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Top 100 Snacks in the World

Last update: Wed Jan 29 2025
Top 100 Snacks in the World
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The pan-fried variety of the Chinese jiaozi dumpling, known as guotie, is a Northern Chinese dumpling typically filled with minced pork, Chinese cabbage, scallions, ginger, rice wine, and sesame seed oil. Crunchy and soft textures are achieved by a special method of preparing; while the bottom of the dumpling is frying, a small amount of liquid is added to the pan which is then covered, thus allowing the rest of the dumpling and the filling to steam.


When it comes to the shape, guotie should always be long and straight as it can stand more easily and it does not fall over during cooking. Goutie can be literally translated as pot sticks, so these dumplings are often nicknamed potstickers, especially in North America. 

MOST ICONIC Guotie

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Dumplings

HAMAMATSU, Japan
4.7
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Hamamatsu is a popular variety of Japanese gyoza filled with cabbage, onions, pork, and selected seasonings. It is characterized by a unique frying style in which cooks arrange gyoza in a circular pattern (hanetsuke, a technique in which a crispy bottom connects all the gyozas) so that they can fry as many snacks as possible at the same time.


It is very popular to pair Hamamatsu gyoza with a topping of bean sprouts.

MOST ICONIC Hamamatsu gyoza

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Garantita is a popular Algerian street food item that is consumed as a snack and prepared as a kind of cake or tart. The dough is made with a combination of chickpea flour, oil, spices, and water. It is then covered with a beaten egg and baked in the oven until it develops a golden-brown color on top.


Garantita is typically served hot, dressed with harissa and cumin. It is believed that the name of this street snack is derived from the Spanish caliantetorta.

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Flatbread

MALAYSIA and  2 more regions
4.6
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Roti canai is a traditional pan-fried flatbread made with flour, water, eggs, and fat of Indian origin, but mainly associated with Malaysia, and surrounding countries like Indonesia, Brunei, and Thailand. The dough for roti canai is repeatedly folded, so the final product has a layered texture, a soft interior, and a crispy outer layer.


The most common fat used in roti canai is ghee, the traditional Indian clarified butter. It is believed that the dish originated in India when the Indian laborers who migrated to Malaysia brought the recipe and the tradition of preparing this crispy pastry to the foreign country. 

MOST ICONIC Roti canai

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Esquites is the name for popular Mexican street food that is usually consumed as a snack on the go. It is made with mature corn kernels, epazote, and salt. Corn is either grilled and shaved, or cooked with epazote, and it is then typically served in small cups, topped with chili peppers, lime juice, or cotija cheese.


Sour cream, mayonnaise, and pequin chili powder are sometimes served on the side so everyone can add the ingredients according to personal preferences. The name esquites is derived from the Nahuatl word izquitl, meaning toasted corn.

MOST ICONIC Esquites

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Antojitos (lit. little cravings) refers to a variety of Mexican foods that are prepared in market stalls and on the streets. Due to the fact that formal, substantial meals are consumed in the mid-afternoon, most antojitos are eaten either in the morning or the evening.


Typical antojitos include fajitas, tortas, tamales, tacos, tostadas, tlayudas, elote, chalupas, gorditas, empalmes, quesadillas, cemitas, empanadas, pambazo, chilaquiles, and nachos. However, vegetables, fruits, and soups such as pozole and menuda are also classified as antojitos. 
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Kepta duona is a simple Lithuanian snack consisting of sliced rye bread that is shortly fried until crispy. The bread is usually sliced into thin strips before it is pan-fried in oil, and it is usually rubbed with garlic (duona su česnaku), while modern varieties often come topped with cheese (duona su sūriu) or mayonnaise.


This snack is commonly served in bars, and it is often paired with beer or gira (kvass).

MOST ICONIC Kepta duona

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The famous Japanese gyoza are crescent-shaped dumplings that have originated from the traditional Chinese jiaozi dumplings. The recipe was slightly altered to accommodate the Japanese taste, and gyoza soon became one of the favorite Japanese meals.


They consist of a thin wrapper made with wheat flour, eggs, and water, which is then stuffed with a mixture of meat and vegetables. The ingredients used in the stuffing are regionally influenced, but most commonly include minced pork or chicken, cabbage, chives, a substantial amount of garlic, ginger, and green onions. 
VARIATIONS OF Gyoza

MOST ICONIC Gyoza

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This simple cheese bread known as khachapuri is the most famous dish in Georgia. It is traditionally topped with melted cheese, eggs and butter. There are different types of khachapuri, and even though some new cheese varieties such as mozzarella and feta have been incorporated in the dish, the most common additions still include traditional Georgian Sulguni or Imeretian cheese.


