Nasibal is an unusual fusion of Indonesian and Dutch cuisines, a snack that is usually bought from numerous street vending machines that serve food. Shaped like a ball, nasibal consists of nasi goreng filling (fried rice and various spices) that is breaded and deep-fried in hot oil.

It can also be prepared at home, typically with leftover nasi goreng. For the best results, pair the snack with Indonesian peanut sauce.

Brathering is a traditional fish dish originating from Germany, consisting of marinated fried herring. Fresh herrings are rolled in flour or breaded, pan-fried, and marinated in a mixture of white wine vinegar, onions, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard seeds, and bay leaves.

The dish is traditionally served cold, and it’s typically accompanied by fried potatoes, rösti, or potato salad. The herrings can also be used in sandwiches, and nowadays canned brathering can be bought in most stores. The dish is usually enjoyed for lunch or as a snack at street food stands.

Beschuit met muisjes is a traditional snack that is consumed when celebrating the arrival of a baby. It consists of beschuit – a round, toasted, dry, and crunchy rusk that is smeared with either margarine or butter, then topped with muisjes – sugar-coated aniseeds.

The topping can either be pink and white if the baby is a girl (these are the traditional colors), or blue and white if it's a boy (modern colors). It is believed that aniseed stimulates milk production in nursing mothers, so beschuit met muisjes is a staple at almost every Dutch household when a baby is born and guests come to visit.

Fastenwähe is a type of small Swiss bread, carnival treat, and snack originating from Basel. The dough is usually made with a combination of flour, yeast, salt, sugar, milk, eggs, caraway seeds, and butter. Once the dough has rested and doubled in size, it's divided and shaped into ovals.

A knife is used to cut four slits into each piece of dough, which is then carefully stretched in order to create a shape that's similar to a cross in the middle of the dough. The dough is brushed with beaten egg yolks, sprinkled with caraway seeds, and baked until golden. 

Kruh, mast i paprika is a Croatian open-faced sandwich that has been at the height of its popularity during the war in the 1990s, although it is slowly experiencing a renaissance at Croatian Christmas markets, because it is, after all, a typical winter snack.

It consists of a thick slice of bread topped with a layer of pork fat, a bit of salt, and ground red paprika. Inexpensive and extremely simple, this sandwich is often considered a poor man’s meal. However, whole generations of people have been raised on it in the 1990s. 

Handkäse mit Musik is a German dish originating from Hesse. It consists of hand-formed handkäse (sour milk cheese) that's topped with raw onion vinaigrette. The onion marinade stands for music (Musik) from the name, which comes in the form of flatulence caused by consuming raw onions.

However, the real reason why it has music in its name is because in the past, the onions were served on the side, while vinegar and oil were served in tiny jars that made music while the servers carried them on a plate. The dish is often served only with a knife, and it's typically accompanied by bread, caraway seeds, and apfelwein (apple cider) on the side.

Meitschibei are finger-thick, horseshoe-shaped Bernese pastries filled with sweetened hazelnuts. Their name directly translates to girl’s legs and it comes from their characteristic shape. The dough is made with white flour, butter, milk, yeast, malt, sugar, salt, and eggs, while the filling is made with ground hazelnuts, orange peel, lemon zest, cinnamon, sugar, and a little water.

Meitschibei can be easily found in bakeries throughout the German-speaking part of Switzerland. In the French-speaking parts of the country, the product is known as croissant viennois – Viennese croissant. The origins of meitschibei are lost to time, but they most likely originated in Bern at the beginning of the 20th century.

Balkenbrij is a traditional dish made from pork scraps (organs, leftover sausage stock), blood, flour, and spices such as ginger, pepper, licorice, anise, sugar, and cinnamon. The mixture is slowly cooked and left to cool. Once it is cooled, balkenbrij is usually sliced and baked in the pan.

It can be placed on bread and consumed as a snack or it can be paired with potatoes and consumed as a main dish. The name balkenbrij is derived from balk, meaning intestines, and brij, meaning porridge or mush.

This unique, skinless, deep-fried sausage is a popular snack that is mostly consumed in Belgium and the Netherlands. There has been a long dispute whether frikandel is originally Belgian or Dutch, and although the exact origin of frikandel is unknown, it is certain that the dish first appeared in the 1950s.

The original frikandel sausage consisted of a variety of meat, most commonly pork, chicken, and horse meat. However, since eating horse meat is sometimes regarded as taboo these days, most producers eliminated it from their recipes. Traditionally, it is served plain, with a dollop of mayonnaise on the side.