Popcorn is delicious, but you can be much more creative! Discover 32 traditional snacks around the world to try during the World Cup games
Just have a football game for people to get together at the bar or at home and then have a snack to help dissipate the tension of the dispute, right? During the World Cup, then, it’s even easier to have an excuse to get together with friends, cheer and eat something really tasty.
So if you intend to watch the 2018 World Cup games at home and want to avoid traditional popcorn, and even sweet popcorn (as you’ve already seen here and here), the tip is that you check out this post until the end.
As you will see, we were inspired by the typical cuisine of various countries around the world to create a list of some international snacks that can make your World Cup much tastier and more varied.
From Brazilian chicken drumsticks to Middle Eastern dishes and recipes, you will have many options to make and try with your group during the World Cup.
Discover 32 traditional snacks around the world to make during the World Cup:
1. Brazil: coxinha
Savory fried, with crispy dough and shredded chicken filling, coxinha, as you already know, is one of the most famous snacks in Brazil.
2. Croatia: stuffed squid barbecue
A Croatian specialty, perfect for those who love seafood and barbecue.
3. Mexico: tacos al pastor
The tacos, with corn dough, are filled with shredded pork, slowly roasted and marinated in the traditional “adobo” sauce.
4. Cameroon: poulet DG
Dish made with chicken, vegetables and plantain.
5. Spain: tapas
Snacks, in Spain, are called tapas. One of the most traditional and that you can adopt as snacks for the World Cup is the egg and potato tortilla, for example.
6. Holanda: bitterballen
This is the name given to traditional and delicious meat croquettes.
7. Chile: complete
This is the Chilean version of a hot dog, complete with guacamole and basically everything else you could want.
8. Australia: Aussie Burger
Aussie burgers are in fashion. A delicious thing. And you must try them.
9. Colombia: arepas
Crispy cornbreads, stuffed with cheese, usually sold at stadiums in Colombia.
10. Greece: spanakopita
Delicious spinach pies rolled in crumbly puff pastry.
11. Ivory Coast: alloco
The dish is basically fried plantain.
12. Japan: tempura
Tempuras are basically anything dipped in a liquid wheat flour batter and fried. Everything is very crunchy.
13. Uruguay: chivito
Meat sandwich also includes eggs, bacon and vegetables.
14. Costa Rica: Ticos tacos
This is a Costa Rican version of Mexican tacos, very similar to taquitos, in fact. The difference is that toppings are crucial to preparing tacos ticos.
15. Inglaterra: fish and chips
The most traditional English dish is certainly a great snack for the World Cup.
16. Italy: Ricotta pizza with fresh roasted tomatoes
Basically, this is a refined version of the Margherita pizza.
17. Switzerland: Swiss cheese fondue
Melted cheese and bread. Do you need anything else?
18. Equador: lomo saltado
Fried meat, onion and peppers. The dish is common in both Ecuador and Peru.
19. France: baked camembert with gougères
Cheese snacks that go well with wine or beer.
20. Honduras: Honduran enchiladas
Honduras has its own way of making enchiladas, and it’s delicious.
21. Argentina: meat empanadas
Argentine empanadas are a sweet and savory mix, typically filled with ground or shredded beef, raisins and olives.
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ćevapi
Ćevapi is a typical Balkan dish, made with grilled meat and served on pita bread.
23. Iran: dolmades
Vine leaves (the plant where grapes grow) stuffed with meat are a popular snack in Iran and throughout the Middle East. In Brazil, this dish is known as cigar.
24. Nigeria: suya
Suya is a spicy meat dish very common in West Africa.
25. Germany: pretzel
Nothing like homemade pretzels for one of the snack afternoons during the World Cup.
26. Portugal: cod fritters
A perfect mix between cod and less potato.
27. Gana: yesterday
The dish is a mixture of rice and beans cooked together. From there, you can add tomatoes, seasonings, meat, and other ingredients to your liking.
28. USA: burger BA deluxe
Simply a great, traditional American burger. Need I say anything else?
29. Belgium: the machine gun
Fried meat, french fries and mayonnaise inside a baguette.
30. Algeria: brik
Fried savory pastry, typical of Tunisia and Algeria. The dough is usually puff pastry and the fear accepts basically anything you want.
31. Russia: shashlik
Russian version of a shish-kebab, which is barbecued meat and vegetables.
32. South Korea: Korean pancakes
Korean pancakes or “jeon” are not only a breakfast specialty, but also a side dish or snack and are quite easy to make.
So, which of these international snacks do you intend to include in your snack menu during the World Cup? Have you tried any of them, besides the coxinha, of course? Be sure to tell us in the comments!
Now, if after this gastronomic tour around the world, if you want to finish your game snack with a delicious dessert, this other post is all you need to check out: 15 recipes with Ninho milk that will drive you crazy.
Fonte: BuzzFeed
