curry puffs
Spiced meat turnovers
Curry puffs are small pastries filled with curried meat or vegetables, popular in Southeast Asian cuisines.
The filling—typically chicken, beef, or potato in a spiced curry sauce—is enclosed in a flaky or puffed pastry shell and deep-fried or baked.
They're served as snacks or appetizers: We ordered curry puffs to start.
Edible underground tuber
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- beefBovine meat for eating
- muttonAdult sheep flesh
- sardineSmall herring-family fish
egg · onion · peas · carrots · meat · savory · stuffed · spiced
Afternoon refreshment hour
- snackLight between-meal fare
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- finger foodUtensil-free small bites
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
picnic · party food · buffet · canapés · nibbles · takeaway · hawker · afternoon tea
Crumbly or unreliable
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- butteryRich like a spread
crispy · crunchy · deep-fried · baked · oven · flour · layers · shell
Stuffed triangular pastry
- empanadaFilled pastry half-moon
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- spring rollsWrapped fried appetizers
- dumplingsFilled dough parcels
pastel · pierogi · pasty · turnover · hand pie · stuffed pastry · savory pastry
potato
Edible underground tuber
sardine · egg · onion · peas · carrots · meat · savory · stuffed · spiced · seasoned
teatime
Afternoon refreshment hour
- snackLight between-meal fare
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- finger foodUtensil-free small bites
street food · picnic · party food · buffet · canapés · nibbles · takeaway · hawker · afternoon tea · potluck
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
buttery · crispy · crunchy · deep-fried · baked · oven · flour · layers · shell · crust
samosa
Stuffed triangular pastry
- empanadaFilled pastry half-moon
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- spring rollsWrapped fried appetizers
dumplings · pastel · pierogi · pasty · turnover · hand pie · stuffed pastry · savory pastry
turmeric
Yellow rhizome spice
- cuminGround aromatic seed
- corianderHerb yielding fragrant seeds
- garam masalaIndian spice mixture
chili · fenugreek · mustard seeds · ginger · pepper · aromatic · fragrant · spicy · piquant
- street foodtacos, kebabs, skewers, satay, dumplings
- Burmese food
- Thai curry
- Thai sweetsmango sticky rice, coconut custard, tako, coconut pudding, black sticky rice