisp.
Poland
Knysza is a street food from Silesian Voivodeship, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Nigeria
A Nigerian snack of fried cornmeal sticks, savory, crunchy, and often seasoned with pepper or ginger.
Greece
Κολοκυθάκια τηγανητά
Greek fried zucchini slices, dredged in flour and fried until golden. A meze and taverna classic, crispy and light, served with tzatziki or skordalia, a summer dish.
Greece
Κολοκυθοκεφτέδες
Greek zucchini fritters of grated zucchini, herbs, and feta, fried until golden. A meze and summer classic, crispy and herby, served with tzatziki, a vegetarian favorite.
South Korea
튀김
Assorted battered and deep-fried items including vegetables, squid, sweet potatoes, and gimmari (fried seaweed rolls), a street food staple.
Maharashtra, India
कोथिंबीर वडी
A Maharashtrian snack of steamed coriander and gram flour cakes, sliced and fried. It is crispy and aromatic.
Cyprus
Κούπες
Bulgur dough shaped into a hollow cigar around minced pork or lamb with onion and cinnamon, then deep-fried.
Niger
Peanut snack sticks or rings made from oil-extracted peanut paste, spiced and fried; the Burkinabè name for kuli-kuli; a crunchy, protein-dense snack.
Cambodia
ក្រឡាន
Sticky rice with coconut milk, black-eyed peas, and grated coconut, stuffed into a bamboo section and roasted over charcoal.
Mosul, Iraq
كبة حلب
Rice-flour shell coloured with turmeric, stuffed with minced meat, almond and raisin, and deep-fried into a golden torpedo.
Ghana
Groundnut paste with the oil pressed out, spiced and deep-fried into hard rings or sticks, eaten alone or crumbled over other food.
Istanbul, Turkey
A large baked potato split open and mashed with butter and kaşar cheese inside the skin, then loaded with a choice of toppings such as olives, corn, pickles, coleslaw, sausage, and mushrooms. The Ortaköy neighborhood in Istanbul is the most famous spot for kumpir.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Київська перепічка
Kyivska Perepichka is a Kyiv street snack of sausage wrapped in yeast dough and deep-fried.
Laos
ຢໍດິບ
Rice paper rolled around vermicelli, prawn, lettuce and herbs, served with a peanut or sweet-sour dipping sauce.
Laos
ຢໍຈືນ
Pork and glass noodle filling rolled in rice paper and deep-fried, wrapped in lettuce with herbs before dipping.
North Macedonia
Леблебија
Roasted chickpeas sold by the paper cone from street vendors, plain, salted or sugar-coated.
Liberia
Donuts
Small sweet fried dough buns served warm at Liberian celebrations and street stalls.
Suriname
Surinamese spring rolls of thin pastry wrapped around a savory filling of cabbage, long beans, chicken or shrimp, fried until crisp and served with chili or tomato chutney.
Thailand
ลูกชิ้นปิ้ง
Luk chin ping, grilled fish or pork balls sold three to a skewer with sweet chilli sauce, is a named street item found on every Thai pavement.
Guam
Chamorro lumpia are thin fried rolls filled with seasoned meat and vegetables, served crisp as a snack or shared platter.
Morocco
مقودة
Seasoned potato patties dipped in egg and fried until crisp, sometimes stuffed or served in sandwiches.
Zimbabwe
Amacimbi
Mopane caterpillars gutted, boiled in salt water and sun-dried, then fried with onion and tomato or eaten dry as a snack.
Mayotte
Mabawa
Chicken wings seasoned with salt and black pepper or a simple onion-salt marinade, then deep-fried until the skin is crisp. A staple of roadside brochettis and home cooking, eaten with rice or fried plantain.
Mayotte
Cornet Buck
Small cone-shaped brioche pastries filled with minced meat and sweet potato, often seasoned with coriander. A portable street snack found at markets.
Madagascar
Nems
Small fried rolls of rice paper filled with vermicelli, cabbage and minced pork, sold in bundles at street stalls.
Mali
Froufrou
A Malian street food snack listed in the Mali tourism document; sold at street corners alongside brochettes, bean beignets, and grilled peanuts; the exact preparation varies by region; a quick, inexpensive snack; part of the vibrant street food culture of Mali; found at street stalls in Bamako and other cities.
Mali
Mikate
A popular Malian street food of deep-fried dough balls; flour, sugar, and yeast dough fried until golden brown; dusted with powdered sugar and served hot; widely available across Mali; an inexpensive snack; similar to puff-puff across West Africa; the Malian version of this beloved fried treat.
Thailand
มะม่วงน้ำปลาหวาน
Mamuang nam pla wan, unripe mango with a sweet-salty fish-sauce dip, is a named Thai snack sold as a set and is not a fruit card.
Argentina
Fried cassava (mandioca) sticks from the Argentine northeast, crisp outside and creamy inside. A popular side dish for fish and grilled meats in the region.
Colombia
A Colombian street snack of green (unripe) mango sliced and served with salt, lime, and chili. A tart, crunchy Caribbean-coast favorite. In Cartagena the same green-mango stick is sold under the name caballo de rico.
Zimbabwe
Whole dried maize kernels popped in a dry pot or roasted in sand until they burst and go crunchy, salted and sold in bags.
Haiti
A loose seasoned batter, sometimes with salt cod or chicken folded through, spooned into oil into soft dumpling-like fritters.
Murcia, Spain
Marinera Murciana is a crisp-bread tapa topped with Russian-style potato salad and a single anchovy.
Cuba
A Cuban thin, crispy plantain chips with garlic sauce, a street and daily classic