It is shaped into different forms, and depending on the baking procedure and its form, it can be consumed individually or shared. Two of the most common varieties include the Imeretian khachapuri, shaped into a circular form, and Adjaran khachapuri, the open-faced version topped with butter and a raw egg on top. 

MOST ICONIC Khachapuri

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Bread Roll

MINAS GERAIS, Brazil
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Literally translated to cheese bread, pão de queijo has its origins in the culinary inventions of African slaves, when they started to use the residue of the cassava plant. A fine white powder, or starch, was rolled into balls and baked.


At the time, no cheese was added, so it was just baked starch, but at the end of the 19th century, when slavery ended, other foods started to become available to the Afro-Brazilians for the first time. In the state of Minas Gerais, the dairy center of Brazil, cheese and milk started to be added to the starchy balls, and pão de queijo was created. 

MOST ICONIC Pão de queijo

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Street Food
PALEMBANG, Indonesia
4.5
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Snack
BANDUNG, Indonesia
4.5
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Appetizer
MOROCCO  and  2 more regions
4.5
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Sweet Pastry
MOROCCO  and  one more region
4.5
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Deep-fried Dessert
SIDI BOU SAID, Tunisia
4.5
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Flatbread
SANTO DOMINGO PROVINCE, Dominican Republic
4.5
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Sweet Pastry
ALONISSOS, Greece  and  one more region
4.5
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Pancake
SOUTH KOREA
4.4
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Savory Pie
LEBANON  and  2 more regions
4.4
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Pancake
KANSAI REGION, Japan
4.4
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Snack
SÃO PAULO, Brazil
4.4
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Pancake
TAMIL NADU, India
4.4
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Snack
TURKIYE  and  3 more regions
4.4
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Snack
GUANGDONG, China  and  one more region
4.4
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Street Food
UTTAR PRADESH, India  and  one more country
4.4
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Snack
APULIA, Italy
4.4
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Pancake
SOUTHERN INDIA, India
4.4
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Snack
ALSACE, France
4.4
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Wrap
MERSIN, Turkiye
4.4
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Flatbread
AFGHANISTAN
4.4
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Pancake
MALAYSIA  and  one more region
4.4
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Appetizer
ITALY  and  8 more regions
4.4
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Snack
INDONESIA
4.4
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Street Food
PURWOKERTO BARAT, Indonesia
4.4
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Pancake
SOUTH KOREA
4.4
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Savory Pastry
TRAKAI, Lithuania
4.4
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Savory Pastry
TUCUMÁN PROVINCE, Argentina
4.4
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Appetizer
VALTELLINA, Italy
4.4
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Snack
AZERBAIJAN
4.4
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Pancake
MODENA, Italy
4.4
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Dessert
TOBAGO, Trinidad and Tobago
4.4
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Snack
INDIA  and  3 more regions
4.3
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Snack
PHILIPPINES
4.3
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Snack
DEVON, England  and  one more region
4.3
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Snack
OSAKA, Japan
4.3
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Snack
INDIA  and  3 more regions
4.3
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Snack
HUNGARY
4.3
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Dumplings
KATHMANDU, Nepal  and  one more region
4.3
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Snack
MADRID, Spain
4.3
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Bread
LEBANON
4.3
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Snack
SICILY, Italy
4.3
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Snack
GUANGDONG, China
4.3
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Snack
BAVARIA, Germany
4.3
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Snack
LEBANON  and  3 more regions
4.3
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TasteAtlas food rankings are based on the ratings of the TasteAtlas audience, with a series of mechanisms that recognize real users and that ignore bot, nationalist or local patriotic ratings, and give additional value to the ratings of users that the system recognizes as knowledgeable. For the “Top 100 Snacks in the World” list until January 29, 2025, 62,525 ratings were recorded, of which 42,221 were recognized by the system as legitimate. TasteAtlas Rankings should not be seen as the final global conclusion about food. Their purpose is to promote excellent local foods, instill pride in traditional dishes, and arouse curiosity about dishes you haven’t tried.