On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Still life with fruits, nuts, and large wheels of snacks near me. A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals.

Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home. Traditionally, snacks are prepared from ingredients commonly available at home without a great deal of preparation. Often cold cuts, fruits, leftovers, nuts, sandwiches, and sweets are used as snacks. Snack foods are typically designed to be portable, quick, and satisfying.

Processed snack foods, as one form of convenience food, are designed to be less perishable, more durable, and more portable than prepared foods. A snack eaten shortly before going to bed or during the night may be called a “bedtime snack”, “late night snack”, or “midnight snack”. In the United States, a popular snack food is the peanut. Peanuts first arrived from South America via slave ships and became incorporated into African-inspired cooking on southern plantations. Pretzels were introduced to North America by the Dutch, via New Amsterdam in the 17th century.

In the 1860s, the snack was still associated with immigrants, unhygienic street vendors, and saloons. Traditional kue is usually made from rice flour, coconut milk, and coconut sugar, and is mostly steamed or fried rather than baked. Traditional crackers are called krupuk, made from bits of shrimp, fish, vegetables or nuts, which are usually consumed as a crunchy snack or an accompaniment to meals. Japan has a very wide range of snack foods, some of which that are internationally popular, ranging from onigiri to Melon pan. Cincin – a deep fried dough pastry-based snack popular with East Malaysia’s Muslim communities.

Roti john – a spiced meat omelette sandwich, popularly eaten for breakfast or as a snack. While this delicacy is especially popular during the Chinese New Year celebration period, it is available everywhere and eaten year round as a popular snack. Idli – made from a mashed mixture of skinned black lentils and rice formed into patties using a mould and steamed, idlis are eaten at breakfast or as a snack. Murukku – a savoury snack of spiced crunchy twists made from rice and urad dal flour, traditionally eaten for Deepavali in South India.