Eat your way around the world, one snack at a time.
Sixty street-food recipes, fourteen techniques, ten eating itineraries and a pantry full of things that make everything taste better.
Fresh from the test kitchen
Charred Sweet Potato Tacos
Mateo, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
Make-aheadCrispy Sweetcorn Dumplings
The trick with sweetcorn dumplings is patience: let the sweetcorn take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
WeeknightCreamy Potato Flatbreads
Aroha, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
Late-nightHoneyed Cauliflower Skewers
We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
Late-nightBrown-Butter Tomato Fritters
The trick with tomato fritters is patience: let the tomato take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
WeeknightSmoky Leek Hand Pies
Imani, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
Crowd-pleaserFiery Chicken Noodles
Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this.
Street foodGarlicky Pumpkin Toasties
It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.
Late-nightLemony Cheddar Rice Bowls
This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it.
Learn a technique
Shallow-Frying Without Fear
Rest, taste, adjust. Those three words fix more dishes than any gadget.
TechniqueHow to Fold a Dumpling Six Ways
Practise on something cheap. A bag of cucumber costs very little and teaches you a great deal.
TechniqueQuick Pickles in Twenty Minutes
Work in small batches. Every shortcut that involves “just doing it all at once” ends in steam and sadness.
TechniqueBrown Butter, Explained
Work in small batches. Every shortcut that involves “just doing it all at once” ends in steam and sadness.
TechniqueBuilding a Better Batter
In Istanbul we watched a vendor do this one-handed while taking payment with the other. Aim lower to begin with.
TechniqueKnife Skills for Snack People
A pinch of rice vinegar at the end is optional, but it is the kind of optional we always opt into.
Collections
Weeknight Winners
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “weeknight winners”.
CollectionParty Platters
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “party platters”.
CollectionFive-Ingredient Snacks
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “five-ingredient snacks”.
CollectionFreezer Heroes
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “freezer heroes”.
CollectionPicnic Food
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “picnic food”.
CollectionGame Day
Twelve recipes we reach for when the brief is “game day”.
From the journal
Reader mail: dried porcini
Here the mint is piled on with abandon and the chilli is not a suggestion. When it goes wrong — and it will — it is almost always because of moisture. Pat everything dry, then pat …
3 July 2026Postcard from: brown butter
Finish somewhere sweet. There is always room; it is a separate stomach. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for din…
16 January 2026Notes from: New Orleans
Dev swears by adding the chives in two stages: half cooked in for sweetness, half raw at the end for crunch. The mixture will look too wet at first. Trust it; the double cream hydr…