[Northern Light]

A thread about snacks; anything about them really, unless its boring. LOL

To kick it off, I was having a bit of a craving for a South Asian snack tonight, something with zing.

Drives me right nuts that most South Asian Snacks whose flavours I like come in a form that you need a spoon to eat.

I was thinking of something like Aloo Bhujia:

From here: https://www.whiskaffair.com/aloo-bhujia/

or maybe

Kaju Mixture

The Indian Snacks That I'll Have Over Doritos Any Day

Eat a few of these, and you will want to upturn the whole bag into your mouth.

www.bonappetit.com

Great flavour profiles; but the damned stuff falls through your fingers and I end up wearing more than I'm eating if I try to consume it with my hands!

Which brings me to, why can't South Asian snack flavours be showcased on good finger-food snacks?

I know Sobeys/Sensations did a curry potato chip for a bit, as did Neal Brothers, neither are available now.

I enjoyed that.

Not the same old boring flavour, but the same old finger-food friendly format!

Share thoughts on this or on the interesting/different snacks you enjoy.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This is waiting in my pantry:

And so is this:

Not exactly rare. Metro had this for awhile - can't find it anymore:

(images via Amazon.ca)

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

This is waiting in my pantry:

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And so is this:

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AoD

What flavour is the green package?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

What flavour is the green package?

"Salad" - but I am not at all sure how they come up with that - there is nothing remotely suggstive of salad about it at all. The best description is pleasantly savory.

AoD

 

[SunriseChampion]

A thread about snacks; anything about them really, unless its boring. LOL

Aaah, but boring is all I have with my clean eating regimen. My snacks consist of lightly salted pistachios or cashews and the occasional bit of Lindt 99% cocoa chocolate. Though, if I'm out in the bush, I'll snack on some smoked meat. Bear bait.

I'll see myself out.

 

[Northern Light]

In packaged cookies, these are probably my under $5 favs:

 

[Northern Light]

Aaah, but boring is all I have with my clean eating regimen. My snacks consist of lightly salted pistachios or cashews and the occasional bit of Lindt 99% cocoa chocolate. Though, if I'm out in the bush, I'll snack on some smoked meat. Bear bait.

I'll see myself out.

You just need to apply your creativity to combinations.............Lightly salted, chocolate covered pistachio coated, smoked meat. I don't know if I would consider it edible, but it certainly wouldn't be boring!

 

[SunriseChampion]

Thing is, I avoid sugar as much as possible so chocolate-coated anything is out as that is almost always sugar-laden chocolate.

I'm not a pothead, I can't just invent new snacks on the go like my peers at school used to do. Doritos in yoghourt, for example...there's an idea. Probably need to be squinty-eyed level high to stomach it though.

 

[44 North]

A thread about snacks; anything about them really, unless its boring. LOL

To kick it off, I was having a bit of a craving for a South Asian snack tonight, something with zing.

Drives me right nuts that most South Asian Snacks whose flavours I like come in a form that you need a spoon to eat.

You want zing, gotta try Masala Munch. So good.

 

[Northern Light]

You want zing, gotta try Masala Munch. So good.

Made me google it.

'Now Tastier' LOL

That made me laugh.

 

[44 North]

Yes it's spicy too. I eat half a bag and I start speaking Hindi, and I don't even know Hindi lol.

Not so much a snack per se, but my friend was going to get me kabucha today but they didn't have it. I like the idea of fermented stuff, but hopefully it's not too sweet. So that's on my near term to-try list. Also I came to a conclusion recently that a good alternative to a bag of chips (at home) is some instant noodles. Very similar in the fill-you-up (but not all that healthily) category. The world's your oyster in terms of varieties/brands/flavours/origins. Also like chips.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Also I came to a conclusion recently that a good alternative to a bag of chips (at home) is some instant noodles. Very similar in the fill-you-up (but not all that healthily) category. The world's your oyster in terms of varieties/brands/flavours/origins. Also like chips.

You'd be pleased to know that you can crunch up the uncooked ramen to tiny bits, sprinkle the soup powder into it, mix well (think shake and bake) and eat it like a snack. I am not quite sure how I am still alive after eating that growing up but here I am.

The Truth You Need to Know: Can You Eat Raw Ramen Noodles?

Yes, you can eat instant noodles raw.Today, I will explain how to eat ramen noodles raw...

www.apexsk.com

AoD

 

[gabe]

Guava candies. I stock up on these things every time I'm in an Asian market.

I also love the Italiano Tiramisu they have at Costco. Little pricey, but it comes in reusable glass cups.

Costco Dessert Italiano Tiramisu Review - Costcuisine

These individually-packaged tiramisu cups from Costco look pretty and taste great too! Costco Dessert Italiano Tiramisu Review

www.costcuisine.com

 

[gregv]

My snacks consist of lightly salted pistachios or cashews and the occasional bit of Lindt 99% cocoa chocolate.

When the border reopens I will need to restock all my Trader Joe's favourites...Thai Lime & Chili Cashews are the best.

 

[Towered]

I really miss these: