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Page 3 of 5. Sixty snacks and counting.
Make-ahead · Prep 28 min · Cook 46 min · Makes 15 · Level A little fiddly
A spoonful of brown butter does the heavy lifting here, giving the tomato a depth that tastes like you cooked all day.
The roasted edge is what people remember, so be brave with the heat and generous with the seasoning. This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it. The trick with tomato fritters is patience: let the tomato take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
Make-ahead · Prep 34 min · Cook 32 min · Makes 13 · Level Easy
It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not.
There are snacks you eat standing at the counter, and then there are leek hand pies — the kind you clear your evening for. We first ate something like this at a street stall in Seoul, balanced on a plastic stool, and spent the flight home reverse-engineering it. Do not skip the sweetcorn; it is the bright note that stops the whole plate from feeling heavy. It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink.
Weeknight · Prep 15 min · Cook 49 min · Makes 21 · Level Medium
It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not.
Salma, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”. Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
Weeknight · Prep 18 min · Cook 29 min · Makes 11 · Level Easy
The trick with pumpkin toasties is patience: let the pumpkin 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. The trick with pumpkin toasties is patience: let the pumpkin take on proper colour before you even think about moving it. This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it.
Weeknight · Prep 23 min · Cook 30 min · Makes 9 · Level Easy
It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink.
It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink. The pickled edge is what people remember, so be brave with the heat and generous with the seasoning. It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not. If you can chop cherry tomatoes and hold a heavy cast-iron pan, you can make this. We promise.
Street food · Prep 22 min · Cook 38 min · Makes 23 · Level A little fiddly
A spoonful of kecap manis does the heavy lifting here, giving the prawn a depth that tastes like you cooked all day.
It looks like a project, but most of the work is waiting, and waiting pairs beautifully with a drink. Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate. 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 34 min · Makes 12 · Level Easy
We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it. The charred edge is what people remember, so be brave with the heat and generous with the seasoning. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.
Weeknight · Prep 32 min · Cook 15 min · Makes 9 · Level A little fiddly
Kenji, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”.
A spoonful of chipotle in adobo does the heavy lifting here, giving the chickpea a depth that tastes like you cooked all day. We tested this 4 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with crispy shallots won every single round. It reheats well, travels well, and disappears at parties at a frankly alarming rate.
Make-ahead · Prep 28 min · Cook 12 min · Makes 15 · Level A little fiddly
The trick with pork empanadas is patience: let the pork take on proper colour before you even think about moving it.
If you can chop coriander and hold a bamboo steamer, 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. Do not skip the avocado; it is the bright note that stops the whole plate from feeling heavy.
Weeknight · Prep 36 min · Cook 45 min · Makes 21 · Level Medium
Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this.
Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this. We tested this 3 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with fish sauce won every single round. 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. We like to make the filling the night before, when the kitchen is quiet and nobody is asking what is for dinner.
Weeknight · Prep 37 min · Cook 48 min · Makes 15 · Level Medium
The brown-butter edge is what people remember, so be brave with the heat and generous with the seasoning.
Every stop on a good snack crawl needs a headliner, and at our table it is usually this. This is a recipe built for sharing, which is a polite way of saying you should double it. We tested this 9 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with aleppo pepper won every single round. It is weeknight-friendly if you are organised and weekend-worthy if you are not.
Party snacks · Prep 40 min · Cook 30 min · Makes 12 · Level A little fiddly
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. Clara, who runs our test kitchen on Thursdays, calls this “the one that ruins other snacks for you”. We tested this 8 times in the Snack Crawl kitchen, and the version with tamarind won every single round. A spoonful of miso paste does the heavy lifting here, giving the lentil a depth that tastes like you cooked all day.