Mention the word Asia and you find yourself thinking of multitudes of culture all combined into one continent. With its diverse offerings of culture, people, food, tradition and lifestyle all mixed into one, it’s no wonder that Asia holds the best kept secrets in terms of delicious lip smacking snacks.

Starting with Thailand, a country and people who mixes the taste of sweet, savory, salty and spicy all into one dish, the Thai fish cake is a well deserved snack for those who want a healthy dollop of omega three in the form of a tasty well formed savory snack.

All you need are boneless fish fillets (finely minced), spring onions, garlic, freshly chopped coriander, rice flour and egg as your basic ingredients which are well blended in the food processor. For flavoring, get ready Thai fish sauce, chili sauce, soy sauce, finely grated lime rinds, lime juice for that tanginess and chopped chili. Add it into the food processor to give it a flavorful kick.

With oiled hands, shape the mixture into small patties. Heat the oil and cook patties over medium heat till golden brown on each side. Drain well and serve with delicious sweet chili sauce as a well deserved snack!

You can’t go wrong with such delicious entrees or snacks for your guest or kids. Another delightful snack to consider is the simple dish of Agedashi tofu - essentially Japanese deep fried tofu topped with soya sauce and dashi (Japanese soup stock) sauce. It’s cheap, tasty and a healthy snack for parties or quick meetings. All you need are firm tofu (cubes), dashi stock, soya sauce, sugar, corn flour, vegetable oil, a large white radish, freshly grated ginger root and spring onion.

Drain off excess water from the tofu. Combine the dashi soup stock, soya sauce, sugar in a pan and heat moderately until sugar has melted. Remove from heat and divide evenly into bowls. Take the tofu, cut the block into half and generously coat with corn flour. Add vegetable oil in the large work and place the coated tofu pieces into oil and turn with wooden chopsticks till golden. Split tofu pieces evenly between bowls and garnish with grated daikon (Japanese white radish), ginger and chopper spring onions.

Moving on to a sweet snack is no other than Malaysia’s Apam Balik - similar to that of a pancake, but filled with much more bite sized goodness. All you need are some ripe bananas (pisang mas), which are sliced thinly, flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and a lightly beaten egg.

Combine the ingredients together, and add in an egg. Do not combine the bananas at this stage. Add water slowly, and mix to a smooth batter and leave to stand for 15 minutes. Heat a non stick pan and add a ladle of batter, cook for awhile and then add in the banana slices. Cover the pan to cook the apam balik.

Whether it’s the Thai fish cake, Japanese agedashi tofu or Malaysian apam balik, Asian snacks are easy to prepare, delicious and healthier options to consider.

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