Page 2 of 5. Sixty snacks and counting.
Make-ahead · Prep 18 min · Cook 28 min · Makes 14 · Level A little fiddly
Noor, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. Noor, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
Late-night · Prep 39 min · Cook 45 min · Makes 16 · Level Easy
There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are tofu bao — the kind you clear your evening for.
This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. Imani, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
Make-ahead · Prep 40 min · Cook 18 min · Makes 22 · Level A little fiddly
There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are mushroom quesadillas — the kind you clear your evening for.
It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. The trick with mushroom quesadillas is patience: let the mushroom take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. If you can chop lime and hold a digital thermometer, you can make this. We promise. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
Party snacks · Prep 31 min · Cook 50 min · Makes 15 · Level Easy
It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink.
We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. The trick with lentil pakoras is patience: let the lentil take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
Crowd-pleaser · Prep 33 min · Cook 27 min · Makes 22 · Level A little fiddly
It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.
We tested this 12 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with star anise won every single round. The crispy edge is what people remember, so be brave with the heat and generous with the seasoning. A spoonful of curry leaves does the heavy lifting here, giving the beef a depth that tastes like you cooked all day. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
Make-ahead · Prep 22 min · Cook 48 min · Makes 10 · Level Easy
There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are halloumi gyoza — the kind you clear your evening for.
Do not skip the red cabbage; it is the bright note that stops the whole plate from feeling heavy. There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are halloumi gyoza — the kind you clear your evening for. The trick with halloumi gyoza is patience: let the halloumi take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.
Crowd-pleaser · Prep 31 min · Cook 41 min · Makes 14 · Level A little fiddly
We tested this 4 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with miso paste won every single round.
We tested this 3 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with black garlic won every single round. It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink. This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it.
Crowd-pleaser · Prep 23 min · Cook 23 min · Makes 14 · Level Easy
The trick with egg hash is patience: let the egg take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner. The trick with egg hash is patience: let the egg take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. If you can chop shallots and hold a fish slice, you can make this. We promise.
Street food · Prep 28 min · Cook 25 min · Makes 22 · Level A little fiddly
We first ate something like this at a street stall in Hanoi, balanced on a plastic stool, and spent the flight home reverse-engineering it.
The trick with sweet potato tacos is patience: let the sweet potato take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not. It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink.
Street food · Prep 36 min · Cook 46 min · Makes 16 · Level Medium
Kenji, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not. The trick with sweetcorn dumplings is patience: let the sweetcorn take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are sweetcorn dumplings — the kind you clear your evening for. This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it.
Street food · Prep 24 min · Cook 44 min · Makes 8 · Level A little fiddly
We tested this 12 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with sesame oil won every single round.
We first ate something like this at a street stall in Chengdu, balanced on a plastic stool, and spent the flight home reverse-engineering it. We tested this 12 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with panko won every single round. This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it. Bea, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
Weeknight · Prep 18 min · Cook 37 min · Makes 8 · Level Easy
It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.
Do not skip the red cabbage; it is the bright note that stops the whole plate from feeling heavy. Clara, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”. The trick with cauliflower skewers is patience: let the cauliflower take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.