Snack Recipes

Soft, slightly sweet bread buns stuffed with intensely flavorful, sweet and spicy caramelized onion relish (seeni sambol).

Bite-sized, spicy fish and potato balls coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. The ultimate party snack.

Flaky, buttery pastry shaped into half-moons, stuffed with a spicy fish and potato filling, and deep-fried.

The quintessential Sri Lankan short eat: a spicy, savory potato and canned mackerel filling rolled in a thin crepe, breaded, and deep-fried to a golden crunch.

Crispy, golden Sri Lankan prawn fritters — whole dried sprats or small prawns pressed into a chili-spiced lentil batter and deep-fried to a perfect crunch, a legendary Galle Face beachside snack.

Crunchy, spiced, and deeply savory fried lentil patties made from chana dal mixed with onions, chilies, and aromatic spices — a popular Sri Lankan street food and breakfast snack.

Crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside savory urad lentil doughnuts, deep-fried to golden perfection — a beloved Sri Lankan Tamil breakfast snack served with coconut chutney and sambar.

A classic Southern Italian bakery cookie. Dense, incredibly chewy almond paste cookies entirely encrusted in toasted pine nuts.

A rustic, crunchy, crumbly almond tart from Mantua (Lombardy). Made with a mix of wheat and cornmeal, it is designed to be broken into uneven chunks with your hands.

Meaning 'Lady's Kisses'. Elegant bite-sized cookies from Piedmont made with toasted hazelnuts, sandwiched together with a layer of dark chocolate.

Hard, crunchy, twice-baked almond cookies from Tuscany. Packed with whole almonds and perfectly designed to be dunked into sweet dessert wine.

Small, round, warm flatbreads from Modena, traditionally split open and filled with 'cunza' (a spread of lardo, rosemary, and garlic) or cured meats.